The Corps of Engineers is retaining the water in hopes of limiting damage downstream, but at some point may have to release water as lake levels continue to rise. But additional rain this week could mean it might take days or even weeks before the Brazos and other waterways drop to normal levels.
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Sheriff Otto Hanak told Breitbart Texas in an interview on Friday afternoon he has never seen anything like this.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared 31 counties as disaster areas in the wake of torrential rains that continue to fall across the Lone Star State. “There is probably 6 to 8 feet of water in some neighborhoods that are close to the river”.
The rising Colorado River was expected to cause minor flooding in the coming days around Bastrop and La Grange, cities located southeast of Austin, according to the National Weather Service.
Torrential rains in Texas, US which caused flooding that killed 16 people this week have spread to southern Louisiana, leaving parts of that state and MS under a flash flood watch through Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
In Simonton, near the Brazos River, resident Art Myrick said that in 18 years, he’s been ordered or asked to evacuate his home about 20 times.
“People did not evacuate because their houses were set relatively high and they thought they would be okay”, she said.
On Thursday, at least 450 structures were underwater, officials had made 500 high-water rescues and were coping with blocked highways and stranded livestock, according to Jeff Braun, emergency management coordinator.
“We’re putting out about 19,000 [cubic feet per second at Possum Kingdom] and they [Dennis] are experiencing about 42,000 [cubic feet per second]”, Pierce said. In his official declaration, Abbott cites the climactic event of May 26 that was marked with severe weather and flooding.
Up to 82 people may have been hit by one lightning blast on Saturday, including 15 reported to be seriously injured.
Four of the six people killed in flooding were recovered in Washington County, which is between Austin and Houston, County Judge John Brieden said Monday.
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Paris firefighters warned people to keep away from risky parts of the Seine, but crowds gathered on bridges yesterday to take pictures of the fast-flowing waters.
