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The Pease River is a river in Texas, United States.It is a tributary of the Red River that runs in an easterly direction through West Texas.It was discovered and mapped for the first time in 1856 by Jacob de Córdova, who found the river while surveying for the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad Company; it was named after Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease. [2]
In the West, multiple storms will roll ashore through the end of the week, each storm increasing the risk of mudslides and flooding, AccuWeather warned. Some areas could see up to 2 feet of rain ...
The October 1998 Texas Flooding was a flood event that occurred across parts of South Texas and Southeast Texas on the weekend of October 17 and October 18, 1998. The storm that caused it was one of the costliest in the recorded meteorological history of the United States, bringing rainfall of over 20 inches (510 mm) to some parts of Southeast Texas and causing over $ 1.19 billion in damages ...
Lake Buchanan, the largest of the Texas Highland Lakes. The Texas Highland Lakes are a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. [1] The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The lower Colorado River basin has a history of major flooding.
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On May 25, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as a result of the ongoing disaster, and called the floods the biggest in Texas history. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] On May 26, President Barack Obama announced federal resources to help affected areas in Texas, and signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma.
The Hackensack River at New Milford was at 6.4 feet Monday morning, above its normal minor flooding threshold of 6 feet. The Hackensack at River Vale was at 6.38 feet, above its minor flooding ...