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The National Weather Service predicts heavy rainfall until Wednesday, with some areas of Central Texas projected to receive upward of 4 inches of rain. The rainfall will be concentrated along and ...
Jun. 22—Update (7:45 a.m.): A flood warning is in effect for much of the area, including in most of Mower, Steele, Waseca, Worth and Winnebago counties. Interstate 90 between Oakland Road and MN ...
FloodAlerts is a software application, developed by software specialists Shoothill, which takes real-time flooding information, and displays the data on an interactive Bing map, updating and warning its users when they, their premises or the routes they need to travel could be at risk of flooding.
A flood warning or flash flood warning is issued when flooding is imminent or already occurring. When flood warnings are issued, it means that area waterways will likely soon be in flood. [2] Not all flood watches suggest that large-scale flooding, such as during landfalling tropical cyclones, is possible.
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.
Crews were responding to “10 to 15 high-water rescues” in the eastern Texas city of Kirbyville early Wednesday, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said, and flooding damage was reported in ...
The torrential rains resulted in widespread, severe flooding across Houston and surrounding suburbs—the worst since Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. 5 people died in flood-related incidents. In Harris County alone, more than 1,800 high water rescues were conducted; 744 homes and 400 apartments were inundated with water.