Boy Killed in Louisiana Flash Floods after Vehicle Swept Away
Heavy rain fell in northern Louisiana early on Monday 18 May 2015, triggering flash floods in several parishes. A car with 3 passengers was swept away on flood water in…
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Floods in USA
1 Dead in Houston Floods after 10 Inches (254mm) of Rain in 24 Hours
Floods have left 1 man dead and prompted over 20 emergency rescues after staggering amounts of rainfall across south east Texas. The state has seemingly been bombarded non stop with…
Texas Floods – Man Killed in Corsicana after 10 Inches of Rain Falls in 3 Hours
Huge amounts of rain fell in Corsicana, Texas during the late hours of Sunday 10 May into the early hours of Monday 11 May 2015. Corsicana Fire department say they…
Floods in Texas Leave 1 Dead and Prompt Dramatic Rescues
Parts of central and southern USA, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Dakota and Colorado, endured storms, tornadoes, torrential rainfall and flooding in a weekend which also a tropical storm hit…
Nebraska Declares State of Emergency after Flood and Storm Damage
Parts of Nebraska saw over 8 inches (200 mm) of rain in 24 hours yesterday, 07 May 2015. Storm and flood damage has been so severe that Nebraska Governor Pete…
Flash Flood Emergency Issued for Oklahoma City after 7 Inches of Rain in 24 Hours
The US National Weather Service yesterday evening issued an unprecedented “flash flood emergency” for Oklahoma City after storms dumped record amounts of rain on Wednesday 06 May 2015. A statement…
Record Rainfall Causes Flash Floods in Kansas and Texas
Manhattan, Kansas, and Lubbock, Texas, both suffered flash floods after record levels of rainfall fell between 04 and 05 May 2015. Manhattan, Kansas Flash floods raced through the streets of…
President Declares Disaster for Kentucky Floods
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in parts of Kentucky affected by floods and winter storms during early April 2015. This means that federal disaster aid will be…
Storm Brings Floods to Fort Worth and North Texas
Rainstorms during the morning and afternoon of Monday 13 April 2015 resulted in flash floods in Fort Worth and other areas of north Texas. The National Weather Service issued a…
Kentucky Floods and Storms Leave 2 Dead, Governor Calls State of Emergency
Gov. Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency yesterday after torrential rain and flash floods caused widespread damage across several counties in Kentucky. Declaring a statewide emergency will allow local officials…
Satellite Images of Ohio River Floods
The rain and melting snow during March 2015 increased levels of the Ohio River to some of the highest seen since in almost 20 years. On Sunday 15 March, The…
Ohio River at Highest Level in 18 Years
The Ohio River at Cincinnati reached 57.72 feet on Sunday 15 March 2015, the highest level since March 1997 when it stood at 64.7 feet. According to NWS predictions, the…
FEMA Declares Disaster for Maine Winter Storm and Floods January 2015
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on 13 March 2015 that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Maine after…
UCS Report – Oil Refineries at Risk of Floods and Storms
In a recent report, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) say that coastal energy facilities are at increased risk of floods from sea levels rises and storm surges. The report,…
USDA Provides $84 Million for Flood and Disaster Recovery in 13 States
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest an additional $84 million through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to help…
Nashville’s $100 Million Flood Defences
Nashville plans to spend around $100 million on flood protection, the city’s Mayor Karl Dean said yesterday. In the future, West Riverfront Park will be protected by a 900 feet…
