The Latest: Flash Flood Emergency Declared in Houston Area
The National Weather Service has declared a flash flood emergency for southwest Harris County in Texas as a severe storm brings heavy rain to the Houston area. The weather service reported 5 to 7 inches had fallen there Monday night and an additional 2 .
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Recovery teams look for 12 missing after weekend flooding in Texas sweeps away vacation home. WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) ��� Recovery teams are set to resume looking for the 12 members of two families who authorities say are missing after a rain-swollen .
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The Latest on weather: Houston-area dam evacuations lifted
An evacuation order has been lifted for people living near a reservoir north of Houston after weather improved and work crews made progress shoring up threatened areas along a levee weakened by recent heavy rains. Montgomery County. County Judge.
NWS: At Least 8 Tornadoes Touched Down in Texas Sunday
Other parts of Texas, meanwhile, were lashed by heavy rains. The weather service on Monday issued a flash-flood watch for parts of the Panhandle. Amarillo had received up to 2 inches of rain as of Monday morning, and moderate to heavy rainfall was .
Odiles Torrential Rain to Inundate Texas, New Mexico
Odile and other weather systems will bring both dangerous flooding and drought-busting rain in parts of Texas and eastern New Mexico.. New York, NY �� Miami, FL �� Los Angeles, CA �� Browse for your location.
Your Tuesday Briefing
Texas crews resume looking for at least a dozen people missing after tornadoes, heavy rain and flooding in the Southwest, while more severe weather is forecast for today. More than 20 people have been killed in the storms in Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico.
1 dead in Houston following floods: 10 Inches of rain in 24.
Floods have left 1 man dead and prompted over 20 emergency rescues after staggering amounts of rainfall across south east Texas. The state has seemingly been bombarded non stop with severe weather since flash floods��.
Foot of Rain, Flooding Potential From Houston to New Orleans
The tornadoes could occur as heavy rain is falling, which will make them hard to see ahead of time. The storm system will continue to bring heavy rainfall and the potential for flooding through the end of the week over a large��.
Post Rockets victory, fans ride out storm at Toyota Center
The Rockets won Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals in regulation, but Monday nights deluge stretched the proceedings into overtime for about 350 fans and at least one Rockets player, center Dwight Howard, who remained at Toyota Center as rain.
Texas governor says deadly floods had tsunami-type power
Two other people killed in the storm were described as an unidentified man found dead in San Marcos, Texas, and a firefighter who was swept into a storm drain in Oklahoma. The New York Times said a Tulsa, Oklahoma, woman died on Saturday after her .
The Latest on flooding: Oklahoma firefighter identified
A vehicle tries to cross flood waters in Oklahoma City after storms brought heavy rain Saturday, May 23, 2015. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said at least 15 highways have been closed across the state due to high water from the recent flooding.
The Latest: Mexican president to visit tornado-stricken city
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the damage caused by flash-flooding in Central Texas is ���absolutely devastating.��� The governor flew over parts of the rain-swollen Blanco River on Monday, a day after heavy rains pushed the river out of its banks and into.
Updates: In Hurricane Ikes Wake - The Lede - The New.
A Category 2 storm slams into Texas, flooding Galveston and whipping Houston with high winds.. Well draw our information from New York Times journalists, from local reports from other news organizations and blogs, from bulletins issued by the National Weather Service and public officials, and from other authoritative sources on the Web.. Again and again, I would take a run toward the water and leap into the air; the stiff wind would carry me back by a few feet.
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The New York Times reports that it involves a pattern of excessive use of force and unconstitutional actions. On Saturday, a judge acquitted a white. The governor of Texas declared disasters in two dozen counties today, after a weekend of.
Odile: The Still-Swirling Storm That Keeps on Giving, Bringing
Heavy downpours from the still-swirling remnants of Hurricane Odile could bring life-threatening floods to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas through Saturday.. bigger area toward the right indicates an area of storminess stretching into southeast Texas, including the Houston area. Tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico has been bringing heavy rain to that area for days, and now moisture from Odile is piling on, causing flooding in the streets of Houston this morning.
Texas, Oklahoma Floods: 12 People Missing as More Rain Forecast
Tornadoes and dangerous thunderstorms continued to race across the south-central U.S. after menacing Texas and Oklahoma on Monday with historic flooding that sent rescuers searching for 12 people still missing, including at least three young children.
