Louisiana įlooding in Ruston, Louisiana on 18 May caused an eleven-year-old boy to drown in a submerged car along Colvin Creek. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reported on May 26 that a number of highways were closed because of high water or damage from previous flooding. įrom May 1 to May 25, 122 tornado warnings were reported by the National Weather Service in Oklahoma, more than in the same period Ī station Oklahoma City recorded 19.48 inches (495 mm) of rainfall in May 2015, which made it the all-time wettest month on record. The day also saw some roads submerged in as much as 9 inches (230 mm) of water, and thousands of OG&E customers experienced power outages as a result of the flooding in Oklahoma City and Del City. A fellow firefighter attempting to save him was pulled in as well but managed to escape. He was pulled into a storm drain obscured by the rising waters and carried hundreds of yards away. On May 23, flash flooding along Highway 20 near Claremore claimed the life of a firefighter attempting to rescue people in an apartment complex. At least 1,200 people have been left homeless along the river. One occupant was recovered with significant injuries while the other twelve remain missing. Residents reported seeing it being destroyed after striking a bridge.
Thirteen people were carried away when the home they were in was swept downstream. One person in San Marcos, Texas was confirmed dead. Large trees and debris were deposited across the roadway. For the first time, the river covered portions of Interstate 35, shutting down traffic for hours. Įntire blocks of homes in Wimberley were swept away by a "tidal wave of water" with officials reporting 350–400 residences destroyed in the town alone. Tremendous flash flooding ensued as a result, with areas of Hays County being particularly hard hit. This broke the river's all-time peak of 32 ft (9.8 m) set in 1929. In just a few short hours, the river rose from roughly 5 ft (1.5 m) to a crest just over 41 ft (12 m), well over the 13 ft (4.0 m) flood-stage, near Wimberley. Blanco River ĭuring the overnight of May 24–25, more than 12 in (300 mm) fell along the watershed of the Blanco River. On May 26, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, estimated up to 4,000 properties with significant damage. A fourth person lost their life when an evacuation boat capsized during the morning of May 26. Two people drowned after being trapped in their cars while a third was later found in bayou. ĭuring the overnight of May 25–26, nearly 11 in (280 mm) of rain fell near Houston, setting off further flash floods.
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At least 2,500 vehicles were abandoned, when drivers had to seek higher grounds.
More than 500 water rescues were carried out by firefighters, which involved for the most part stranded motorists. Īlso on May 25, historic flooding along Shoal Creek inundated House Park in Austin, Texas damaging the turf among other things and forcing the Austin Aztex to search for a temporary home. Ī 25-foot-by-25-foot sinkhole near a runway at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport caused the closure of the runway for a few hours. Many parts in northern Texas recorded over 20 in (510 mm) of rain. Wichita Falls and Corpus Christi broke their previous records for all-time wettest month. Up to 100,000 customers were without power. Projections from the National Weather Service indicated that the river would reach a record crest of 25.5 ft (7.8 m) on May 26. Texas īoat ramp and pier flooded at Caddo Lake State Parkįlooding along the Wichita River prompted evacuations of 390 homes in Wichita Falls. At least 14 people were killed, including 10 in Texas and 4 in Oklahoma, and another 11 remain missing.
On May 14, 2015, prior to extensive flooding beginning around May 24, flash flood warnings were issued for counties in South East Texas. In addition, rains were concentrated by several mesoscale convective vortices, small-scale centers of low-pressure that developed along the frontal bands, in some cases resembling mini-tropical cyclones." The stationary trough during May is linked to both the El Niño and amplified midlatitude short-wave train. He added,"Upper-level winds were largely aligned with the low-level frontal zone, an ideal setup for “ thunderstorm training” (successive downpours over the same area). Mammatus clouds formed over Bull Creek park after wave of Memorial Day storms in Austin, May 25, 2015.Īccording to Bob Henson from Wunderground, inflow of low-level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the combination of very slow moving large-scale storm systems set the stage for the floods.
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