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Heavy rainfall causes severe flooding in much of New Orleans; 5 inches of rain in 3 hours

Helen Freund
The New Orleans Advocate
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 08:54 UTC
Floods in New Orleans
© Leslie GamboniFloods in New Orleans
Heavy rainfall caused flooding throughout much of the New Orleans area Saturday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning that stretched into the early evening for New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge, Harahan and Waggaman.

Dozens of streets were reported to have flooded during the pounding rains, which began between 2 and 3 p.m. and continued throughout the afternoon.

WWL-TV estimated nearly 5 inches of rain fell over downtown New Orleans and Mid-City by 5 p.m., with Gentilly receiving more than 3 inches.

The weather service said its downtown observation post recorded 1.23 inches between 3 and 4 p.m. and 2.62 inches between 4 and 5 p.m., totaling 3.85 inches in the two-hour span.

Major flooding was reported in Lakeview near Robert E. Lee Boulevard and near West End and Harrison avenues. Several portions of Canal Boulevard near City Park and sections of Tulane Avenue, Banks Street, Canal Street and Orleans Avenue saw flooding that was waist-high at the deepest points.

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In pictures: Heavy rainfall causes flooding in southern Sweden


The Local (Sweden)
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:33 UTC
A flooded road in Eslöv, Skåne.
© Johan Nilsson/TTA flooded road in Eslöv, Skåne.
Heavy rainfall in the south of Sweden on Thursday caused flooding as water poured into cellar spaces and blocked roads.

Earlier this week national forecaster SMHI issued a class one weather warning (the least serious on a scale from one to three) for heavy rain in Skåne, noting that there was a risk of stormwater drains overflowing and cellars flooding, and their prediction proved to be accurate.

According to preliminary figures from the forecaster as much as 36 millimetres of rain fell in some parts of Skåne on Thursday.

One video by local newspaper Sydsvenskan showed cars ploughing through deep water on a main road.

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'All the roadways look like a lake': California flooding leaves commuters stranded

Alene Tchekmedyian
LA Times
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:36 UTC
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© KTLAA driver who became trapped in a flooded roadway in Acton is airlifted to safety.
Heavy summer rain and thunderstorms continued to pound Los Angeles County on Thursday evening, leaving drivers trapped in their cars on flooded roadways in Acton and Metrolink train commuters scrambling to find a ride home.

A helicopter rescue team hoisted one man to safety as muddy water flowed down the roadway, said Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Gustavo Medina. Aerial footage showed him sitting on top of his black truck, water up to its wheels, before the rescue.

Some people were stuck at a pharmacy because of extreme flooding, while others reported being trapped in their cars in knee-high water.

"All the roadways look like a lake," said Sheriff's Lt. Anthony Gunn, warning commuters to avoid attempting to drive through moving water. "If possible, [do] not drive anywhere at this point."

Comment: Flash flood traps drivers in Acton, California; 1.5 inches of rain in just half an hour

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1 missing, 7 rescued after flash flooding near Las Vegas Strip

Isabelle Delgado
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:02 UTC
Flooding on Las Vegas streets
© Bridget BennettFlooding on Las Vegas streets
One person is missing after being swept away by water in a Las Vegas wash during Friday afternoon thunderstorms, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

About 2 p.m., a person was reported missing in the wash near Siegel Suites at 3625 Boulder Highway. Another person was rescued and taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, Fire Department spokesman Jeff Buchanan said.

Six people were rescued from the wash behind The Linq Hotel about 1:30 p.m., Buchanan said. One of those people was missing for more than an hour before being rescued by firefighters.

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Flash flood turns Brooklyn stairwell into urban waterfall (Video)

Simone Wilson
Sunset Park Patch
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:52 UTC
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© Howie Weiss
A U.S. Postal Service deliveryman and local hero doing his rounds through South Brooklyn in the hot, pouring rain Friday morning stumbled across what appeared to be a gigantic, pop-up waterfall staged on a pedestrian stairwell at 76th Street and Colonial Road.

And lucky for the rest of us, instead of scampering back to the safety of his USPS truck, the mailman — 38-year-old Bergen Beach resident Howie Weiss — tapped into his inner National Geographic documentarian and Facebook Lived this epic collision of city grid and nature's wrath.

"I've been in this station for years and seen my flooding," Weiss told Patch, "but nothing like this. It literally took me a few seconds to comprehend how much rain that was."

