The Red River Flood of 1997 occurred in April and May 1997 along the Red River of the North in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba (Canada). It was the most severe flooding of the river since 1826. In October 1998, San Marcos, Texas, experienced flooding that had rain totals of 15 to 30 inches in a short period of time.[66] In June 2001, floods from Tropical Storm Allison killed over 30 people in the Houston, Texas, area.