A first responder on scene the morning two cars were swept away in high water recalls what he saw and heard that day and is warning others about the dangers of driving in flooded areas.
Friday’s heavy rainfall with amounts of 4 to 8 inches or rain in the matter of a couple of hours was too much for drainage systems to handle, a report released by the National Weather Service in Brownsville stated. Much of the heavy rain occurred in east, northeast, southeast Brownsville receiving 10.72 inches of rain, 9.45 inches of rain and 8.41 inches of rain from Thursday evening to midnight Saturday, the NWS reports. The peak of the heavy rainfall occurred between 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday with some locations in east and northeast Brownsville receiving 7 to 8 inches of rain in two hours or a little more, the report stated. In other areas of the county NWS rain totals from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday indicate the following:Harlingen – 6.11San Benito – 6.3Los Fresnos- 4.99Laguna Atascosa – 3.95Port Isabel – 4.05La Feria and communities along the Military Highway and the western part of the county had 2 to 5 inches of rain. [email protected]
myrgv.comTropical Storm Nicholas headed toward the Texas coast Sunday night, threatening to bring heavy rain and floods to coastal areas of Texas, Mexico and storm-battered Louisiana. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said a hurricane watch was issued for the central portion of the Texas coast with much of the state's coastline now under a tropical storm warning.
news.yahoo.comFor many San Antonio-area farmers, crops are their sole source of income, and rain is always a welcome sight, but too much can be a problem. A farmer on the Southwest Side says this week has already brought too much rain, damaging some of his crops.
A storm that pounded Northern California with rain, snow, wind and mud rolled southward early Thursday, prompting flood warnings and threats of mudslides in areas burned bare by wildfires. The storm punched into Northern California late Tuesday night and continued on Wednesday, drifting down the coast and stalling over Big Sur before pivoting back northward. Hana Mohsin, right, carries belongings from a neighbor's home which was damaged in a mudslide on January 27, 2021, in Salinas, California. Noah Berger / APIn Paso Robles, authorities urged homeless people in the bed of the Salinas River to head for higher ground because the river could rise as much as 25 feet. The phenomenon is part of a major change in weather for California, which had significant drought conditions for months.
cbsnews.comFILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, Ariana Grande performs a medley at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. On Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, Grande announced she is engaged in a series of social media photos of her and her fiance, Dalton Gomez, and a massive engagement ring. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Ariana Grande has announced she is engaged in a series of photos of her and her fiance and her engagement ring. The “Rain on Me” singer posted the photos of her cuddling with Dalton Gomez, a luxury real estate agent, on Instagram on Sunday. People magazine reported Grande and Gomez started dating earlier this year.
As we approach the start of Daylight Saving Time (March 14) and the official start to spring (March 20), we’ve been experiencing a warmer, more humid weather pattern. And as we all know, spring can often mean thunderstorms. In fact, we’ll have a chance to see a few storms Saturday night. For more on the forecast, click here. For live radar, please play the video above.
The rain was expected to reach most locations across the Chicago region until about midafternoon Friday, adding to a particularly wet and rainy week for northern Illinois. But Ogorek said there “shouldn’t be more than an inch of rain in most locations” Friday and it shouldn’t be cause for alarm.
chicagotribune.comSA Live hangs our own rain rocks | SA Live | KSAT 12Published: April 21, 2020, 3:02 pmToday would have been the start of NIOSA, so Mike and Fiona make and hang their own rain rocks in honor of the event. While they are coming to you from the KSAT Garden all week, it's best to have some good luck when it comes to the weather...
Millions face historic rain, wind and flooding in northern California California is bracing for the strongest storm to hit the West Coast in six years. Some parts of the state could see up to a foot of rain over the next two days. Bigad Shaban reports from Sacramento.
cbsnews.comEast Coast soaking from Florida to New England Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and a tornado warning ripped through Central Florida. Meanwhile, in the Northeast, heavy rain also moved through, causing flood concerns for areas dealing with melting snow. Eric Fisher of WBZ-TV reports.
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