Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused flooding. Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo, the top executive of the county government, issued a disaster declaration Thursday. Mandatory evacuations were ordered along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River, and residents were urged to leave before nightfall.
A flood warning was in place for parts of northern Houston, including the Kingwood area, until 7 a.m. Friday, it said. Video from NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston showed cars abandoned after going off flooded roads, and others stuck in the high water. No deaths have been reported in the area. Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the release of water from Lake Conroe, north of the city, was at levels seen during Hurricane Harvey, a days-long storm that caused catastrophic flooding in 2017.
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