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Tidal flooding. October 17, 2016 tidal flooding on a sunny day, during the "king tides" in Brickell, Miami that peaked at 4 ft MLLW. Tidal flooding, also known as sunny day flooding[1] or nuisance flooding, [2] is the temporary inundation of low-lying areas, especially streets, during exceptionally high tide events, such as at full and new moons.
The May 2016 United States storm complex was a storm system that triggered a flood in the United States on May 31, 2016, affecting the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. The inundation set precipitation records in Texas [1] and Oklahoma. [2] On June 2, 2016, the rising of the Brazos River required evacuations for ...
The April 2016 North American storm complex was a major storm system that resulted from an upper-level low in the United States stalling and producing record-breaking rain in and around Houston, Texas, resulting in severe flooding, as well as a major snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains. [5] There were more than 17 inches of rain in one day in ...
King tide flooding in Miami-Dade was predicted for Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, the season peak Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, Oct. 15-16 and during the full moon Oct. 25-31. Each round of flooding from king tides ...
Hurricane Katrina. The Southeastern United States, extending from South Florida to Louisiana and areas inland, was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina, causing many deaths and billions in damages. After developing on August 23, Katrina made landfall near the border of Broward and Miami-Dade counties with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds on August 25.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 September 2024. 1919 accident in Massachusetts, United States Great Molasses Flood The wreckage of the collapsed tank is visible in background, center, next to the light-colored warehouse Date January 15, 1919 ; 105 years ago (1919-01-15) Time Approximately 12:30 pm Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S ...
Sign near a project to raise the elevation of a roadway in South Beach A high tide flood into a semi below grade carpark on the west side of South Beach, October 2016. Miami Beach encounters tidal flooding of certain roads during the annual king tides, [43] though some tidal flooding has been the case for decades, [44] as the parts of the ...
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 ...