Parts of Houston and Beaumont are underwater after the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda moved through the area.
Published Sep 20, 2019Image of the Day Land Water Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
Storm after storm rolled through and dumped record rainfall in parts of Texas.
Published Nov 2, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Floods Human Presence
Space-based measurements show regions where Harvey delivered unprecedented rainfall.
Published Aug 30, 2017Image of the Day Land Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
Record rainfall in the Houston area led to severe flooding.
Published Apr 21, 2016
The Brazos River reached record-high water levels west of Houston.
Published Jun 3, 2016Image of the Day Land Water Floods Severe Storms Human Presence
An early spring storm system advanced out of the Southern Plains in mid-March 2008, causing widespread flooding. Strong southerly winds developed ahead of an area of low pressure located over the Southern High Plains and drew moisture up from the Gulf of Mexico across Texas and Louisiana. This warm, moist air collided with a frontal boundary, producing repeated bouts of thunderstorms and heavy rain from central Texas through Oklahoma and into Kansas and Missouri.
Published Mar 21, 2008
The continental United States recently finished its wettest twelve months in 124 years of modern recordkeeping.
Published May 24, 2019
Torrential flooding on the northern shore of Kauai may have set a national record for the most rainfall ever in a 24-hour period.
Published May 2, 2018
A dip in the jet stream pulled moist, tropical air from the Caribbean to the Eastern Seaboard and triggered several days of intense rains.
Published Jul 25, 2018Image of the Day Water Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
A tropical system dumps nearly a foot of water over many parts of southeastern Texas.
Published Jun 22, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Floods Human Presence Remote Sensing
Tropical Hermine’s track inland is defined by a trail of heavy rain in this rainfall map from September 2-8, 2010.
Published Sep 11, 2010
This map depicts rainfall for the Midwestern U.S. from April 19 to 25, 2011, when severe rains added to spring melt to bring dozens of rivers above flood stage.
Published Apr 27, 2011
Record-setting rain has sent rivers over the banks in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Published May 28, 2015
Hurricane Joaquin never made landfall, yet the weather system has wreaked havoc in the Americas.
Published Oct 6, 2015
Heavy rain led to deadly flash floods in the Central United States in the first two weeks of August 2013.
Published Aug 18, 2013
Severe drought has taken a serious toll on vegetation and farmers in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Published Jul 27, 2011
