Texas State Operations Center, which is run by the Texas Department of Public Safety's Emergency Management Division, updates law enforcement and rescuer teams across the state throughout the day.
College Station-based Texas Task Force 1 and 2 rescued 36 people from the deadly flooding Monday and Tuesday in Houston.
The urban search and rescue teams evacuated 119 people by late yesterday afternoon and assisted with another agency’s rescue, according to Brian Blake, communications director for the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.
Eleven water teams, along with nine swimmers who are helicopter search and rescue technicians, were deployed to the region that was hit with at least 16 inches of rain in less than 24 hours.
Another 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected for the area over the next few days.
According to the Austin-based Texas State Operations Center, seven people have been killed in the flooding – four in Houston, two elsewhere in Harris County and one in Waller County, just south of Grimes County.
Houston’s Emergency Management Office reported Wednesday morning that 1,000 homes were flooded by Tuesday evening and an estimated 1,600 high-water rescues were made in the storm that’s so far believed to have caused at least $5 billion in property damage to Harris County alone.
The National Weather Service reports that new storms will develop this afternoon, especially in the coastal areas. Flood warnings remain in effect for nine counties in the Houston region, including Grimes and Washington counties.
Reagan Moreau of Fayetteville graduates this week from both Blinn and Fayetteville High School at just 16 before heading to Texas A&M this fall.
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Texas State Operations Center, which is run by the Texas Department of Public Safety's Emergency Management Division, updates law enforcement and rescuer teams across the state throughout the day.
