Heavy rain threatens flash flooding for millions
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For one, the flood-ravaged region around Ruidoso, New Mexico, again finds itself at risk for slow-moving storms causing rapid water rise.
Heavy rain overnight Thursday and into early morning Friday led to damages and road closures in Benton County.
There have been many flash flooding incidents recently across the U.S., and flooding expert Alex Sosnowski expects that concern to continue in the Midwest and Louisiana with the tropical rainstorm.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts continue after the deadly floods in Central Texas as crews work to remove debris from roads and bridges. The governor said search parties still include many out-of-state volunteers and dog teams.
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HOUSTON — The Texas Hill Country is still reeling after deadly flooding left behind a trail of destruction and heartbreak. Lives were lost and forever changed by a single storm. Scientists are now warning this disaster was made worse by climate change and are sounding the alarm about what it means for the future of Texas.
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The Trump administration has paused work on a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of the likelihood of extreme precipitation events in a warming world — a warning of their new flash flood risk.
More than 130 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July.
TROY, MI - One of the state’s biggest malls is closed right now due to flooding all over its main concourses. The Oakland Mall, located at 412 W. 14 Mile Road in Troy, was forced to close in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 16, sending people home due to a burst pipe, according to a post from the mall’s Facebook page.
Parts of the Lehigh Valley saw torrential downpours Monday night, which led to flooding. Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, was hit particularly hard. Mary Klingman has lived in Center Valley, a community within the township, for 25 years, and said she has never seen flooding to this degree.
"I've never seen this before in my life," Tamika Pledger told The Star Thursday after she found washed up fish, spiders, worms and mud all over her family's belongings.