5 Times Heavy Rains Flooded U.S. Cities In 2015

Rains Flooded U.S. Cities
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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

Flooding in Houston Continues Due to Storms

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

Homes flood due to heavy rain

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

Hours of steady rain as Tropical Storm Bill passed across central United Stateskilled two people in Oklahoma, and caused floods in St. Louis and the neighboring area over the summer.

The Carolinas — October

A woman holds on to her hood during stormy weather

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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