Tropical Storm Allison Flood Map

Information is updated every 24 hours. The worst of the flooding occurred in houston texas where over 35 inches 890 mm of rain fell.

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An arguable example of the brown ocean effect allison lasted unusually long for a june storm remaining tropical or subtropical for 15 days most of which when the storm was over land dumping torrential rainfall.

Tropical storm allison flood map. Heres what the 100 year24 hour rainfall map looks like. The tropical storm allison recovery project tsarp a partnership between the harris county flood control district hcfcd and fema region vi included an outreach plan for the flood study rollout process. When tropical storm allison suddenly formed 80 miles off the coast of galveston texas on tuesday june 5 2001 no one expected that five days later it would go on record as one of the most devastating rain events in the history of the united states.

The new 100 year 24 hour rainfall intensity map. Tropical storm allison was a major flood disaster throughout its path from texas to the mid atlantic. The tsarp developed technical products to assist the community in recovery from the devastating flooding and provide a greater.

Harris county which encompasses houston averages five days of flooding each year. Tropical storm allison caught the city by surprise dropping more than three feet of rain in some areas and causing deadly flooding and billions of dollars in damage. Tropical storm allison produced severe storms torrential rainfall and associated flooding across the southern and eastern sections of the united states from june 5 to june 18 2001.

After making landfall near galveston texas on june 5 the storm moved inland to near. Learn more about fema disaster definitions. Funds made available to the state via electronic transfer following femas final review and approval of public assistance projects.

Note that the houston to beaumont area is in the bulls eye. Tropical storm allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast texas in june of the 2001 atlantic hurricane season. Since the project began shortly after floods from tropical storm allison devastated the houston area in june 2001 the new maps have aroused keen interest in the real estate industry because of their potential impact on development opportunities and property values.

Allison killed 41 people of whom 27 drowned. Hurricane harvey the april 2016 tax day flood and tropical storm allison are the most recent. The new noaa estimates include data from harvey and all of the huge storms we have had since 1994 including tropical storm allison the tax day flood and the memorial day flood.

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