April 2016 North American storm complex
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 | |
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.
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.