USA – Flood Rescues After Heavy Rain in Arkansas and Oklahoma
Dozens of people have been rescued from flooding after parts of eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas saw very heavy rainfall overnight from 04 May 2022. The city of Rogers in…
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USA – 11 Dead as Winter Storms Hit South and Midwest
At least 11 people have died as a result of severe weather in the USA over the last few days, after a series of storms from 10 to 12 January…
USA – Flash Floods After Torrential Rain in South
At least 4 people have died after storms and heavy rainfall swept across southern and south eastern states in the USA from 05 June, 2019. In North Carolina, Catawba County…
Oklahoma and Arkansas – Evacuations as Rivers Approach Record Levels
The storm system that swept through southern and central USA from 20 May, 2019 has caused rivers to rise dramatically, prompting evacuations in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Major flooding had already…
USA – Storms Bring Flash Flooding to Oklahoma and Missouri
A dangerous storm system in South and Midwest USA has produced dozens of tornadoes, strong winds, hail and heavy rain since Monday 20 May, 2019. The states of Oklahoma, Kansas,…
USA – Deadly Storms and Floods Hit Midwest and South, Mississippi River at Record High
A series of severe storms swept through the South and Midwest USA from 30 April, 2019, bringing tornadoes, strong winds, hail, heavy rain and flooding. Two fatalities were reported in…
Study Finds Massive Decline in Insect Population After Floods
Annapolis, MD; March 15, 2018 — After a 100-year flood struck south central Oklahoma in 2015, a study of the insects, arthropods, and other invertebrates in the area revealed striking…
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…
Oklahoma – State of Emergency Declared for 9 Counties After to Floods and Storms
A state of emergency for nine counties in Oklahoma was declared on 14 June 2016 after severe floods and storms in the state that began Saturday 11 June, 2016. The…
Storms in Southern USA – Severe Floods in Arkansas, More Rain Forecast
A severe storm system swept across parts of the South and the Midwest USA late on Wednesday 30 March, 2016. Flooding has been reported in Arkansas. Jonesboro was one of…
Floods in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma Leave 4 Dead, 2 Missing and 1000s of Homes Damaged
Days of severe flooding caused by torrential rainfall across southern US states have left at least 4 people dead and over 6,000 homes damaged. Floods first struck parts of Louisiana…
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…
Flood Rescues in Odessa as Texas and Oklahoma Brace for Days of Heavy Rain
The National Weather Service in the USA has issued warnings for prolonged heavy rainfall for parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Some neighbouring areas of Arkansas and Louisiana may also see…
Remnants of Tropical Storm Bill Cause Deadly Floods in Central USA
Floods hit parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, 18 June 2015 after heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. Two people have died in the floods…
Texas and Oklahoma Floods to Cost $3 Billion
According to analysis by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, the severe weather and floods that hit Texas and Oklahoma during May 2015 will likely result in $3…
Wettest Month Ever in Texas – 23 Dead, 9 Missing, River Levels Dangerously High
Historic flooding in Texas and Oklahoma has killed at least 23 people since Saturday 23 May 2015 when huge amounts of rain fell in the 2 states. As of Thursday…
