There is a permanent flood plain in Texas (click here). This plain extends to the Gulf of Mexico. If a persistent Climate Change pattern continues one might be looking at new ocean front, after all Houston is only 43 feet above sea level. Recently, there have been dinosaurs found in archaeological digs in Texas. These plains at one time were lagoons. Sooner or later, the USA has to face it's burgeoning reality.
Search One Rescue volunteers from Dallas, Sue Daniel, left, and Neil Benton, with dog Pepper, search for flood victims near Pecan Creek in Gainesville, Texas, on Tuesday.
A horse stands in floodwaters Saturday, July 21, 2007, near D'Hanis, Texas, after heavy rains caused the Seco Creek to overflow its banks, flooding the town and closing U.S. Highway 90. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, William Luther)
D'Hanis in Medina County was hit with heavy flooding after an estimated 17 inches of rain fell in 12 hours.
17 inches over 12 hours is a tropical storm, not an inland storm of North America.
Flooding Halts Train in TexasBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 22, 2007
KNIPPA, Tex. July 21 (AP) — Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas on Saturday, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.
Water covering the tracks in Knippa, about 75 miles west of San Antonio, stopped a westbound Amtrak train carrying 176 passengers around 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Buses were expected to take passengers to El Paso, where they would board another train, said an Amtrak spokeswoman, Vernae Graham.
The train never lost power, but buses could not reach it earlier because of flooded roads, Ms. Graham said.
No serious injuries were reported in the state’s latest round of flooding, which closed many roads and forced evacuations.
In southern Guadalupe County overnight, a possible tornado damaged four businesses and at least one house, said Cpl. John Batey of the Sheriff’s Department.
Parts of northern Uvalde and Medina Counties got as much as 17 inches of rain from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, said Pat McDonald, a National Weather Service forecaster.
Seco Creek overflowed, inundating the town of D’Hanis near San Antonio, said Sheriff Randy Brown of Medina County. Many businesses were flooded with three to four feet of water.
Boats, fire trucks and helicopters rescued stranded residents, but only one minor injury was reported, Sheriff Brown said. Express-News
Hundreds of people sought higher ground — or were pulled there by rescuers — Saturday morning after the torrents that had battered New Braunfels and Seguin moved west of San Antonio overnight, causing flooding and evacuations in Medina County.
Floodwaters shut down a 36-mile stretch of railway in Medina and Uvalde counties for hours, a railroad spokesman said, marooning a westbound Amtrak train carrying 176 people near the tiny town of Knippa until late in the afternoon, when buses offloaded perturbed passengers....
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Friday, July 06, 2007
As rain continued to soak much of Texas on Thursday, emergency officials said the state is experiencing its most extensive flooding since 1957, when floods ended a statewide drought.
That was the last time that five of Texas' major river basins — the Red, Trinity, Brazos, Colorado and Nueces — were at flood stage. When that happens, even 1 or 2 inches of rain can cause flooding....
Texas Floods Destroy At Least 1,000 Homes (click here)(July 5, 2007)--Officials said Thursday that floodwaters across the state have severely damaged or destroyed a thousand homes and that number is likely to rise.
Jack Colley of the state's Division of Emergency Management says the cost of the property damage has not yet been assessed.
With more rain expected through much of the state Thursday, emergency officials are bracing for even more damage.
Colley said the state has already mobilized its largest ever flood response effort including search-and-rescue teams and aid for flood-damaged areas.
The impacted area covers 49 acres and 48,000 square miles from North Texas to the Rio Grande Valley.
It's a section roughly the size of the state of Mississippi....
GAINESVILLE, Texas - The body of a 2-year-old girl was found in a tree Tuesday, raising the death toll from floods that swept part of North Texas to six, officials said.
The toddler's body was found after a weekend of storms submerged towns with nearly a foot of water. The other victims included the gir's 5-year-old sister and her grandmother, who were swept away after the family’s mobile home was carried off its foundation and lodged against a bridge in Gainesville. Rescuers were able to save the girls' mother.
Earlier in the day, forecasters said the complex weather pattern that helped spawn the storms that submerged towns may not be finished yet.
MARBLE FALLS, Texas (AP) -- More rain fell Thursday in flood-weary parts of Texas, where evacuations were under way and residents were bracing for even more of the constant downpours that have killed 11 people in recent days....
..."I haven't seen so much destruction since I was on the ground right after Hurricane Rita," Dewhurst said. "What these folks need is just a break in the rain and a chance to dry out."...
