To say it has been a crazy few days here in Texas would be an understatement. What feels like three months of non-stop torrential downpours across the Lone Star State, was (hopefully) capped off by a Memorial Day Weekend of flooding and tornadoes; from Henderson to Dallas and south to San Marcos.
I've always heard that flash floods were dangerous, but I had no clue that they were literally "Flash Floods". We get flash flooding here in Amarillo, but it doesn't occur like this.
Before weakening to a tropical storm, the first hurricane of the season hit the Eastern seaboard with torrential rains, strong winds and floods.
Hurricane Irene made landfall on Saturday in North Carolina, moved northward along the coast then slammed into Little Egg Inlet, N.J., as a Category 1 storm. Despite predictions, Irene then lost steam as it lumbered toward New England.
Flooding in North Dakota was expected to enter record territory on Friday, with the Souris River expected to peak over the weekend, breaking a record set in 1881.