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The climate of Houston brings very heavy rainfall annually in between April and October, during the Texas Gulf Coast rainy season, together with tidal flood events, which have produced repeated floods in the city ever since its founding in 1836, though the flood control district founded in 1947, aided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
Wind gusts soared up to 71 miles per hour (114 km/h) in Dimmitt, Texas, while hail in Snyder, Texas reached 4.25 inches (10.8 cm) of rain. [5] Several cities in Texas broke rainfall records May 19 with 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) of rain. [23] Parts of Jefferson County, Texas were put under a flash flood emergency, which also extended into ...
Pages in category "Floods in Texas" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ... Code of Conduct;
The Lake Livingston Dam is seen releasing water on May 3, 2024, in Livingston. The Southeast Texas reservoir reached capacity during several days of intense rainstorms this week.
The June 2007 Texas flooding occurred after heavy rains hit the Southern Plains of the United States. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico flowed north creating a slow-moving frontal system. Approximately 200 millimeters (8 inches) of rain poured in northern Texas, and 2 flood-related deaths were reported. [1] [2]
The floors in the Texas State Capitol building in Austin were covered in a layer of water on Sunday after stormy weather led to flash-flooding throughout the city. According to AccuWeather ...
Record rainfall was wreaking havoc across a swath of the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, causing flash floods and forcing at least 2,000 people to flee. Flash floods in Texas, Oklahoma kill 2, 100s of ...
Flooding in Port Arthur from Hurricane Harvey. From 1980 to the present, 81 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas. According to David Roth of the Weather Prediction Center, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about three times every four years. On any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline, a ...