A Chinese man uses a signboard to signal motorists driving through flooded street following a heavy rain in Beijing Saturday, July 21, 2012. (AP Photo)
Less than a week after heavy rain and thunderstorms unleashed the worst flooding in more than 60 years on the Beijing area, another round of flooding rain pummeled the near by city of Tianjin.
Tianjin is located less than 100 miles to the southeast of Beijing and is home to nearly 13 million people.
This most recent round of flooding was on Thursday as over 6 inches of rain fell on the region, much of which occurred in less than 12 hours.
Residents of the city were forced to walk through waist-deep water on some city streets as travel by automobile was brought to a halt.
This round of flooding comes on the heels of the Beijing flooding which has now been blamed for at least 77 deaths and 2 billion dollars in damages.
Although the flooding in Tianjin has not claimed any confirmed lives at this point, it has already continued an uproar by Chinese residents blaming government failures for the magnitude of the destruction.
Yet another storm system will bring the potential for flooding rainfall to the region Saturday and Sunday before more tranquil weather arrives early next week.
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A tornado touched down at Denver International Airport as a severe weather system moved through the area.
A dangerous outbreak of severe storms will strike the northern High Plains and Canadian Prairies on Wednesday.
| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | N/A | |
| Low | N/A | |
| Precip | N/A |
Connecticut (1794)
A violent tornado started west of the Hudson River,
then travelled on to Poughkeepsie, Waterbury,
North Haven, Milford, and Branford line into Long
Island Sound. Extensive damage; funnel looked
like an "aurora borealis." At New Milford, 28
buildings were destroyed or damaged. A barn door
was carried 9 miles from its original site.
Atlanta, GA (1991)
3.47" of rain in 1 hour.
New Brunswick, NJ (1835)
Great New Brunswick Tornado; 5 dead, 17-mile
path through the center of town; in all, 145
buildings were damaged. This is the worst tornado
catastrophe in New Jersey history to date.
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