UPDATE: Houston airport at full ground stop as 'nightmare' rainfall, flash flooding wreak havoc in Texas.
Dangerous flash flooding is wreaking havoc in Texas with the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda dumping massive amounts of rain overnight and into the morning.
In Beaumont -- between Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana -- over 250 high-water rescue requests were called into 911, the local police department said Thursday morning.This morning search and rescue activities are underway in the Beaumont area. Your Texas Game Wardens and State Park Police Officers are actively working with state and local partners. #txwx #imelda pic.twitter.com/hv3oOeSWel
More than 33 inches of rain has fallen in the town of Hamshire, Texas, southwest of Beaumont, since Tuesday -- and over 25 inches of that rainfall was overnight. Just had a close call. Literal gasp in our storm tracker. The road has washed away. This is what #Winnie is facing. #abc13 https://t.co/Cuopv5mmW9 pic.twitter.com/MsAZZHyNHsSome homes have four to five feet of water inside, Hawthorne said, and dump trucks and air boats were being used to get people to safety. The sheriff believed about 45 people still needed to be rescued as of Thursday morning."Until it quits raining, it's gonna be a nightmare," the sheriff said.
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