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Champoeg, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862; Copper, under Applegate Reservoir; Detroit, inundated by Detroit Lake and relocated; Dorena, flooded by Dorena Reservoir and relocated; Linn City, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862; Orleans, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862; Robinette, under Brownlee Reservoir
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 ...
The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a] Regions are defined by the Texas State Comptroller, who has partitioned the state into 12 regions for economic performance reporting, as shown here.
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The flood caused the Brazos river to change course. It now entered the Gulf of Mexico at Freeport, Texas. Major flooding brought death and destruction of greater magnitude than previously experienced. The floods of 1913 and again in 1921 were the catalyst that would cause the state of Texas to attempt to tame the Brazos River. [18]
Rain is likely to fall farther west in the Lone Star State this week, but it may be too much of a good thing. Downpours will continue to drench south-central Texas, South Texas and northern Mexico ...
The flooding causes at least $19 million in damage and claims the lives of 215 people, making it the deadliest flood in Texas history. [37] [36] Parts of San Antonio are inundated by floodwaters 7 ft (2.1 m) deep in what the San Antonio Express-News calls the greatest disaster in the city's history; 51 deaths occur in San Antonio.
However, the resulting flood caused by the remnants of Alice were considered a 1 in 2000 year event. [3] The storm caused high rainfall totals, peaking at 24 inches (610 mm) northwest of Del Rio. [4] A bridge on the Pecos River collapsed due to the heavy rains. [5] In the town of Ozona alone, the floods caused $2 million in damages. [6]