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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.

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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.

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