Saturday, October 24, 2015

Madeline Jones 4th Period: 20 Inches of Rain in Texas

Starting on October 22, 2015, much of Texas was flooded by relentless rain. There was a total of 20 inches of rainfall in Texas causing dangerous flooding that washed away cars and even a train. Texas can blame hurricane Patricia for the terrifying amount of rainfall. Not only was Central Texas affect, but parts of Eastern Texas, Southern Oklahoma, and Southwester Louisiana were under flash flood warnings throughout the weekend. 
December 1913, El Nino floods hit Texas with a total of 20-25 inches of rainfall causing 180 drownings. In 1921, the Thrall flood caused by a tropical storm in the Bay of Campeche, flooded San Antonio with 39.7 inches of rain. On May 25, 1954, Rio Grande Valley received 35 inches of rain within 36 hours due to Hurricane Alice. 
There have been numerous moments in history where Texas has received dangerous amounts of rainfall. However, Texas always manages to recover tremendously. Although the amount of rain Texas has received this weekend may not go down in history, it is definitely on its way. 
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/us/texas-oklahoma-arkansas-lousiana-flooding/index.html
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/A-look-at-the-worst-floods-in-Texas-history-and-6328844.php#photo-7626331

2 comments:

  1. We were desperately in need of some rainfall, but this is just too much for us to handle all at once. We need to make sure all of our drainage systems are working efficiently so this rainfall doesn't get too out of hand.
    -Julianne Swaykus 6

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  2. I agree with Julianne. Texas is a dry state and we needed this rainfall but if our drainage systems don't work efficiently this could get out of hand fast.
    -Tea Perez 1st period

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