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Harold: Second US tropical storm in a week drenches Texas

Brandon Drenon
BBC
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:12 UTC
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Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the south-east coast of Texas on Tuesday, bringing more heavy rain and high winds to the southern US.

The storm has dumped up to 7in (17.7cm) of rain in some parts of the state.

By late Tuesday afternoon, the storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression, but heavy rains continued.

More than 23,000 people were without power in the Lone Star state on Tuesday night.

The Texas deluge arrived a day after historic amounts of rain flooded parts of the south-western US.

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'Floodwater up to 3 feet high' Grand Canyon flooding forces evacuations, knocks out power

Natalie Neysa Alund
USA TODAY
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:27 UTC
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Flooding at the Grand Canyon's south rim forced evacuations, power outages and a swift water team response to the area on Tuesday, the Arizona Department of Transportation reported.

"Travel to and from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is not recommended," the National Park posted on X, the social platform formerly called Twitter, after it closed State Route 64 Tuesday just south of Tusayan due to flooded area.

The gateway town is one of the park's two entrances (the North Rim and the South Rim).

So far no fatalities have been reported, a National Park dispatcher told USA TODAY on Wednesday morning, and roads in the area were reopening.

The dispatcher said rain started falling Monday and continued through late Tuesday night.

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Best of the Web: Death Valley in California got year's worth of rain in 24 hours - all-time wettest day


abc7.com
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:28 UTC
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Death Valley is known for breaking records when it comes to hot temperatures, but on Sunday, Tropical Storm Hilary dumped 2.2 inches of rain over the area, which breaks the record for the all-time wettest day in Death Valley.

According to the National Weather Service, that's actually the exact amount of rain they average annually.

Death Valley National Park remained closed Monday due to mud and debris flows and the threat of flash flooding. Even once the park reopens, getting around may be difficult. Park officials said the shoulders of several roads have been either undercut or washed away.


Comment: Related: Tropical Storm Hilary hitting Southern California as Southwest braces for its wrath - first such storm in 84 years

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Two dead, thousands homeless in Chile after heavy rains

Natalia A. Ramos Miranda
Yahoo! News
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:35 UTC
Floods in Maule Region, Chile, August 2023.
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Two people are dead from flooding in the central-southern region of Chile on Monday, while thousands others have been evacuated or left homeless from dangerous rains pounding isolated communities.

President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe on Monday while visiting one of the worst affected areas, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of the capital Santiago.

In late June surrounding areas had experienced some of the heaviest rainfall in three decades, exacerbated by the El Nino weather pattern that has led to rainier winters and springs in the central-southern part of Chile, as well as warmer temperatures.

Forecasters expect more rain to fall across this mountainous area, which authorities warn increases the risk of flooding and landslides.

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Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan, causes rivers to overflow on August 15


New York Post
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:35 UTC
A swollen river as Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture on Tuesday.
© Takumi Harada/The Yomiuri ShimbunA swollen river as Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture on Tuesday.
Nearly 900 flights in Japan were cancelled and 240,000 people were ordered to move to safety as a slow-moving typhoon crossed Japan's main island of Honshu not far from the ancient capital of Kyoto, cutting off power to tens of thousands of homes.

Typhoon Lan, approaching from the Pacific Ocean, made landfall early on Tuesday at the southern tip of Wakayama prefecture, some 250 miles southwest of Tokyo, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds across a wide swathe of central and western Japan as it moved north.

Authorities issued flood and landslide warnings as rivers rose to the top of their banks, with parts of some bridges washed away.

Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/08/16/typhoon...

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River flooding causes emergency in Russia's Buryatia Republic

Mansoor Hameed
The Siasat Daily
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 09:57 UTC
BAM was washed away due to a dam break
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A state of emergency was declared in Russia's Buryatia Republic on Sunday after a dam collapsed, a river overflowed and railway tracks eroded, the regional head said.

Alexey Tsydenov, head of the Buryatia, said on his social media channel that he held a commission on the situation in the Severo-Baykalsky district, where the Cold River and the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) were affected by heavy rainfall, Xinhua news agency reported.

He said an operational headquarters was formed to coordinate the relief efforts, and road and construction equipment was being used to restore the damaged infrastructure.

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Tropical Storm Hilary hitting Southern California as Southwest braces for its wrath - first such storm in 84 years

Gina Martinez
CBC News
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:19 UTC
A car is partially submerged in floodwaters as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through Cathedral City, California on August 20, 2023.
© GETTY IMAGESA car is partially submerged in floodwaters as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through Cathedral City, California on August 20, 2023.
Southern California and the Southwest were preparing for possible "catastrophic and life-threating flooding" as Tropical Storm Hilary continued north after making landfall in the northern part of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Sunday. Flooding was already impacting many areas, and numerous rock and mud slides were reported.

Hilary is the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

It strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm prior to making landfall. The storm is still expected to bring heavy rainfall along its path through Monday morning, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

"The potentially historic amount of rainfall is expected to cause life-threatening to catastrophic flash, urban, and arroyo flooding including landslides, mudslides, and debris flows through early Monday morning," the NHC said.

Hilary dumped more than half the average annual rain on some desert and mountain areas, including Palm Springs, which saw nearly 3 inches of rain by Sunday evening. Thousands of people across Southern California had no power due to the storm and Palm Springs lost 911 service Sunday night, CBS News Los Angeles reported.

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Floods submerge streets outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina


Reuters
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:32 UTC
Strong storm left neighborhoods flooded in La Plata
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Heavy rains lashed La Plata in Argentina, causing flooding that affected streets and houses, disrupting the lives of residents.

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Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in northern Mexico

Nouran Salahieh, Gene Norman and Dakin Andone
CNN
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:58 UTC
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Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Mexico Sunday over the northern Baja California Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, which warned of "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" as the storm makes its way into Southern California and the southwestern US.

Hilary has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour as it barrels north-northwest at a speed of around 25 mph, according to the center. It was about 215 miles south-southeast of San Diego as of about 11 a.m. local time Sunday.

At least one death is already attributed to the storm. A person died when their vehicle was swept away near Santa Rosalía in Mexico, along the Baja California Peninsula, Mexican officials said in a news release Saturday.

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Rare tornado rips through Providence, Rhode Island leaving severe damage

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YouTube
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 11:12 UTC
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Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads

A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off a highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees.

Tornadoes were reported in several spots in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts. The National Weather Service said there were at least four tornadoes in the two states, and it was investigating a potential fifth in eastern Connecticut. No injuries were reported.

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