USA – More Flash Flooding Hits the South
Storms and flooding rains continues to affect parts of southern USA, prompting emergency declarations in parts of Kansas and Mississippi. Further north, flood waters from Lake Erie have left parts…
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USA – Flash Floods Prompt Emergency Rescues and Evacuations in Texas and Kansas
Update 08 May 2019: Further heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of northern, central and western Texas. One person died in flood waters from Shoal Creek on the western…
USA – Disaster Emergency Declared After Flooding in Kansas
Kansas Governor, Jeff Colyer MD, issued a state of disaster emergency declaration for five Kansas counties affected by flooding from 02 to 04 September, 2018. Named in the declaration are…
USA – Kansas City Flash Floods Leave 1 Dead, Dozens Rescued
Flash flooding hit parts of the the Kansas City metro area between 21 and 22 August. This is the second time in two weeks the city has been under water.…
More Frequent, More Intense and Longer-Lasting Storms Cause Heavier Spring Rain in Central US
Intense storms have become more frequent and longer-lasting in the Great Plains and Midwest in the last 35 years. What has fuelled these storms? The temperature difference between the Southern…
Texas Floods – Death Toll Rises, Prisons Evacuated
Six people have now been reported to have died in flooding that has affected parts of Texas since 26 May 2016. On Sunday 29 May, 2016, a woman died after…
Thanksgiving Floods and Storms Leave 14 Dead in Texas and Kansas; Oklahoma Declares Disaster
At least 14 deaths have been reported in Texas and Kansas after a band of slow moving storms brought floods and freezing rain to wide areas of southern and central…
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…
New Flood Warning Maps for Kansas and Missouri
A new interactive flood map introduced by the U.S. Geological Survey, will help emergency managers from national, state and local agencies make quick decisions about when and how to evacuate…
Floods Hit Central States in USA
Further flooding has struck several states across mid USA. Parts of Kansas suffered from flash floods on 4th August. However flooding has now hit Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, as…
Kansas Floods, August 2013
Heavy rainfall during Sunday 4th August brought flooding to various parts of central Kansas including Reno County, which declared a local disaster late on Sunday afternoon. A number of people…
