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Mandatory evacuation orders were issued near Houston on Thursday for some residents following heavy rains in Texas that stranded motorists, flooded streets and closed schools as officials warned ...
Emergency personnel respond to flooding on FM 1988 on May 2, 2024, in Livingston. ... including Houston, Liberty, Conroe, Columbus, Brenham, College Station, Huntsville, Onalaska, and Crockett ...
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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 ...
Boat ramp and pier flooded at Caddo Lake State Park. Flooding along the Wichita River prompted evacuations of 390 homes in Wichita Falls. Projections from the National Weather Service indicated that the river would reach a record crest of 25.5 ft (7.8 m) on May 26. [11] Up to 100,000 customers were without power. [12]
Canyon Dam protected downstream areas from major floods in 1978, 1987, 1991, 1992 and 1998. A record flood in July 2002 overtopped the spillway by more than seven feet (2 m) and caused significant damage below Canyon Dam. In the 2002 flood, the peak flow was about 70,000 cubic feet per second (2,000 m 3 /s). The amount of water that flowed over ...
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.
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