Recommended Videos Article content Flash floods occur when heavy rainfall drops over extremely tight timelines. When people think of Texas, they often envision vast desert vistas, though much of eastern Texas is pine forest, marshes and shrubby grasslands. Thunderstorms fueled by the humidity of the Gulf of Mexico can bring flooding deep inland, with the dry soils unable to absorb rainfall fast enough to mitigate surface flow. In recent flooding, we saw multi-day precipitation of 6-9 inches, with no relent. Rain is quickly collected and “funnelled” by local topography, resulting in rapid stream and river cresting that overcomes banks and flood control measures (such as berms). Surface flow can quickly ensue in as little as 45 minutes, catching individuals and communities off-g

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