April 2016 North American storm complex
The April 2016 North American storm complex was a major storm system that resulted from an upper-level low in the United States stalling and producing record-breaking rain in and around Houston, Texas, resulting in severe flooding, as well as a major snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains. There were more than 17 inches of rain in one day in parts of the city, and up to 4 inches of rain per hour that morning at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. It is described as the wettest April in the city on record.
The large upper-level low and accompanying cold front draped across the Central United States on April 18 | |
| Type | Cold-core low Winter storm Blizzard Flood |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 15, 2016 |
| Dissipated | April 23, 2016 |
| Lowest pressure | 1006 mb (29.71 inHg) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | Snow – 51.3 in (130 cm) near Pinecliffe, Colorado Rainfall – Near 20 in (51 cm) around the Houston, Texas areas |
| Fatalities | 8 confirmed |
| Damage | $2.7 billion |
| Power outages | 147,000 |
| Areas affected | Texas (especially the city of Houston), Western United States (Rocky Mountains) |
Part of the 2015–16 North American winter and United States floods of 2016 | |
As the most widespread flood event there since Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, it caused a state of emergency to be declared in nine counties.
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