Question

How bad is Texas flood and how long will it take for it to become normal

Answer 1

The flooding is very serious by American standards, but nothing like what the Indian sub-continent often has to endure. 

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/floods-kill-1000-india-nepal-bangladesh-170823053922993.html

I think recovery in Texas will require many weeks or months.

Comments

I haven't experienced a flood in my lifetime. It happens in other places. The temperature always remains hot.

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@ Dan,

Neither have I. We are fortunate.

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@ Tink, Texas needed the bath badly! 

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@ Hitman,  well maybe Texas did, but not those poor folks that had their homes flooded by 6 feet or more of water.

Answer 2

Hurricane Harvey caused considerable damage and also fatalities:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/aug/28/ex-hurricane-harvey-houston-flooded-as-catastrophe-unfolds-in-texas-latest-updates

and the list of heavy natural disasters is a long one.

About storms and floods:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadliest_floods

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll