Texas flooding News

Water From Texas, Oklahoma Heading to Northwest Louisiana

High water is flooding farmland along the Red River in northwest Louisiana, and is likely to remain for months, the National Weather Service said Sunday. Sandbags are available for rural residents, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said in an email. …

Insurers Dealing With Flooded Homes and Submerged Cars in Texas

Suffering its wettest month on record, many parts of Texas are still recovering from the most recent severe storms and flooding. To date, Houston’s Hobby airport recorded 12.34 inches of rainfall while Sugar Land, located just outside Houston, recorded 17.79 …

Human Activity Muddies Causes of Texas Floods

Periodic flooding in Texas—one the most flood-prone states in the nation—cannot be firmly linked to climate change due to numerous dams and other manmade structures introduced over the years, according to a University of Iowa study. The researchers also found …