- Low rain clouds hover over a flooded street going into downtown Houston Saturday, June 9, 2001. The remnants of tropical storm Allison have dumped over 40 inches of rain in the area over the past week. (Photo Credit: AP Photo / Michael Stravato)
- Onlookers stand on an overpass where flood waters have covered Interstate 10 in Houston, Saturday, June 9, 2001. Thousands of people were out of their homes Saturday and thousands more stranded on flooded freeways, their cars and trucks hopelessly under water, as torrential rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison swamped Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay)
- Bryan Christiansen, right, and his cousin, Read Flake, paddle a rubber raft down Memorial Drive near downtown Houston on Saturday afternoon, June 9, 2001. Thousands of people were out of their homes Saturday and thousands more stranded on flooded freeways, their cars and trucks hopelessly under water, as torrential rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison swamped Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay)
- Trucks, cars and debris float on I-45 North near downtown Houston as onlookers gather on the Main street overpass after torrential rain from Tropical Storm Allison Saturday, June 9, 2001. (AP Photo/Donna Carson) (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Donna Carson)
- Flood waters keep dozens of motorists from getting to their destinations in Houston Saturday, June 9, 2001. The remnants of tropical storm Allison have dumped over 40 inches of rain in the area over the past week. (Photo Credit: AP Photo / Michael Stravato)
As we approach the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, the nation's worst rainstorm, Houston Public Media takes a look back at some of the biggest storms that have impacted the Gulf Coast and its development, policies, and people.
On this episode of “Hurricane Season,” host Andrew Schneider examines Tropical Storm Allison.
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