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Drivers Trapped In Flash Floods As Storms Batter Houston

Name: Why Flash Floods Hit Harder in Mountainous And Hilly Areas
Uploaded: 2025-07-07T17:05:40.000-04:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: Flash foods can happen fast, and even faster in and around hilly or mountainous terrain. Watch to see the factors at play that make flash floods even more likely when heavy downpours occur in a steep landscape.

September 6, 2025

Heavy rain not only put a damper on the holiday weekend in Houston. Drivers across the city got stuck, as flash floods overwhelmed some areas. Watch this video to see how more than six inches of rain forced drivers and passengers to abandon their vehicles.

Drivers Trapped In Flash Floods As Storms Batter Houston

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