Tornado outbreak and floods of May 23–26, 2015

Historical eventMay 232015

Tornado outbreak and floods of May 23–26, 2015

At least 30 people are killed as a result of floods and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico.

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When
Saturday, May 23 201511 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2015.

Place: United States.

Type: tornado outbreak.

What happened

Response Texas counties under a state of emergency as of May 25 On May 24, voluntary evacuations were extended to include 2,177 homes near the Wichita River . [ 1 ] On May 25, near Houston , about 400 homes were placed under mandatory evacuation orders downstream from the Louis Creek Dam . [ 2 ] On May 25, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as a result of the ongoing disaster,

Preceded by more than a week of heavy rain, a slow-moving storm system dropped tremendous precipitation across much of Texas and Oklahoma during the nights of May 24–26, 2015, triggering record-breaking floods. Additionally, many areas reported tornado activity and lightning. Particularly hard hit were areas along the Blanco River in Hays County, Texas, where entire blocks of homes were leveled. On the morning of May 26,

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May 23 2015 — 11 years ago, on a Saturday.

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