'We lost everything': East Texas residents confront their future after flooding

2 months ago

New Mexico authorities rescue hundreds after flooding strands many in high water and leaves 2 dead

LA Times

In this image taken from video, debris and damage and are seen from severe flooding in Roswell, N.M., on Sunday. A southeastern New Mexico community began to dry out Monday after historic rainfall over the weekend produced severe flooding that left at least two people dead and hundreds stranded on rooftops. “So the moisture just kept funneling and funneling and …

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2 months, 1 week ago

'There is no home': Floridians find helping hands after floods

NPR

'There is no home': Floridians find helping hands after floods toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR VALRICO, Florida — As the car pulled up, the few volunteers of Creekside Church of Christ moved quickly in the burning Florida sun, pulling water, hamburger meat and cookies out of the trunk and into the shade of three tents. toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR Three days …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds evacuated over feared dam failure in North Carolina following Storm Helene flooding

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Weak infrastructure, distrust make communication during natural disasters hard on rural Texas

Associated Press

LIVINGSTON, Texas — In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Marilyn Mayville wasn’t sure where to get help. “The Genasys Platform utilizes voice, text and email messages as well as geofencing to select certain areas of a city or county to be targeted for messages,” said Lonnie Hunt, the council’s director. “The Genasys Platform sends messages to landline phones, obtained …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Deadly floods still battering Midwest towns as millions remain under heat warnings

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Severe flooding and debris caused the dam to partially fail on Monday Minnesota’s flooding has left “entire communities under …

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6 months ago

Midwest flooding collapses bridge, sends water surging around a dam

Associated Press

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. “I’ve never had to evacuate my house,” Hank Howley, a 71-year-old North Sioux City, South Dakota, resident said as she joined others on a levee of the swollen Big Sioux River, where the railroad bridge collapsed a day earlier. It makes me nervous.” The bridge connected North Sioux City, South Dakota, with Sioux City, Iowa, and …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas storm damage: 'End of the world' scenes after tornados and 'extreme' hail torture Lone Star State

Daily Mail

Terrified Texans woke to the sound of tornado sirens last night as the latest in a series of brutal storms battered the Lone Star State, leaving a trail of destruction and damage. A gas station was seen torn to shreds and vehicles overturned after a deadly tornado struck Valley View, Texas Astonishing footage also showed an American Airlines Boeing-737 being …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Seven people were killed in Cooke County, Texas, from a …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas battered again by storms after deadly weekend tornadoes across the U.S.

LA Times

Patti Manley, 69, recovers a shredded American flag while gathering downed tree branches in her mother’s backyard in Mehlville, Mo., on Monday after a violent storm Sunday evening. Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving more than 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend

Hindustan Times

Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the Southern Plains and the Ozark Mountains have killed at least 21 people across four U.S. states as of Monday afternoon and wrecked hundreds of buildings, as forecasters warned of more severe weather. The death toll over the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend: at least eight fatalities in Arkansas, seven in Texas, four in Kentucky and …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 18 dead after tornadoes rip through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

New Indian Express

VALLEY VIEW: Powerful storms killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. Storms also killed two people and destroyed houses in Oklahoma, where …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado

Associated Press

VALLEY VIEW, Texas — The dazed residents of a north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes on Sunday after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the remote region near the tiny community of Valley View. Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington said there’s “just a trail of debris left” in the area bordering Oklahoma where the …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 15 dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after severe weather roars across region

LA Times

Several cars are heavily damaged outside the remains of a Shell gas station Sunday in Valley View, Texas. Powerful storms killed at least 15 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Powerful storms across Texas and Oklahoma obliterated homes and struck a highway travel center where drivers had rushed to take shelter, leaving thousands of people without power and a wide trail of damage Sunday. The tornado was confirmed near Valley View, moving east at 40 mph, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning for …

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7 months ago

Head of FEMA tours deadly storm damage in Houston area as more residents get power back

The Independent

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7 months ago

Kansas suffers ‘significant damage’ as 17 million people in US face storm risk

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kansas suffered “significant damage” after powerful storms lashed the central United States on Sunday, three …

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7 months ago

Wealthy Texas enclave steps up secession bid as feud with woke city leaders over crime crisis explodes

Daily Mail

A wealthy Austin neighborhood has 'given the finger' to the state's capital and voted en masse to leave the city amid a spiraling crime crisis. Lost Creek, a rich enclave in the west side of Austin, voted with a whooping 91 percent to break away from Austin during a May 4 election Lost Creek was annexed by the City of …

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7 months ago

Death toll rises to 7 in storm-battered Houston

China Daily

HOUSTON -- The death toll from destructive storms battering Houston on Thursday night has risen to at least seven, the Harris County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Friday evening. Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said at a joint press conference on Friday that the recovery would likely take weeks, not days. Texas Governor Greg Abbott also …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas floods: Hundreds await rescue after heavy rains pummeled Houston area

