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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19
Tropical Storm Arthur Kills 3 After Dumping Up to 29 Inches Across the Southeast
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19

Tropical Storm Arthur Kills 3 After Dumping Up to 29 Inches Across the Southeast

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19

Summary

  • At least three people died as Tropical Storm Arthur triggered deadly flooding from Texas to Mississippi, with victims including a 53-year-old woman near San Antonio, a 15-year-old boy north of Houston and a Mississippi road crew worker.
  • Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic season, came ashore in Texas on Wednesday and weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, but still dumped more than 12 inches of rain in 24 hours across parts of the Southeast.
  • Louisiana and Mississippi were hit especially hard: Cottonport, Louisiana, recorded 29 inches of rain and nearby Plaucheville 22.5 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
  • A rare high-risk warning had been issued for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, and Mississippi officials said heavy rain and damaging wind gusts were still possible by week's end.
  • The storm is arriving unusually early in a season that typically intensifies later in the summer, while forecasters in Louisiana also warned heat index readings would top 100.

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