USA, Dec. 31, 2015 (UPI/Veronica Linares) — The United States has been no stranger to extreme weather in 2015.From the snowstorms that hit the east coast in January to the long-lasting California drought, the meteorologists at the National Weather Service have had their hands full monitoring severe climate nationwide. These are a few instances in which heavy rains and hurricanes gave way to floods in 2015.
Texas — May
A vehicle is seen left stranded on Allen Parkway in Houston, Texas on May 27. File photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/UPI
Nearly two dozen people died in Texas and Oklahoma due to a historic flooding in the Midwest in late May. Severe weather conditions devastated more than 4,000 properties in Houston according to reports.
Missouri — June
Members of St. Louis Fire Department Rescue Squad 1 walk door to door to check on the welfare of residents after an area near the River Des Peres flooded following hours of a steady rain in St. Louis on June 19. File photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
A woman holds on to her hood when rain and wind arrives on the east coast of the United States on October 2 in Seaside Heights, NJ. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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