US EditionIs the US Seeing Worse Flooding This Summer? Here's What's Happening
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 11 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry caused the second-deadliest flash flood in Texas history with over 100 deaths reported in five days, officials said.
- On July 4, Barry’s remnants caused Texas floods with over a summer’s worth of rain, killing at least 120, the second-deadliest in state history.
- Forming on June 28, Barry's tropical moisture drifted into Texas, fueling heavy rains that caused catastrophic flooding and over 100 deaths within five days.
- Figures show over 100 deaths in central Texas within five days, ranking as the second-deadliest flash flood in the state's history.
- Across the country, back-to-back record flood events, including nearly a foot of rain in North Carolina and a 1-in-1,000-year event in Chicago, highlight worsening flood impacts nationwide.
- Research shows human-caused warming has increased storm wind speeds by 9–28 mph and heavier hourly rainfall in nearly 90% of large U.S. cities, intensifying flood risks.
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N.C. Cooperative Extension talks crop damages this summer
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By Tyler Ory, CNN Texas. North Carolina. Illinois. New Mexico. Flash flooding has dominated the news in the past week, with record-breaking events occurring almost back-to-back across the country. Slow-moving storms in Texas unleashed more rain than normally falls all summer last July 4, causing rivers to burst their banks and killing at least 120 people. That same weekend, Tropical Storm Chantal dumped nearly a foot of rain on parts of central …
By Tyler Ory, CNN Texas. North Carolina. Illinois. New Mexico. Flash flooding has dominated the news in the past week, with record-breaking events occurring almost back-to-back across the country. Slow-moving storms in Texas unleashed more rain than normally falls all summer last July 4, causing rivers to burst their banks and killing at least 120 people. That same weekend, Tropical Storm Chantal dumped nearly a foot of rain on parts of central …
Experts look for lessons from storm that caused deadly Texas flooding — here's what's happening
In the early going, 2025's short-lived second named storm seemed tame next to the devastation caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton in the previous season. However, less than a week after it formed, Barry's remnants contributed to catastrophic flooding in Texas. What's happening? The first month of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season started off relatively quiet, but by the end of June, the second named storm of the season helped fuel a devasta…
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