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Texas, Oklahoma: Drought Interrupted by All-Time Record Rainfall, Floods

posted by janrinok on Wednesday May 27 2015, @01:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the feast-or-famine dept.

"gewg_" writes:

Cable News Network reports

The bottom dropped out over northern Texas and Oklahoma overnight [May 23/24]. Rainfall broke records and river banks, and killed a firefighter early Sunday, as emergency crews scrambled to pull residents from floodwaters.

With more rain falling, the torrents have already pushed Oklahoma City handily past a rain record and rescuers have carried out at least 48 high-water rescues.

By late Saturday, 3.15 inches had drenched the city, bringing the total for the month to 17.61 inches. "It ... shatters the all-time monthly record of 14.66 inches set in June of 1989," said CNN weather producer Sean Morris.

[...] In Wichita Falls, Texas, [...] "Predictions from the National Weather Service indicate that significant flooding along the Wichita River is very likely", the town's emergency management agency said. "The National Weather Service is calling this an 'historic' flood event."

[...] Wichita Falls is having the rainiest May ever recorded there and "could set an all-time record for rainiest month ever recorded there," CNN's Morris said.

[...] In addition to the worst-hit areas, flood watches and warnings reached from the Texas and western Louisiana Gulf coasts up through eastern Kansas and western Missouri.

[...] Despite the heavy rain, western Oklahoma and parts of the Texas Panhandle and central Texas are still facing moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by Hawkwind on Wednesday May 27 2015, @02:53AM

    by Hawkwind (3531) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @02:53AM (#188422)

    Governments started to declare El Nino over a month ago. Projection is the central plains are going to be fully replenished by the end of this and the US/Canada west coast is hosed (along with Australia).

    Cheers

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @03:42AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @03:42AM (#188438)

    Here in Colorado, we've had Seattle's weather all Spring.

    • (Score: 2) by meisterister on Wednesday May 27 2015, @10:12PM

      by meisterister (949) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @10:12PM (#188805) Journal

      +1
      I can vouch for this.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by c0lo on Wednesday May 27 2015, @04:14AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 27 2015, @04:14AM (#188451) Journal

    Projection is the central plains are going to be fully replenished by the end of this and the US/Canada west coast is hosed (along with Australia).

    As much the Abbot (or any other Australian) government would want otherwise, an El Nino is likely to result in a drier Australia [wikipedia.org]

    Direct effects of El Niño resulting in drier conditions occur in parts of Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, increasing bush fires, worsening haze, and decreasing air quality dramatically. Drier-than-normal conditions are also in general observed in Queensland, inland Victoria, inland New South Wales, and eastern Tasmania from June to August.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:33AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:33AM (#188475)

      You realize you are agreeing with the OP, right?

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:37AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:37AM (#188477) Journal
        Only now. Thanks.
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        • (Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:14AM

          by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:14AM (#188516) Homepage
          "hosed" was an interesting choice of term, given the context. Then again, so's "firehose". And "fireman" (props to Bradbury). ...
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Gravis on Wednesday May 27 2015, @02:14PM

    by Gravis (4596) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @02:14PM (#188613)

    Governments started to declare El Nino over a month ago.

    any predictions on when will they finish declaring El Nino? (^‿^)

    • (Score: 2) by Hawkwind on Thursday May 28 2015, @04:25AM

      by Hawkwind (3531) on Thursday May 28 2015, @04:25AM (#188949)

      Interesting question, when I first saw an "official" statement in the Australian press I figured that was that yet the U.S. held off. I'm guessing different standards in different countries but I'd like to know the details why.