Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
959 NOUS43 KICT 231200 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-231500- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 700 AM CDT Fri Aug 23 2024 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1998, the stalled remnants of Tropical Storm Charley gave Del Rio Texas the drenching of a lifetime, when a staggering 17.03 inches overwhelmed the city. The historic calendar day rainfall, which inundated the previous record by a mind boggling 9.43 inches, caused flash flooding of the San Felipe Creek that was so severe that around 2,000 dwellings were destroyed. Most of the residences were swept from their foundations when a natural dam on the creek failed. This released a flood wave across Del Rio that left around two thirds of the city underwater. In all, 13 drowned and 150 were injured. The flash flooding caused around $50 million damage. Eight South Texas counties were declared disaster areas. Prior to the disaster, the daily rainfall record for Del Rio was 7.60 inches, measured on October 4th, 1969. && In 1933, the Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane struck the North Carolina and Virginia coasts before hitting the Washington D.C. metro area. The hurricane briefly reached Category 4 status with gusts around 140 mph but weakened quickly and considerably to Category 1 as it crossed the East Coast. Hardest hit was Virginia where the storm center passed directly over Norfolk.Damage totaled $27.2 million which would equate to $488 million today with 30 fatalities. $$ Auto