Sentences with phrase «heavy rains causing»

The largest sugar maple tree in the state, located in Ontario, will come down next week after heavy rains caused a massive branch to fall.

The State DEC says it's unacceptable that heavy rain caused the water in the Niagara River to appear dark again on Wednesday — and it plans to hold the Niagara Falls Water Board accountable.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The State DEC says it's unacceptable that heavy rain caused the water in the Niagara River to appear dark again on Wednesday — and it plans to hold the Niagara Falls Water Board accountable.

But during this heyday, heavy rains caused several manure lagoons in the state to rupture; public outrage swept the country as pathogen - laden sludge leached into waterways.

In the Netherlands, heavy rains cause relatively little damage compared to countries in Central Europe, where nature has been reduced and few space for rivers is kept free.

In December and January, heavy rains caused the worst flooding in the region in 50 years, displacing more than 200,000 people.

Heavy rains caused a damn to break on the Tijuana River and Weela pulled 30 to 50 - pound loads of food across the river to a tiny island to feed the stranded animals the entire month they were there.

«In spring 2008, heavy rains caused the Mississippi River to rise to about 7 feet above flood stage, inundating hundreds of thousands of acres of cropland.

The last extremely destructive flood in this state was in 1862 when 45 days of heavy rains caused enough damage to bankrupt the state.

For example, in July 2015 heavy rains caused flash flooding, and in some parts of the city, the water was as much as 3 feet deep.

Accidents can happen anywhere, especially when heavy rains cause slick roads and limited visibility, so it is important that residents protect themselves from financial losses with a suitable Baton Rouge, LA car insurance policy.

Not exact matches

The investigation found out that the root cause of the accident was moisture in the air - data sensors: heavy, lashing rains caused moisture to enter skin - flush air - data sensors that gave wrong inputs to the flight - control computers.

Heavy monsoon rains have caused flooding in northern India that has already affected 3 million people, destroying homes, farmlands and holy sites in the process.

But when we experience heavy rains or snowmelts, the sanitary sewer system becomes overwhelmed with clean stormwater, which causes overflows into the Mohawk River.

A dam burst in Kenya on Wednesday night after heavy rain, causing «huge destruction» and killing at least 20 people,...

Strong winds, with gust of 50 to 60 mph, along with heavy rain and snow took down trees, branches and power lines causing the outages.

The overflows are often caused by moderate to heavy rain that stresses aging sewer systems.

A travel advisory is in effect for portions of southern Tompkins County after heavy rains Sunday caused flash flooding and damaged local roads in Newfield and Danby.

Downstate, where most of the pre-storm preparations took place, pretty much dodged a bullet, while upstate took a beating in the form of heavier - than - expected rain that caused rivers, streams and creeks to flood and cause what the governor deemed «devastating» amounts of damage.

But heavy rains or snowmelts can cause stormwater to overwhelm the system and result in overflows into the Mohawk River.

EPA Regional Director Judith Enck says every year heavy rains and heavy snow melt overwhelm the system causing nearly two billion gallons of raw sewage to flow directly into the Niagara River.

Communities across New York's Mohawk Valley are working today to dry out and clean up after heavy rains late yesterday caused serious flooding and temporarily closed a portion of the Thruway.

During Irene, strong winds, heavy rain and flooding caused floodwaters within the Minisceongo Creek to damage the concrete panels and retaining wall that help maintain the embankments along the creek.

«Heavy rains not only cause disease problems, but can prevent farmers from having access to the fields to plant in spring or to harvest in fall,» Wolfe said.

AUSTRALIA / / / FLOODING Following a long drought, heavy rains in December 2010 and January 2011 caused devastating floods in the state of Queensland, destroying crops and killing 35.

Heavy rains have overpowered drains, causing water to spill onto the road and wash whole sections away.

But the raised seas may combine with heavy El Niño rains to cause devastating floods, as happened to the San Francisco area in 1997 - 98.

Guy Steffy, 24, found himself rowing along Riverside Drive in Wayne, New Jersey, after heavy rains and snowmelt caused the Passaic River to overflow last March.

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The flood occurred after strong winds and heavy rain hit the city, causing the Vere river to overflow.

WHAT CAUSES THEM: Rivers swollen by heavy rains, rising sea levels or storm surges that push seawater into coastal areas.

«Severe harmful algal bloom predicted for Lake Erie in 2015: Second worst in century predicted: Heavy June rains causing heavy nutrient runoff into lake basin.&rHeavy June rains causing heavy nutrient runoff into lake basin.&rheavy nutrient runoff into lake basin.»

Previous research had found more heavy springtime rain falling in the central United States in recent decades, but scientists did not know what types of storms were causing the increase.

River Floods: Heavy continuous rain in late March, 1913, caused the river systems around Dayton, Ohio, to overtop their banks and flood the city.

Heavy rain is the root cause of a number of inland flooding events.

Separately, heavy rain associated with remnant tropical cyclones from the East Pacific impacted Texas, causing significant flooding and drought relief across the state.

NASA is monitoring Tropical Storm Harvey as it moves back into the Gulf of Mexico this morning (Aug. 28) after causing heavy rains and severe flooding across Texas and Louisiana this past weekend.

He handed off to Jordan Taylor at the one - hour mark, but 30 minutes later heavy rain pelted the circuit and caused numerous cars to slide off track in the monsoon.

My biggest complaint is an odor problem that comes and goes - some part of the vehicle must leak, because after heavy rain the passenger's side floor is soaked and this causes a horrible smell and a lot of work to clean it up.

Sensors are weather - dependent, so heavy rain or snowfall could cause the failure.

The wind causes heavy rain in coastal areas in winter.

If you rent a townhouse with a basement and heavy rains from a hurricane cause water to seep in through the basement walls or window frames, that's considered a flood and is not covered.

We know because Mr. Ford discovered cracks in our foundation, which later caused flooding during heavy rain.

Central Texas cities like San Antonio and Austin are in a region known as «Flash Flood Alley,» since random heavy rains often cause flooding here.

Floods are the number one natural disaster in the U.S. Within the last five years, all 50 states have experienced flooding from a variety of causes including hurricanes, snowmelts, heavy rains and altered geography that changed natural runoff paths.

In fact, within the last five years, all 50 states have experienced flooding from a variety of causes including, tropical storm surges, heavy rains, snowmelts and alterations in geography that change the path of runoffs.

A number of weather events that may occur in Texas can cause flooding, such as flash floods, heavy rains, tropical storms and hurricanes.

What's in a typical policy: Flood insurance covers direct physical losses by flood and losses resulting from flood - related erosion caused by heavy or prolonged rain, coastal storm surge, snow melt, blocked storm drainage systems, levee dam failure or other similar causes.

Indeed, over 40 percent of homeowners think that standard homeowners insurance covers flood damage caused by heavy rain, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).

They won't cover water damage caused by heavy rain or overflowing rivers.