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GLIDE Record
(6243 of 8314)
Event:
TC Tropical Cyclone
Number:
2001-000785
Country:
USA United States
Location:
Southeast Texas, Houston metropolitan area
Date (YMD):
2001-6-5
Time:
Duration:
Magnitude:
Information Source:
SHELDUS NOAA (http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/billionz.html#chron) (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NWS-TPC-5.pdf) (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/projects/allison01/synopsis.htm)
Comments:
The persistent remnants of Tropical Storm Allison produced rainfall amounts of 30-40 inches in portions of coastal Texas and Louisiana, causing severe flooding especially in the Houston area. The storm then moved slowly northeastward; fatalities and significant damage reported in TX, LA, MS, FL, VA, and PA. NOAA reports $5 billion in damages. Twenty-two deaths were caused by Allison, with each of these fatalities occurred in Harris County.
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