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Flash Flood — Harris, Texas

November 17, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$3.0M
Area
Harris

Event narrative (NOAA)

Extensive flooding in and around the Sharpstown area. One 17 year old female fatality with one 18 year old male injury when van they were driving became flooded outside of high school. Flooding extended into Houston metro with numerous flooded or completely submerged vehicles. 300 homes flooded.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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