Tropical Storm: Two Words Houston Doesn't Want Hear
Computer models have Tropical Storm Edouard aimed at Galveston, just south of Houston.
After the June 2001 Tropical Storm Allison, which was the "costliest natural disaster in Houston's history" (over $4.88 billion) and resulted in 22 deaths, Houstonians have a greater respect for tropical storms than they had pre-Allison. Photos from the Houston Chronicle's "The Great Flood of 2001" page show what the damage looked like (click on links in "Storm Photo Galleries").
Flooding on Highway 59 almost reaches street bridges spanning it.
NWS Houston/Galveston.
At the University of Houston, there was damage to 90 out of 105 buildings, with damages exceeding $100 million dollars. With its lower level flooded by more than eight feet of water, the O'Quinn Law Library had very heavy damage, with over 174,000 books destroyed.
Of course, Allison was an unusual tropical storm, but it amply demonstrated what could happen.
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