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How many times have you heard the television or radio alert, "We are now under a flash flood watch"? While the destructive force of flash flooding is a regular occurrence in the state and has caused a tremendous amount of damage and heartache over the years, no one until now has recorded in a single book the history of flash floods in Texas. After combing libraries and archives, grilling county historians, trekking to flood sites, and collecting scores of graphic photographs, Jonathan Burnett chose twenty-eight floods from around the state to create this narrative of a century of disastrous events. Beginning with the famous Austin dam break of 1900 and ending with the historic 2002 flooding in the Hill Country, Burnett chronicles the causes and courses of these catastrophic floods as well as their costs in material damage and human lives. Dramatic photographs of each event enhance the harrowing accounts of danger spawned by nature on a rampage. Together, the stories and the pictures give readers a vivid and lasting image of the power and unpredictability of flash floods in Texas.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)

Great history of floods by dellhome123 (Texas)

5 Stars
July 09, 2009
Great history of floods in Texas. Stories are not 100% fluid sometimes, but the overall story and power of flooding is easily conveyed and easily makes up for it. Would be a great lesson to many communities that need a refresher in the power of Texas flooding. It's been a few years, and people forget.

Review of Flash Floods in TX by Elizabeth M. Clark (Texas, USA)

4 Stars
July 08, 2009
As I am very intereested in TX lore, I was very glad to find & obtain this book. Will enjoy reading it. Book came in great condition, shrink-wrapped, 7 quick response. Thanks!

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