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(AP) - Flooding has caused an mean of much than 125 deaths per twelvemonth successful the United States implicit the past fewer decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s apical storm-related killer.
Here's a look astatine immoderate of the astir deadly flooding nationwide successful the past 25 years.
Texas, July 2025
Authorities are inactive assessing the deadly effects of dense rains that caused devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, leaving astatine slightest 27 radical dormant and galore others missing as frantic parents sought connection astir their daughters unaccounted for astatine a girls' campy adjacent the Guadalupe River.
Searchers utilized helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and to rescue stranded radical successful trees and from camps isolated by washed-out roads.
Hurricane Helene, 2024
Hurricane Helene struck Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia successful September 2024. The tempest caused astir 250 deaths, according to the National Weather Service.
Many of those who died successful Helene fell unfortunate to monolithic inland flooding, alternatively than precocious winds. Helene was the deadliest hurricane to deed the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Katrina successful 2005.
The storm decimated distant towns passim the Appalachians and near millions without power, cellular work and supplies. In North Carolina alone, Helene was liable for 108 deaths, according to the state's Department of Health and Human Services.
Kentucky, 2022
Raging floodwaters in eastern Kentucky in precocious July of 2022 led to 45 deaths, AccuWeather elder meteorologist Tyler Roys said Saturday.
The floods destroyed homes and businesses and caused important harm to schools, roads, bridges and h2o systems. The catastrophe robbed thousands of families of each their possessions.
Tennessee, 2021
Twenty people were killed erstwhile creeks adjacent the tiny Middle Tennessee municipality of Waverly overflowed aft much than much than 17 inches (43 centimeters) of rainfall fell successful the country successful little than 24 hours successful August 2021.
Homes were washed disconnected their foundations, cars were wrecked and businesses were demolished. The dormant included duplicate babies who were swept from their father’s arms.
Hurricane Harvey, 2017
Hurricane Harvey barreled into Texas successful August 2017 arsenic a almighty Category 4 storm. Harvey hovered for days arsenic it trudged inland, dumping respective feet of rainfall connected galore Gulf Coast communities and the Houston area.
Harvey killed astatine slightest 68 people, according to a National Hurricane Center report. All but 3 of the Harvey deaths were straight attributed to freshwater flooding, which damaged much than 300,000 structures and caused an estimated $125 cardinal successful damage.West Virginia, June 2016
A rainstorm that initially seemed similar nary large woody turned into a catastrophe successful West Virginia, trapping dozens of radical during the nighttime and eventually leaving 23 radical dead around the state.
Superstorm Sandy, 2012
Superstorm Sandy was a a precocious fall freak combination of a hurricane and different storms that struck New York and surrounding areas successful October 2012.
Sandy killed 147 people, 72 successful the eastbound U.S., according to the National Hurricane Center. More than 110 deaths were attributed to drowning, Roys said.
Mississippi River, 2011
Heavy rainfall successful respective states, positive a larger-than-normal dilatory melt, led rivers successful the Mississippi River Basin to swell and flood successful 2011.
Flash floods associated with these storms caused 24 deaths crossed Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee successful April and May, according to the National Weather Service.
Hurricane Ike, 2008
Hurricane Ike struck the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast successful September 2008, creating a tempest surge arsenic precocious arsenic 20 feet (6 meters) successful the land metropolis of Galveston.
Ike past poured much than 4 feet (1.2 meters) of rainfall on Houston, destroying thousands of cars and leaving hundreds of thousands of families with flood-damaged homes.
In all, Ike was liable for much than 100 deaths, galore caused by flooding.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest flood lawsuit successful the U.S. successful the past 25 years.
The tempest crashed into the Gulf Coast and caused devastating flooding erstwhile levees failed successful New Orleans, wherever radical had to beryllium rescued by vessel and chopper from rooftops.
The costliest tempest successful U.S. history, Katrina caused astir 1,400 deaths and an estimated $200 cardinal successful damages.
Tropical Storm Allison, 2001
Tropical Storm Allison caused 41 deaths, mostly attributed to flooding caused by 40 inches (101 centimeters) of rainfall that fell successful Texas and Louisiana, Roys said.
Allison remained a menace for days arsenic its remnants lingered aft making landfall successful June 2001, causing large flooding successful Houston.
