Tropical Storm Allison, costly Houston rainmaker that caused $5B in damage, formed 25 years ago

It’s been 25 years since Tropical Storm Allison roared into Houston, showing us that storms don’t have to have hurricane strength to cause massive amounts of damage.

Tropical Storm Allison caught the city by surprise, dropping more than three feet of rain in some areas and causing deadly flooding and billions of dollars in damage.

In Texas, 23 people died as a result of the storm, which formed on June 4, 2001, and then first made landfall the day after…

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