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas began to recede on Monday, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall that pummeled the area and led to hundreds of rescues — including people who were stranded on rooftops. After days of heavy rainfall in the Houston area …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

As storms move across Texas, a child swept away by floodwaters dies

LA Times

Storms on Sunday brought more rain to the saturated Houston area, where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept away by floodwaters. Over the last week, areas near Lake Livingston, northeast of Houston, have gotten more than 23 inches of rain, National Weather Service …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston

Associated Press

HOUSTON — High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. “It’s going to keep rising this way,” said Miguel Flores Jr., of the northeast Houston neighborhood of Kingwood. We’re just preparing for the worst.” Husband and wife …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds rescued from flooding as water continues rising in Houston and rural East Texas

LA Times

High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from engulfed homes, rooftops and roads. A wide region was swamped, from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters rescuing people and pets who did not evacuate in time. “It’s going to keep …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Houston floods: Officials warn of worsening conditions

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. AP AUDIO: Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and evacuation orders AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on Houston’s severe weather. In Polk County, located about …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues and orders to evacuate

LA Times

Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and putting stranded drivers in need of high-water rescues. It is not your typical river flood,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in the nation’s third-largest county, said Friday. On Facebook, he admonished drivers to be cautious: “We are still having to rescue …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rains near Houston close schools and flood roadways as officials urge residents to evacuate

Associated Press

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued near Houston on Thursday for some residents following heavy rains in Texas that stranded motorists, flooded streets and closed schools as officials warned that conditions in some hard-hit areas could worsen. Of particular concern was an area along the San Jacinto River, which was expected to keep rising as more rain falls and officials release …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Flood death warnings issued for Missouri, Louisiana, Texas amid heavy storms and fatal weather conditions

Hindustan Times

Severe storms and dangerous weather conditions have prompted meteorologists to issue flood death warnings in multiple US states. Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas face flash flood warning The destructive tornado and heavy rainfall that previously affected Nebraska, causing damage to lives and property, have intensified as they move through the central US. Weather system ‘deteriorates’ in Texas and Louisiana Speaking to …

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10 months ago

Divers find body in Texas river of Audrii Cunningham, 11-year-old girl missing since last week

Associated Press

Divers have recovered the body of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham from a Texas river days after the girl went missing, and authorities are preparing to file a murder charge against a friend of her father who lived on her family’s property, a sheriff said Tuesday afternoon. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons said Audrii’s body was found by divers during a search …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Evacuation orders and road closures in effect Monday in Southern California

LA Times

A car drives through a street filled with rainwater in the Hollywood Hills on Monday. Santa Maria Road north of Topanga Canyon Boulevard Soledad Canyon Road east of Agua Dulce Canyon Road Other areas with burn scars received evacuation warnings, instructing residents to leave now if they need extra time to evacuate or have animals that need shelter. The warnings, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Texas trooper’s accounts of bloodied and fainting migrants on US-Mexico border unleashes criticism

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. In one account, Texas Trooper Nicholas Wingate told a supervisor that upon encountering a group of 120 migrants on June 25 — including young children and mothers nursing babies — in Maverick County, a rural Texas border county, he and another trooper were ordered to “push the people back into the water to go to …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Children lost in flooding as US endures extreme weather, from smoke up north to heat in the West

Associated Press

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — Pennsylvania authorities drew on 100 people, drones and cadaver dogs Monday in their search for two missing children whose family’s car was swept away in flash flooding that ravaged the East Coast over the weekend. Scott Ellis, an uncle to the missing children, described the family as “utterly devastated.” Monsignor Michael Picard of St. Andrew Roman …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Deadly Texas heat is spreading, and it will only get hotter

CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday. “Many areas outside south and south-central Texas experience their most significant heat of the season thus far,” the Weather Prediction Center said on Friday. “Looking at the models, this heat dome over Texas looks like it’s going …

Weather Record Temperature Heat Texas South High

1 year, 6 months ago

Facing heat wave, Texas’ power grid operator asks customers to cut electricity use

LA Times

A man takes advantage of the shade Tuesday in a playground in the Hungry Hill neighborhood of Austin, Texas. Sweltering heat across the South came amid outages caused by weekend storms and tornadoes, and threatened to overload Texas’ power grid. Texas’ power grid operator asked residents Tuesday to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record demand on the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Despite flooding on Mississippi River, Midwest mayors upbeat

Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Upper Mississippi River will rise to near record-high levels as it flows through Wisconsin and Iowa, but officials said Thursday they expected to hold back floodwaters with a combination of flood walls, temporary barriers and wetlands, especially if dry weather continues. Despite the flooding in parts of the Upper Midwest, states to the south aren’t …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Tornadoes kill at least 10 across US Midwest and South

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1 year, 9 months ago

Residents left in flooded California farm town feel ‘abandoned’ as levees fail

LA Times

The migrant town of Pajaro, Calif., was flooded last week during powerful storms that caused the levee to break. “I know some people criticize us for not leaving, but the flooding danger isn’t here, it’s somewhere else,” Alvarez said, pointing south toward Salinas Road, which was submerged in water. “If the water continues to erode through the levee such that …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Photos: California battered by destructive flooding, evacuations

