Tornadoes were also reported near Mont Belvieu and Anahuac in Chambers County.
The storm, which made landfall Tuesday, left two people dead from drowning in Texas and hundreds of cars abandoned on freeways in the Houston area, according to USA Today. Cotto said 6-12 inches of rain has fallen in the area, with isolated amounts of up to 18 inches. See our, Read a limited number of articles each month, You consent to the use of cookies and tracking by us and third parties to provide you with personalized ads, Unlimited access to washingtonpost.com on any device, Unlimited access to all Washington Post apps, No on-site advertising or third-party ad tracking.
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“We currently have both storm surge and rainfall going on right now,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Amaryllis Cotto in Galveston, Texas. Thursday afternoon, a possible tornado destroyed a mobile home in Hackberry, Louisiana, the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office reported. Tunnel Full Size. Culpepper said her home should be fine as it’s on stilts 13 feet (4 meters) off the ground and was built to withstand strong storms. He especially urged people not to leave work early.
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At least 120 people took refuge in storm shelters. Water rose to dangerous levels in several places overnight Wednesday and into Thursday.
Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt told the Houston Chronicle he was in a truck that had rescued about 40 people in Vidor.
"What I'm sitting in right now makes Harvey look like a little thunderstorm," Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne told KTRK. Judge Branick also ordered Gilbert Lake Estates to evacuate saying the Green Pond Gulley Levee was deteriorating and could break at any moment.
Patients were evacuated from Riceland Medical Center after 4 to 6 inches of rain entered the hospital in Winnie, about 60 miles east of Houston. Culpepper said she didn’t want to be trapped in her home, three blocks from the beach, with wind, rain and possibly no electricity. Dangerous flash flooding is expected through Wednesday, Cotto said. Hunter Morrison was electrocuted by a downed power line in nearby floodwaters while he and his father were trying to save one of their horses on their property in Beaumont, Jefferson County Emergency Management confirmed to The Weather Channel. Eugenie Bouchard fuels Mason Rudolph dating buzz at Steelers game, David Alan Grier ‘got on the first thing smoking’ to leave NYC, Jennifer Garner shuts down pregnancy speculation after Halloween photo. By Friday, the downpour had slowed to a drizzle and floodwaters had begun receding, said the city’s mayor, Sylvester Turner. “Right now, as a Texas sheriff, the only thing that I really want is for people to pray that it will quit raining,” Hawthorne also said, according to the Associated Press. By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. Hawthorne told KTRK about 20 percent of the 2,500 homes in Winnie had water in them. We rely on readers like you to uphold a free press. Please enable JavaScript for a better experience. He said there were four or five other trucks doing the same. © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, posted Friday by ABC21 reporter Louie Tran, Kamala Harris talks 'election interference' during 'The View' appearance, Here's what Jared Kushner discussed with Ice Cube about black empowerment, Joe Biden 'misspoke' on free college costs, campaign tells '60 Minutes', Trump questions Kamala Harris' laughter on '60 Minutes', De Blasio slams long early voting lines, supports future BOE reform, Le Creuset kettles and cookware up to 30 percent off for extended Amazon sale, Apple Watch wireless charger keychain is on sale for over 50% off, Where to buy the best yoga pants — a k a Gen Z's 'flared leggings' — in 2020, Mask and you shall receive: Where to pick up the best face coverings, Lululemon offers up to 75 percent off apparel, accessories and more, Poveglia Island has a haunting history of death and disease, Keanu Reeves spotted kissing girlfriend after debuting new buzz cut. Parts of the Alabama coast and Florida Panhandle were still reeling from Hurricane Sally, which roared ashore Wednesday, causing at least two deaths. And a man in his 40s or 50s also drowned while driving a van through 8-foot-deep floodwaters near the Houston airport on Thursday afternoon, according to the outlet.
The Jefferson Sheriff's Office said people were being rescued from their flooded homes and stranded vehicles. Yamile Arango, a Colombian journalist living in Texas, shared images showing extensive flooding at Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park.
Anyone within a half mile from the spill site who uses a private drinking water supply well or private water should only use water that has been distilled or boiled.
"It's dire out here. He said officials were making a plan to reunited the children with their families.
Beta will move inland over southeastern Texas through Wednesday and then over Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday night through Friday, and the biggest unknown from Beta was how much rainfall it could produce. Water is real swift on the streets. Troy Teller, left, Cpl. We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests. ‘The Undoing’ on HBO: Who Plays Elena, the Mysterious Woman in Episode 1? The storm also flooded parts of southwestern Louisiana.