The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District officials estimate that the Addicks and Barker reservoirs prevented $5.1 billion in monetary damages during the major floods that hit Houston…
On Monday, 25 April, the USA federal government granted Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for Individual Assistance for Fayette, Grimes, Harris, and Parker counties after the major floods of 18 April. At…
Authorities in Houston, Texas, have confirmed that 7 people have now died in flood-related incidents since the flooding struck on Monday 18 April. Water levels at some sites are already receding…
At least 3 people have died in the floods in Houston since yesterday. Some areas saw as much as 17 inches of rain. Authorities estimate a total of 240 billion…
A Flash Flood Emergency has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Houston Metro area after torrential rain hammered parts of the city over the last 24 hours.…
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…
A slow moving storm dumped massive amounts of rain on parts of Louisiana and eastern Texas from Tuesday 08 March. Some areas saw over 14 inches (355 mm) of rain…
In their Global Catastrophe Recap report for this month, Aon Benfield say that total insured losses from the severe weather events at the end of December in the US and…
A wave of severe weather events, including heavy snow, storms, flooding and tornadoes, has left as many as 43 people dead across the USA over the last few days. On…
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…
The US President signed a disaster declaration for 15 counties in Texas for damage caused by the late October flooding and storms. The declaration means that financial assistance from the…
According to a new report, Florida, Texas and Mississippi are among the US states poorest prepared for coastal flooding risk posed by a changing climate. Florida, Illinois, Tennessee and Ohio…
Earlier today, Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, declared the 15 Texas counties worst hit by the October floods and storms to be state disaster areas. The counties are Bastrop,…
A violent storm system struck southern and central parts of Texas between 30 October and 01 November 2015. Flash flooding was reported in several parts of the state, including areas…
Parts of Texas saw as much as 12 inches of rain fall over the last 3 days. No casualties have been reported as a result of flooding which affected areas…
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…
