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DEADLY FLOODING IN NORTHERN TEXAS


Early in the week, as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico streamed northward, a slow-moving frontal system provided the focus for numerous storms over the Southern Plains. The result was extensive flooding over parts of Texas and Oklahoma. On Monday (18 June 2007), six flood-related deaths were reported in northern Texas as storms dumped up to 8 inches of rain in the area. On Tuesday, additional storms dumped heavy rains over parts of northwestern Oklahoma, forcing several road closures. The TRMM-based, near-real time Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (MPA) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is used to monitor rainfall over the global tropics. MPA rainfall totals are shown in the image above for the period 14 to 20 June 2007. The MPA analysis indicates that during this time over 200 mm (~8 inches, red area) of rain fell in northern Texas just south of the Oklahoma border. A much broader area of at least 150 to 200 mm (~6 to 8 inches) of rain covers most of northwest Oklahoma. Click here to see TRMM web pages that show areas of high flood potential anywhere on earth.

TRMM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japanese space agency JAXA.
and caption by Hal Pierce and Steve Lang (SSAI/NASA GSFC).

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Curator: Harold.F.Pierce@nasa.gov
NASA Official: Dr Scott A. Braun
Last Updated: Wednesday June 20, 2007

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