At least one death has been attributed to the storm. Liberty county north of Houston received 19 inches of rain in a five hour period Saturday. Other rainfall totals from the storm include 9.14 inches in Kingwood and 7.61 inches at Houston's Bush Intercontinental airport. Longwang ignited extremely heavy rains. At the peak of the storm more than 110,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes.
Philippine authorities report that the death toll from the floods has now reached ten persons.
May 19-Rains Leave Trail Of Destruction on Timor Islands Heavy rains across East Timor caused severe flooding which swept at least 50 refugees to their deaths. Most of the victims resided in camps located just west of the fortified border between East Timor and Indonesia. U.N. officials said Thursday that search and rescue teams are looking for additional victims. Aid supplies are arriving through the capital city of Dili. Across the suburbs of Denver up to 6 inches of hail accumulated snarling traffic and causing isolated power outages.