Tropical Storm Beta made landfall late Monday, while Victoria did get some rain, the heaviest rains remained to our East. A wind gust of 52 MPH and 49 MPH were recorded in the Victoria area overnight. These where some of the highest gust associated with Tropical Storm Beta...
Please everyone be careful there is rushing water over the roadways. This is video taken by U of H downtown #HurricaneHarvey pic.twitter.com/LiGQvk0W7Z
— HPOU (@HPOUTX) August 27, 2017
KHOU is reporting that as the sun rises over the flooded city of Houston, helicopters and flood punt teams are beginning the task of rescuing stranded residents.
One thing that's great about Texas residents is our willingness to jump in and help our neighbors when the going gets tough. So many people have been affected by floods all over the state and, not only are people stepping up to help on the local level but, some large Texas companies are also contributing...
As some residents in the city of Victoria face evacuation, a number of shelter facilities have been made available. Some of these may still have space, and some have certain restrictions so, call for more information.
Salvation Army, 1306 Louis St...
(News release--Gonzales Inquirer, Gonzales, Texas) • The Guadalupe River at Gonzales is expected to crest at about 1 p.m. Wednesday at 43 feet — which is classified as major flooding. Conditions could remain flooded until 1 p.m. Thursday.
As residents along the Mississippi River continued to cope with flooding on Thursday, the river, already at record levels, was set to crest in Vicksburg, Miss. on Thursday morning.
The river was at 57.2 feet in Vicksburg on Wednesday morning, a level well above the previous record of 56.2 feet set on May 4, 1927, according to the National Weather Service. The river was expected to reach 57.5 feet