LA Times

California’s 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow, sending thousands once again scrambling for higher ground and leaving more than 300,000 without power. More than a dozen locations along major rivers including areas along the Salinas, Sacramento and Merced rivers, were overflowing as the high-impact storm moved south through …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Scenes of devastation along the Pajaro River: ‘The water is still coming in. It’s rising’

LA Times

Lizbeth Hernandez is rescued from Casserly Creek after floodwaters carried her truck off of Paulsen Road in Watsonville, Calif., on Friday. They said they’d been notified by Monterey County that their business was probably flooded and there was concern that toxic chemicals and solvents could be getting into the water. “It’s rising.” Three blocks upstream, on the other side of …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Flights canceled, at least 2 dead as ice storm freezes US

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Winter weather brought ice to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, canceling more than 1,700 flights nationwide and snarling highways. One of the main thoroughfares through Arkansas — Interstate 40 — was ice-coated and “extremely hazardous” in the Forrest City area on Tuesday, according to the city’s fire department. The storm began Monday as …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Storm hits Santa Barbara and Montecito hard, bringing mass rescues, damage and jitters

LA Times

Rosa Gallardo, left, and Connie Duarte cross a flooded street in Montecito on Monday after getting off work at a hotel. “The storm that we just experienced was a significant and powerful weather event, one in a series of storms that have and will continue to hit Santa Barbara County,” said Sheriff Bill Brown. “There’s water and mud damage to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Southern California storm front brings rains, strong winds and helicopter rescues

LA Times

The Los Angeles River flows at a powerful rate as another storm slammed into the West Coast on Thursday. A flood watch issued Wednesday across southwest California was canceled by noon Thursday, after the strongest part of the storm had moved out of Los Angeles County. “Here in Southern California,” said Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Toddler killed, cities evacuated as massive storm lashes Northern California

LA Times

A powerful winter storm unleashed pounding rain and strong winds across Northern California on Wednesday, leaving a small child dead, triggering evacuations and power outages, and heightening fears of widespread flooding and debris flows. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to “support response and recovery efforts.” California Photos: Southern California reeling from days of destructive storms The powerful …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Even Mississippi lawmaker feels strain of Jackson water woes

Associated Press

— In Mississippi’s capital city, where intermittent periods without running water have become a fact of life for residents, a new disruption to the long-troubled water system persists just days before lawmakers are set to arrive for the state’s 2023 legislative session. “I’m normally very optimistic in pretty much all situations, but this latest water situation is getting the best …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Water pressure ‘fluctuating’ in Jackson amid frigid weather

Associated Press

— The water system in Jackson, Mississippi, which partially collapsed in late August, was experiencing “fluctuating” pressure impacting residents on Saturday amid frigid temperatures, officials said. As the temperature remained below freezing, production slowed at one of the city’s water treatment plants while officials worked to correct the pressure drop they believed was caused by leaks and water line breaks. …

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2 years ago

What’s behind Jackson, Mississippi’s continuing water crisis?

Al Jazeera

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of the US city, says the crisis is a consequence of ‘issues of environmental racism’. Following floods that overwhelmed Mississippi state capital’s water treatment facility in August, the city’s approximately 160,000 residents have regularly lacked access to safe drinking water and, in some cases, running water at all. However, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says …

Water Jackson Mississippi Lumumba

2 years, 1 month ago

Mississippi governor extends Jackson water emergency order

Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss — Mississippi Gov. Reeves and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba have traded barbs over how much control the state and city will have to decide on a private firm to operate Jackson’s water system over the long term. Jackson’s water system has been beset by problems for decades, and the latest troubles began in late August after heavy …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Search for victims done, Florida coast aims for Ian recovery

Associated Press

FORT MYERS, Fla. — An army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida since Hurricane Ian’s onslaught, and Brenda Palmer’s place is among them. It’s gone.” With the major search for victims over and a large swath of Florida’s southwest coast settling in for the long slog of recovering from …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Water Crisis In Jackson Has A History : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR

In Jackson, Mississippi, A Water Crisis Decades In The Making Enlarge this image toggle caption SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images For more than a month, residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have not had access to safe drinking water. The city is under a boil water advisory after problems with the pumps at the city's main water …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink

Associated Press

— Mississippi’s capital city is grappling with multiple water problems — there’s been too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use. Restaurant owner Derek Emerson told The Associated Press on Tuesday that water problems “are making it impossible for us to do business …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Storms blamed for 3 deaths, water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

Al Jazeera

The US storm deaths include a 14-year-old girl electrocuted in Michigan and an 11-year-old boy swept into a drain in Arkansas. Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South in the United States were blamed for the deaths of three people, while a water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi exacerbated …

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'We lost everything': East Texas residents confront their future after flooding

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