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Texas rainstorm dumps biblical amount of water near Houston
15 Inches of Rain Forces Evacuations and Flooding
NOVEMBER 21, 2004 - A storm that's parked over southern Texas has dumped 15 inches of rain on the town of El Campo, southwest of Houston.
Authorities say a portion of U.S. Highway 59 is closed in Wharton County.
At one point, rain was coming down at a rate of two-and-a-half inches an hour.
Forecasters say up to 20 inches of rain could fall before the storm starts to move. Flooding has forced several people from their homes and blocked at least one highway.
In El Campo -- a town of about eleven thousand residents -- an undetermined number of people had to be evacuated from their homes with an airboat and large trucks because of rising flood waters.
An airboat and large trucks were used to evacuate residents. He says those who've been evacuated are staying at a temporary shelter set up at the town's fire department.
The El Campo police chief says it's the worst flooding he's seen in his 31 years in the community.
Heavy rains also hit the eastern part of Jackson County, which is located next to Wharton.
Unlike the residents in Southeast Texas, the Rio Grande Valley will have little rain on Sunday.
The National Weather Service says there is a chance for isolated light showers across the Valley, but the rainfall amounts will be light and short lived and amount to less than a tenth of an inch.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Latest satellite pictures: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.80stp/si.khgx.shtml
Authorities say a portion of U.S. Highway 59 is closed in Wharton County.
At one point, rain was coming down at a rate of two-and-a-half inches an hour.
Forecasters say up to 20 inches of rain could fall before the storm starts to move. Flooding has forced several people from their homes and blocked at least one highway.
In El Campo -- a town of about eleven thousand residents -- an undetermined number of people had to be evacuated from their homes with an airboat and large trucks because of rising flood waters.
An airboat and large trucks were used to evacuate residents. He says those who've been evacuated are staying at a temporary shelter set up at the town's fire department.
The El Campo police chief says it's the worst flooding he's seen in his 31 years in the community.
Heavy rains also hit the eastern part of Jackson County, which is located next to Wharton.
Unlike the residents in Southeast Texas, the Rio Grande Valley will have little rain on Sunday.
The National Weather Service says there is a chance for isolated light showers across the Valley, but the rainfall amounts will be light and short lived and amount to less than a tenth of an inch.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Latest satellite pictures: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.80stp/si.khgx.shtml
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The National Weather Service warned that weather conditions are right today for not only tornadoes but also lightning, hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter and wind gusts up to 70 mph. The tornado watch covers most of Southeast Texas, from south of San Antonio to northeast of Port Arthur.
The Weather Service is also warning those who live near rivers to watch for flooding. A flood warning remains in effect for the San Bernard, Tres Palacios, Navidad and Lavaca rivers, along with Luce Bayou, Middle Yegua, Sandy, and East and West Mustang Creeks.
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