Behold, the mailman's masterpiece, shot around 9 a.m. Friday, right after a rash of flash floods across NYC:

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Flash flood traps drivers in Acton, California; 1.5 inches of rain in just half an hour


Euro News
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:41 UTC
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It felt like monsoon season in car-loving California when a freak downpour in Acton, north of Los Angeles, triggered a flash flood that washed out roads and trapped drivers inside their vehicles.

A thunderstorm dumped almost 4 centimetres (1.5 inches) of rain onto the area in just half an hour on Thursday afternoon (August 3), according to weather services.

The sludge engulfed roads, overflowed onto a busy motorway and even halted local train services.

Several stranded drivers had to be rescued by helicopter, but no serious injuries were reported.

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Flash floods kill 7 and leave 27 missing in Vietnam


SBS
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:55 UTC
Flooding in Son La, Vietnam
© VNAFlooding in Son La, Vietnam
Flash floods have killed seven people and left 27 others missing in northern Vietnam.

Disaster official Luong Tuan Anh said on Thursday that two people died and 13 were missing in the worst-hit province of Yen Bai.

The other casualties were reported in the neighbouring provinces of Son La and Lai Chau.

Heavy rain has also caused widespread flooding in nearby Thailand, where at least 23 people have been killed in the country's north and east.

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Torrential rain floods neighborhoods, roads across Boston, Massachusetts; over 3 inches fell


wcvb.com
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:00 UTC
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The combination of summer heat and humidity caused scattered severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and early evening.

The storms contained vivid lightning, very heavy rainfall that resulted in localized street and highway flooding in a short period of time. On Dorchester's Ditson Street, people were forced to wade through high waters and abandon their vehicles when flash flooding made driving impossible.

Several flash flood and severe storm warnings and alerts were issued by the National Weather Service as the storms moved through.

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India floods: 213 dead in Gujarat as receding waters reveal more victims


The Guardian
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:41 UTC
Flood victims, including a patient needing kidney dialysis, await an airlift from a rooftop in Abiyana village, Gujarat after monsoon floods hit
© AFP/Getty ImagesFlood victims, including a patient needing kidney dialysis, await an airlift from a rooftop in Abiyana village, Gujarat after monsoon floods hit
Severe monsoon flooding has killed 213 people in western India, an official said on Sunday, as rescuers continue to sift through villages devastated by torrential rains.

The death toll in Gujarat state jumped from Wednesday's total of 123 to 213, the government said, as waters receded from low-lying areas, allowing rescue workers to reach remote spots.

Overwhelmed authorities, which expect the toll to rise further, said they had struggled to cope with the number of bodies needing identification and postmortems, resulting in delays in confirming the latest deaths.

An official at the state's emergency control room explained that "only after a postmortem is conducted we can officially confirm death of a person".

"Since many bodies were found, postmortems took time, hence the sudden jump in numbers," the official, who requested anonymity, said.

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7 unusual weather events noted by US meteorologists in late July

Chris Dolce
The Weather Channel
Sun, 30 Jul 2017 06:45 UTC
Harrisburg rainfall
© Weather ChannelThe orange and red area illustrates the very localized nature of the heavy rain near the Harrisburg International Airport. Locations shaded green saw far less rainfall.
July is wrapping up with several unusual weather events.

Among them are several rainfall extremes, strange tropical cyclone interactions and out-of-season conditions.

Here's a look at what we've seen so far and what's to come.

1. A Rain Event That Had a 0.1-Percent Chance of Happening

Abundant tropical moisture fueled a rare rain event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 23.

Harrisburg International Airport received 4.27 inches of rain in a single hour, from 5:56 to 6:56 p.m. EDT. A rainfall event of this magnitude in Harrisburg has just a 0.1-percent chance of happening in a given year, according to data from NOAA.

The total rain for the day at Harrisburg International Airport tallied up at 4.71 inches. This now stands as the wettest July day on record, and the fifth-wettest day overall for any month of the year at that location.

This downpour was extremely localized. Harrisburg's Capital City Airport, just a few miles to the northwest, saw less than a half-inch of rain during the same evening.

Comment: For more coverage on the extreme weather affecting the entire planet, check out our monthly SOTT Earth Changes Summaries. Last month:

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - June 2017: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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