https://sputnikglobe.com/20240505/hundreds-of-people-rescued-amid-floods-in-texas-1118261343.html
Hundreds of People Rescued Amid Floods in Texas
Hundreds of People Rescued Amid Floods in Texas
Sputnik International
A flood watch for the area is now in effect through Sunday afternoon with forecasters predicting more rain on Saturday night that will bring another 1-3 inches (2.5-7.6cm) and trigger major flooding.
2024-05-05T05:45+0000
2024-05-05T05:45+0000
2024-05-05T05:45+0000
americas
weather
national weather service
extreme weather
extreme weather conditions
texas
houston
greg abbott
us
louisiana
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/05/05/1118263847_0:222:3072:1950_1920x0_80_0_0_7da0fa9fd35a6c1796a8940f90ff1485.jpg
The Houston, Texas area was slammed with heavy rain over the weekend leading to hundreds of rescues on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, rainfall totals from flooding in Texas and Louisiana this week rose to almost two feet in five days. The area also remains under the threat of worsening flood conditions that are so disastrous, they have been compared to Hurricane Harvey in reports.A flood watch for the area is now in effect through Sunday afternoon with forecasters predicting more rain on Saturday night that will bring another 1-3 inches (2.5-7.6cm) and trigger major flooding.While these storms are the latest to prompt evacuations and rescues, Texas and some parts of Louisiana have been experiencing a series of intense weather events since early April, including tornadoes and softball-sized hail as well as months of rain that has triggered flooding comparable to the Category 4 Hurricane Harvey of 2017. Which dropped 30 to 40 inches of rain across the Houston area in just 48 hours.That strange weather is predicted to continue, according to the Storm Prediction Center which issued a tornado watch for southwestern Texas. The center also predicted hail as large as grapefruit and damaging winds up to 70 miles per hour on Saturday afternoon and evening. Friday's storms led to at least 400 people having to be rescued from rooftops, roads, and homes. But despite the downpour damaging homes and triggering evacuations, no deaths nor serious injuries have been reported, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. The judge added that the predicted surge of water would be “catastrophic” and said several hundred buildings were at risk of flooding.Texas Governor Greg Abbott expanded disaster declarations in response to the flooding, which has made declarations active for over a third of Texas counties.
americas
texas
houston
louisiana
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2024
Mary Manley
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e6/01/0b/1092187887_0:0:2048:2049_100x100_80_0_0_0c2cc4c84f89aff034cc55bb01fb6697.jpg
Mary Manley
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e6/01/0b/1092187887_0:0:2048:2049_100x100_80_0_0_0c2cc4c84f89aff034cc55bb01fb6697.jpg
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Mary Manley
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e6/01/0b/1092187887_0:0:2048:2049_100x100_80_0_0_0c2cc4c84f89aff034cc55bb01fb6697.jpg
flood, texas, weather, extreme weather, storm, flooding, extreme flooding, natural disaster, natural catastrophe, natural emergency, emergency situation, water level, water level rise, rising water level, coming water, incoming water, more water, excessive water, hard rain, raining cats and dogs, too much water, too much rain, stop the rain, flood watch, flood water, extreme weather conditions, flood water, floodwater, heavy rain
flood, texas, weather, extreme weather, storm, flooding, extreme flooding, natural disaster, natural catastrophe, natural emergency, emergency situation, water level, water level rise, rising water level, coming water, incoming water, more water, excessive water, hard rain, raining cats and dogs, too much water, too much rain, stop the rain, flood watch, flood water, extreme weather conditions, flood water, floodwater, heavy rain
Hundreds of People Rescued Amid Floods in Texas
As of Friday morning, the worst flooding occurred in southeastern Texas with the amount of rain flooding the area having been compared to the disastrous weather event of 2017, Hurricane Harvey.
The Houston, Texas area was slammed with heavy rain over the weekend leading to hundreds of rescues on Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service, rainfall totals from flooding in Texas and Louisiana this week rose to almost two feet in five days. The area also remains under the threat of worsening flood conditions that are so disastrous, they have been compared to Hurricane Harvey in reports. A flood watch for the area is now in effect through Sunday afternoon with forecasters predicting more rain on Saturday night that will bring another 1-3 inches (2.5-7.6cm) and trigger major flooding.
While these storms are the latest to prompt evacuations and rescues, Texas and some parts of Louisiana have been experiencing a series of intense weather events since early April, including tornadoes and softball-sized hail as well as months of rain that has triggered flooding comparable to the Category 4 Hurricane Harvey of 2017. Which dropped 30 to 40 inches of rain across the Houston area in just 48 hours. That strange weather is predicted to continue, according to the Storm Prediction Center which issued a tornado watch for southwestern Texas. The center also predicted hail as large as grapefruit and damaging winds up to 70 miles per hour on Saturday afternoon and evening.
Friday's storms led to at least 400 people having to be rescued from rooftops, roads, and homes. But despite the downpour damaging homes and triggering evacuations, no deaths nor serious injuries have been reported, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. The judge added that the predicted surge of water would be “catastrophic” and said several hundred buildings were at risk of flooding.
“It’s been really sad to see the impact of people’s livelihoods, homes, infrastructure as well as just the public infrastructure,” Hidalgo said Saturday. “We’re really asking folks to give it a minute before they go back home.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott expanded disaster declarations in response to the flooding, which has made declarations active for over a third of Texas counties.
