Posts Tagged ‘flood’
A weakened Lee still poses flood threat in South (AP)
AP – While Lee’s winds have lost some of their punch, forecasters warn that its slow-moving rain clouds pose a worse flooding threat to inland areas with hills or mountains in the coming days.
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Lee lashes Gulf coast, flood threat expands inland (AP)
AP – The center of Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, bringing up to a foot of rain, spinoff tornadoes and fears of inland flash flooding to the Deep South and beyond.
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New flood dangers as East Coast reels from Irene (AP)
AP – As emergency airlift operations brought ready-to-eat meals and water to Vermont residents left isolated and desperate, states along the Eastern Seaboard continued to be battered by the after effects of Irene, the destructive hurricane turned tropical storm.
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Flood worries and some relief in Irene’s wake (AP)
AP – Stripped of hurricane rank, Tropical Storm Irene spent the last of its fury Sunday, leaving treacherous flooding and millions without power — but an unfazed New York and relief that it was nothing like the nightmare authorities feared.
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Flash flood kills 4, including mother, daughters
Flash flooding in Pittsburgh killed a mother and her two young daughters after their car was overwhelmed by a wall of water on one of the city’s main roads, officials said.
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Flood surge raises fears of Mont. oil spill spread (AP)
AP – Crews cleaning up an oil spill on the Yellowstone River faced difficult conditions Tuesday as the scenic waterway rose above flood stage and stoked fears that surging currents could push crude into undamaged areas and back channels vital to the river’s prized fishery.
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Sand shortage causes concern for flood fighters (AP)
AP – The supply of sand used to fill hundreds of thousands of bags needed to fight off the swollen Missouri River is running low after weeks of relentless flooding. It’s a problem that could get worse as the river is expected to remain high through August, making it unsafe to gather sand from the easiest place to get it: the river itself.
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