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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 county government’s top executive, declared a disaster Thursday. Mandatory evacuations were ordered along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River, and residents were urged to leave before nightfall. “What we’re going to see tonight and into the weekend will not be Hurricane Harvey,...
Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were stranded on rooftops.
HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were standed on rooftops. A 5-year-old boy died after riding in a car that was swept away in fast waters, authorities said. Although forecasters expected storms to []
By JAMIE STENGLE and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were standed on rooftops. A 5-year-old boy died after riding in a car that was swept away in fast
Floodwaters have closed some Texas schools after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and left hundreds of people in need of rescue
HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were standed on rooftops.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued near Houston on Thursday for some residents following heavy rains in Texas that stranded motorists, flooded streets and closed schools as officials warned that conditions in some hard-hit areas could worsen. “This is a life-threatening situation,” said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in the nation’s third-largest […]
MIAMI, Okla. — The City of Miami is trying to stay afloat after Thursday’s storms. A portion of the Neosho River that runs through the south side of Miami has completely flooded Riverview Park and a portion of Highway 125. The park, as well as the Technical Sergeant Jason Norton Memorial Bridge has been closed []
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Periods of heavy rain could impact parts of the state this weekend, with numerous showers expected through the end of next week. What You Need To Know: Hit-or-miss heavy rain will impact the Hawaiian Islands this weekend This current disturbance is called an "upper-level low" and could trigger heavy rain even for []
The metric is used to determine how close a body of water is to overflowing onto its banks.