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The flooding disaster unfolding across parts of Southeast Texas began days earlier, on Sunday, when the first rounds of heavy rain drenched the region and started to drain into lakes that were ...
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 next day, showers and thunderstorms began to develop over South Texas, which brought further rainfall to the area. [13] On May 19, another round of severe thunderstorms moved through both Texas and Louisiana, worsening flooding across both states, and even causing impacts as far away as Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi. [14]
Southeast Texas has been hit with heavy rains and rising rivers, leading to school closings, high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders in some areas. Here's a look at the situation ...
A house in the 100 block of Deer Crossing Lane in Wimberley was washed away in the flood with nine people inside; one person survived while eight others died. Six bodies were recovered and the two small children remain missing. Several of the bodies were recovered near San Marcos, Texas nearly 30 miles downstream. Ten fatalities were reported ...
Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and putting stranded drivers and a school bus of children in need of high-water rescues. There had ...
The Houston area controls 4% of the spending power in the United States. [101] Debris was scattered across a road verge and a road sign was damaged in front of a Golden Corral in Corpus Christi. In September 2017, the Insurance Council of Texas estimated the total insured losses from Hurricane Harvey at $19 billion.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused flooding.