South Texas is currently battling dangerous flooding left over from Imelda. Areas like Jefferson County have seen over 33 inches of rainfall — and any rainfall totals of more than 30 inches in 24 hours represent a 1 in 500-year rainfall event.
South Texas is currently battling dangerous flooding left over from tropical depression Imelda. It's a scary scene: Parts of the state have been evacuated, and Texas governor Greg Abbott recently declared a state of disaster for 13 Texas counties.
Dramatic footage of Texas flooding 00:59A 1 in 500-year rainfall event seems historic. Catastrophic, even. However, while there's certainly nothing underwhelming about these dangerous floods, the reality of that"1 in 500" statistic is a little different than you may assume.
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