July 5, 2007
NASA SATELLITES CAPTURE BEFORE
AND AFTER
IMAGES OF DEVASTATING FLOOD
More
than two weeks of heavy rains have triggered severe flooding throughout
the Midwest. Two
of the hardest hit areas, Oklahoma
and Texas,
are pictured here.
The top image shows the area along the Oklahoma-Texas border on July
1, 2007, after heavy
rains had inundated the region. The bottom image depicts the same area
on June 19, 2007, weeks before
the flooding occurred. Instruments on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites
captured
these contrasting images.
According
to the National Weather Service, on July 1 minor flooding was occurring
along
the Red River, and moderate to major flooding swamped its tributaries,
Deep Red
Creek and East Cache Creek, the two rivers flowing into the Red River in the top image.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes and at least 11
deaths
have been attributed to the storms and subsequent flooding, according
to news
reports.
Texas
has
received some of the worst effects of the storm system, according to
the
National Weather Service. More than 11 inches of rain were measured in
the Dallas-Fort Worth
area in June, only about a half-inch shy of the record, set in 1928.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reports that flood damage has
forced
them to close several highways across the state as well as halt train
service
between Oklahoma City
and Fort
Worth, Texas.
For
a high-resolution image, visit:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14350
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Contact:
Sarah
L. DeWitt
Goddard Space
Flight Center
Sarah.L.DeWitt@nasa.gov
This
text is derived from:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2007/oktx_flood.html
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