USA – Fatalities After Floods in Kentucky and West Virginia
At least 2 people have died after heavy rain caused flooding in several southern states in the USA from 16 February 2023. The governor of West Virginia declared a State…
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USA – Floods Cause Traffic Chaos in Alabama
Storms in Alabama, USA brought heavy rainfall and flash flooding on roads and highways in the Birmingham Metropolitan area on 16 March 2022. Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency reported flooded…
USA – Deadly Floods Hit Alabama After Torrential Rain
Four people have died in devastating flooding in Alabama, USA after torrential rain. According to National Weather Service (NWS) Birmingham, Alabama, several waves of slow-moving, intense storms brought estimated rain…
USA – Severe Floods in Alabama Leave 1 Dead
Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Alabama, USA on 18 September 2021. Roads were closed and one person died in a vehicle caught in flood water in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa County…
USA – Flash Floods Cause Chaos in Alabama
Flash flooding occurred in Birmingham metropolitan area and surrounding Jefferson County in Alabama, USA, after heavy rain on 19 July 2021. Roads were blocked and fire fighters carried out rescues…
USA – Tropical Storm Claudette Triggers Floods in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama
Update, 21 June 2021: As of 20 June, several storm-related fatalities were reported, including 12 people who died in a road accident in Butler County, Alabama reportedly caused by flood…
USA – Floods in Alabama and Florida After Hurricane Sally Dumps 760mm of Rain
At least person has died and one is missing after Hurricane Sally made its way inland after making landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on 16…
USA – Storm Cristobal Brings Flooding Along Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on 07 June near the mouth of the Mississippi River and the island of Grand Isle in Louisiana. The storm brought winds of up to…
USA – Deadly Winter Storm Hits South East
At least 5 people have died and hundreds have evacuated their homes after a powerful winter storm swept through southeastern USA from 04 February, 2020. High winds and heavy rains…
USA – Deadly Flash Floods in Tennessee and Alabama
Storms brought record rainfall to parts of Tennessee and Alabama from 29 December, causing flash flooding in which 2 people died. In Tennessee, several roads were closed in Williamson County,…
USA – NASA Looks at Hurricane Barry’s Rainfall Rates
After Barry made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, NASA’s GPM core satellite analyzed the rate in which rain was falling throughout the storm. Now that Barry is a post-tropical…
USA – Researchers Find Patterns Associated With Extreme Floods
Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found. Researchers analyzed relatively rare floods in the United…
USA – Flash Floods and Landslides Hit South and Midwest
Heavy rain in southern and midwestern states of the USA has caused several landslides and widespread surface flooding. Local media reported high water rescues after people were stranded in vehicles…
USA – Hurricane Michael Storm Surge Causes Flooding in Florida
Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday 10 October near Mexico Beach, Florida, with top sustained winds reaching 155 miles per hour (249 kph). Michael is one of the strongest hurricanes…
USA – 1 Dead, Dozens Evacuated After Flash Floods in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee
Heavy rainfall affected areas of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee on 26 September, causing major flash floods. At least 1 person has died and dozens were evacuated or rescued from homes…
USA – Tropical Storm Gordon to Bring Heavy Rain
Tropical Storm Gordon made a second landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border late on Tuesday, 04 September, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph / 112 km/h, according to…
