Harvey Causing Historic Flooding in South Texas
“This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced.”
That was the tweet heard round the world from the National Weather Service at 10:44 CDT Sunday morning, describing the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Houston an other areas of south Texas.
Full list of road closings from Texas DOT: http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/roadclosures/#highwater
As of Sunday, hundreds of roads were closed and thousands had been rescued from unprecedented flooding, as what was now a tropical storm stalled over the Lone Star state, dumping band after band of torrential rain. Some spots are expected to get more than 50 inches – that’s more than 4 feet of water.
Sunday morning, as local TV station KHOU 11 News was flooding and had to evacuate, KHOU reporter Brandi Smith and photographer Mario Sandoval remained out in the field, transmitting live feeds from the north side of Houston. There they flagged down a rescue for a truck driver trapped in the rising waters. Smith remained broadcasting as they waited for the sheriff’s rescue boat to reach the truck and pull the driver from the window to safety.
Five reported killed by Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston area, US National Weather Service says https://t.co/jTNzijU3ZQ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 27, 2017
Trucking sends relief
H-E-B, a Texas-based grocery chain, announced it will donate $100,000 toward Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and already dispatched a 15-vehicle convoy that includes two mobile kitchens, water and fuel tankers, portable generators, emergency grocery supplies and equipment.
Convoy of @HEB disaster relief trucks staged near Goliad, TX today. #Harvey @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/rOfCnUF0JX
— Brian Curtis (@BrianCurtisNBC5) August 28, 2017
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has suspended certain commercial regulations in Texas and Louisiana, including hours of service, for drivers providing “direct assistance” for …Read the rest of this story
