MUCH AS THEY CAN. AND IN JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, AREAS OF TEXAS SAW TWO 1000 YEAR FLOOD EVENTS AND TWO 500 YEAR FLOOD EVENTS. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS EXPLAINS WHAT THOSE TERMS ...
Recent heavy rainfall in Milwaukee was classified as a 1,000-year event, meaning it has a 1 in 1,000 chance of happening in any given year. The amount of rainfall to be considered a 1,000-year event ...