HOUSTON (KIAH) – Hurricane Harvey produced one of the most extreme rain events in U.S. history. So why is this current flood being compared to Harvey? For some areas north of Houston ...

SEE ALSO: Hurricane Harvey: A weather geek's live blog Officials ... scope of the flooding has exceeded a benchmark flood for the area, which was also related to a slow-moving tropical storm.

Weather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash rains so unusual that they are described as 100-year or even ...

Houston saw three 500-year flood events within three years from 2015 to 2017, including Hurricane Harvey. Climate change ... In some regions, the same areas that experience destructive floods ...

Excessive rainfall from Hurricane Harvey resulted in major flooding over the Guadalupe River in Victoria ... microbial contaminants and the length of time they persist in affected areas,” he said.

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding across Texas in August, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting parts of the Caribbean and Florida in September. "AccuWeather is forecasting near ...

One was Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, which brought around 40 inches of rain to the Houston area. The other was in 2017, when Hurricane Harvey hit ... catastrophic flash flooding and destructive ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago calculated that Houston, Texas, was struck by three 500-year flood events within 24 months from 2015 through 2017. The events included Hurricane Harvey ...

Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these ... a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.