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Flooding to threaten areas from New Orleans to Birmingham.
A storm will bring the risk of flooding from Louisiana to Alabama this weekend, while rain may lead to travel delays in a large part of the South.. Low cloud ceilings and patchy fog may lead to minor flight delays from Houston and New Orleans to Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.. this time. However, the nature of this storm system will be to unload heavy rainfall from the Texas coast and lower Mississippi Valley to the southern Appalachians and Piedmont.
4 dead after record storms in Texas, Oklahoma; 12 missing.
(CNN) ��� Record-setting rains left officials in Texas and Oklahoma scrambling to assess the scope of the damage and destruction Monday as an emergency coordinator told reporters that a dozen people were missing in one county. The 12 people. While flood warnings and watches were winding down in most places overnight, a new flood watch loomed from Monday into early Tuesday for Hays County... 220 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 212-949-1100
Death toll continues to rise in floods devastating Texas.
About 5 to 8 inches of rain have fallen in less than a day, Houston emergency management coordinator Rick Flanagan said Tuesday morning. More than 80,000 electricity customers in the area were without power Tuesday��.
Texas Rains Bring Flooding to Houston
As much as 10 inches of rain lashed the Houston area overnight, and added to floodwaters flowing downstream from areas of central Texas that were swamped over the holiday weekend, causing waterways to rise from trickle to torrent faster than people.
Torrential rain floods Houston before heading toward New.
(Reuters) - Torrential rain triggered flooding on the streets of Houston and sent spectators fleeing from a circus south of the Texas city, officials said on Saturday, as the storm system headed east toward Louisiana and neighboring. Corpus Christi, a city about 180 miles southwest of Houston, received nearly 2 inches of rain on Friday and early on Saturday, with most of the rainfall occurring in a short night-time burst that caused water to accumulate, Paquette said.
Flooding to Threaten Deep South; Snow to Struggle in.
New York, NY �� Miami, FL �� Los Angeles, CA �� Browse for your location. Play video. A series of storms will bring the risk of flooding from Louisiana to Alabama this weekend, while rain may lead to travel delays in a large part of the South and spotty rain and snow may reach the Northeast. Multiple rounds. Low cloud ceilings and patchy fog may lead to minor flight delays from Houston and New Orleans to Nashville, Tennessee, Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Death toll continues to rise in floods devastating Texas, Oklahoma
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Photos of the Day: May 25, 2015
Mario Mai, who has lived at the complex for just over three years, collects some of his belongings in his apartment following a roof collapse during a morning storm, Sunday, May 24, 2015 in Houston at the Rockport Apartment Homes on S. Gessner.. A.
Heavy Rain Causes Flooding In West Texas �� CBS Houston
National Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Ciccone in Midland says theres been flash flooding in the northern Permian Basin and a large portion of West Texas, as well as in Eddie and Lee counties in southeastern New��.
Severe Weather Shifts to Houston, New Orleans on Monday
While these cities will turn cooler to start the new week, the severe weather threat zone will center on Houston and College Station, Texas and Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. Monday will. There is concern that the rain will be heavy enough to cause flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, especially around Oklahoma City. Temperatures. Wednesday. At the same time, soaking rain and thunderstorms will spread across the South.
At Least 5 Are Dead As Storms, Flooding Ravage Texas.
According to CNN and The New York Times, at least five people have been killed in those two states and 12 people are missing in Texas. The Times. of rain this month. Houston got more than 10 inches of rain last night.
Over Half a Foot of Rain Soaks Parts of Gulf Coast
Houston, Texas; New Orleans and Shreveport, Louisiana; and Jackson, Mississippi, will all be at risk for more flooding issues as showers and storms continue to bring drenching downpours. These showers and storms will��.
Surviving Deadly Weather in Van, Texas
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Texas Snow Only the Beginning as Storm Threatens East.
. doubling the record for the date. Meanwhile, heavy rain pounded Houston and the towns between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The storm was expected to bring rain to Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday afternoon, and almost the entire South on Friday, forecasters for The Weather Channel said. As the system jogs north, Philadelphia and New York could see 3 to 5 inches of snow on Friday and Saturday, and parts of New England could see as much as 8 inches.