The rest of the neighborhood that about 25 miles south of Houston had homes with roof damage and tree limbs scatted about lawns and driveways.
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Houston received about 12 inches of rain since Friday, which caused widespread flooding. Authorities believe two deaths are related to the weather. Walter said the coroner will make the final confirmation of the cause of death.
Near San Antonio, U.S. Army officials said the body of an individual, who was washed downstream when a vehicle was picked up by fast moving flood waters, was found on Friday afternoon on Camp Bullis. Her grandfather also was caught up in the flash flooding but was found alive. Three people died when they were swept away by flood waters; a woman is still missing after waters reached her home in the Austin area.
More than 70 people spent Friday night at shelters because of the flooding in Central Texas. At least one person is missing.
Travis County emergency services spokeswoman Lisa Block told the Associated Press that a man and woman were swept away by flood waters. The names of both victims have not been released. Officials had suspended all service on the almost 23-mile light rail line due to heavy rain and flooding. “I think we forget that we are in flash flood alley”. Flooding was predicted for the Beaumont area.
“Based on what we’ve seen so far this storm has caused severe damage in the area”, Reyes said.
Video from CNN affiliate KABB-TV in San Antonio showed a San Marcos elementary school surrounded by water.
Hundreds of low-water crossings were closed Saturday in Hays County, south of Austin.
Evacuations were ongoing in the Wimberley area Friday morning, as a bridge over Cypress Creek may be threatened by rising floodwaters.
In the Houston suburb of Friendswood, one home had a collapsed roof from a tornado that hit about 5:30 a.m. Saturday.
Two people in a mobile home suffered minor injuries, as well as three others in a house in a community nearby.
A number of tornadoes were also reported. He did not immediately have additional information. With more rain on the weekend, the state could end up soon being drought free for the first time since July. Abandoned cars, many submerged in water, littered back roads that tired drivers risked after heavy downpours flooded Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Austin, closing one of the busiest stretch of roadways in the U.S. Meanwhile, Francisco Sanchez of the Harris County Office of Emergency Management confirmed that a few people had to be rescused.
About 32,000 customers were without power, CenterPoint Energy said.
Austin Bergstrom worldwide Airport suspended all flights after a half-foot of water flooded the air-traffic control tower; 40 flights were canceled there on Saturday.
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The Houston area was still drying out from rains that soaked Texas last week as the remnants of Hurricane Patricia passed through.
