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NOAA's NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RELEASES SERVICE ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR TROPICAL STORM ALLISON TEXAS / LOUISIANA FLOOD EVENT
 October 30, 2001 — NOAA's
National Weather Service today released its Service Assessment
for the Texas/Louisiana flood event associated with Tropical
Storm Allison. The costliest tropical storm in the nation's history,
Allison left 24 dead and caused more than $5 billion in damage
in Texas and Louisiana before moving eastward to wreak havoc
along the Gulf and East Coasts of the United States. Service
assessments are standard reviews of National Weather Service
operations during major weather events. (Click NOAA satellite
image for larger view of Tropical Storm Allison taken June 5,
2001.)
From June 5 through June 11,
2001, severe storms, torrential rainfall and massive flooding
inundated communities throughout southeast Texas and southern
Louisiana. In Texas, 23 people died (22 in Houston), 45,000 homes
and businesses were flooded and 28 counties were declared federal
disaster areas. One person also died in Louisiana where more
than 1,000 homes were flooded and a state of emergency was declared
in 25 parishes.
"This devastating event
reminds us once again that the current state of the science of
forecasting and early warnings can only take us so far,"
said Larry Mooney, NWS service assessment team leader. "The
National Weather Service and its emergency management and media
partners will continue to vigorously pursue their efforts to
focus public awareness on the often extreme dangers of driving
or walking into flooded areas."
The service assessment report provides details on National Weather
Service support to state and local emergency management teams,
flood control districts and local communities.
Relevant Web Sites
The
assessment is available in PDF format.
Allision
Graphics Archive
NOAA's
Storm Watch — Get the latest severe weather information
across the USA
Climate
Watch, June 2001 — Rainfall and Flooding from Tropical
Storm Allison
2001
Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
NOAA's
River Forecast Centers
NOAA's Hydrologic
Information Center
River
Conditions from NOAA's Hydrologic Information Center —
includes national graphic
NOAA's Advanced Hydrologic
Prediction Services
NOAA's
Flooding Page
NOAA Flood
Satellite Images
HURRICANE
FORECASTERS EXPECT NORMAL ATLANTIC STORM ACTIVITY IN 2001
NOAA Says 5 to 7 Hurricanes Could Threaten
NOAA's
Weather Page
Media Contact:
Ron
Trumbla, NOAA's National
Weather Service Southern Region, (817) 978-1111 ext. 140
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