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While many questions remain unanswered, and communities across the state are only in the beginning stages of recovery, it is ...
The devastating flash floods that ripped through Central Texas Friday night have now claimed 119 lives-making the disaster ...
Tragedy has struck in Texas with scores dead in massive floods. Sadly, flooding deaths are not uncommon in the U.S. Flooding ...
According to local authorities, at least 109 people died on July 4 and 5, most of which were swept up in floodwaters from ...
Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest flood event in the U.S. in the past 25 years. The storm crashed into the Gulf Coast and ...
After Hurricane Ike sent as much as 15 feet of water surging into parts of Harris County and affected nearly 250,000 homes, the area received hundreds of millions of dollars from HUD for housing ...
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can ...
When Hurricane Ike slammed into the Texas coast, the storm inflicted major damage to the electrical grid, leaving hundeds of thousands of people without power.
Hurricane Ike caused 74 deaths in Harris and Galveston counties and was one of the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history, according to the Harris County Flood Control District.
Though the Ike Dike would be one of the largest hurricane defense systems anywhere in the world, the Corps’ own designs suggest it might not be able to handle storm surge from Category 4 and 5 ...
The remnants of Hurricane Ike brought wind gusts up to 70 mph across Indiana on Sunday, September 14, 2008, 14 years ago. Winds were sustained at 25-40 mph with gusts ranging from 50-70 mph across ...
Windstorms from Hurricane Ike hit Ohio in September 2008. Sixteen years ago, Ohio faced severe damage from Category 2 Hurricane Ike as it made its way from the Texas and the Gulf region.