May 28, 2015

Texas is flooding

Kalani Gordon 0 Comment Nation, Weather flooding, Texas, weather

In the U.S., a line of storms that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes dumped record rainfall on parts of the Plains and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and causing major flooding that in Texas destroyed or damaged more than 1,000 homes and forced at least 2,000 residents to leave their homes. – Tribune wire reports

: The Rocha family, Chris, Marissa, 3, Christian, 9, and Letty, from left, retreat to their vehicle at Padre Balli Park in Corpus Christi, Texas as a rain band pushes in from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Forecasters say Dolly was expected to dump 15 to 20 inches of rain and bring coastal storm surge flooding of 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide levels. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times,Todd Yates)

: The Brazos River is rising as authorities call for an evacuation of Horseshoe Bend, Texas, on Wednesday, May 27 2015. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)

: Gabrielle Gelman, wife of Rabbi Barry Gelman, stands in their home that suffered extensive flood damage in the recent storms, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Houston, Texas. Rabbi Gelman’s home is across the street from the United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston, which also had major flood damage. More rain fell on the hard-hit Houston area, threatening to complicate the cleanup a day after a downpour of nearly a foot triggered some of the worst flooding Houston has ever seen. (Gary Coronado/Houston Chronicle via AP)

: A photo recovered through debris is held by Kayla Massie as she helps search for people who are missing after heavy flooding Wednesday, May 27, 2015, around Umphery Ranch located between Wimberley and San Marcos, Texas. The search went on for about a dozen people, including a group that disappeared after a vacation home was swept down a river and slammed into a bridge. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

: A man walks past a cabin that was torn from its foundation in a flood on the Blanco River days earlier Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Wimberley, Texas. Recovery teams were searching for as many as 12 members of two families who are missing after the rain-swollen river in Central Texas carried a vacation home off its foundation, slamming it into a bridge downstream. The hunt for the missing picked up after a holiday weekend of terrible storms that dumped record rainfall on the Plains and Midwest, caused major flooding and spawned tornadoes and killed at least eight people in Oklahoma and Texas. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

: Members of the search and rescue team Alaena Tate, Robert Perkins and Matthew Marty Lopez view the Blanco River as they prepare to search for people who are missing after heavy flooding Wednesday, May 27, 2015, around Umphery Ranch located between Wimberley and San Marcos, Texas. The search went on for about a dozen people, including a group that disappeared after a vacation home was swept down a river and slammed into a bridge. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

: A turtle suns itself in front of submerged pedestrian bridge at Buffalo Bayou park after massive flooding May 27, 2015 in Houston, Texas. At least 19 people have been killed across Texas and Oklahoma after severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, struck over the past several days, with more rain expected. (Photo by Eric Kayne/Getty Images)

: Flood waters flow over U.S. 281 just north of downtown San Antonio, Wednesday, July 3, 2002. Gov. Rick Perry issued a state disaster declaration Wednesday for 29 South and Central Texas counties after flooding rains killed at least three people and submerged hundreds of homes. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

: Ducks walk in the water at Buffalo Bayou park after massive flooding May 27, 2015 in Houston, Texas. At least 19 people have been killed across Texas and Oklahoma after severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, struck over the past several days, with more rain expected. (Photo by Eric Kayne/Getty Images)

: The Rocha family, Chris, Marissa, 3, Christian, 9, and Letty, from left, retreat to their vehicle at Padre Balli Park in Corpus Christi, Texas as a rain band pushes in from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Forecasters say Dolly was expected to dump 15 to 20 inches of rain and bring coastal storm surge flooding of 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide levels. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times,Todd Yates)

: Diego Singleton’s vehicle sits on Allen Parkway, the last remaining vehicle to be towed from underneath the Montrose Blvd. overpass following massive flooding May 27, 2015 in Houston, Texas. At least 19 people have been killed across Texas and Oklahoma after severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, struck over the past several days, with more rain expected. (Photo by Eric Kayne/Getty Images)

: Kyle and Mark Ziegler look down at the rushing waters of Williamson Creek from the South 1st Street bridge on Monday, May 25, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (Deborah Cannon/Austin-American Statesman/TNS)

: Storm destruction along the Blanco River May 26, 2015 in San Marcos, Texas. Central Texas has been inundated with tornadoes and flash flooding the past several days. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

: DPS Trooper Marcus Gonzales walks on the Hwy 12 bridge over the Blanco River in Wimberley, Texas, which was blocked by large trees after the flood on Sunday, May 24, 2015. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)

: Workers tend to equipment used to pump water from Padera Lake as water pours over a temporary dam on May 27, 2015 in Midlothian, Texas. Officials feared that the temporary dam on Padera Lake would fail due to recent heavy rains in the area. Areas throughout Texas have expierenced flash flooding and numerous deaths due to weeks of heavy rainfall. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

: Horse trainers walk the horses to the gates before the eighth race at Lone Star Park Monday, May 25, 2015, on a rainy day in Grand Prairie, Texas. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

: Workers tend to equipment used to pump water from Padera Lake on May 27, 2015 in Midlothian, Texas. Officials feared that the temporary dam on Padera Lake would fail due to recent heavy rains in the area. Areas throughout Texas have expierenced flash flooding and numerous deaths due to weeks of heavy rainfall. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

: After a day full of rain and gray skies, people take in a view of high waters in the swollen Trinity River as they are backlit by sunset, at the Trinity River Overlook Monday, May 25, 2015 in Dallas. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

: Debris is collected in front of Rio Bonito Resort May 26, 2015 in Wimberley, Texas. Central Texas has been hit with severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes over the past several days. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

: A shopping center located at Texas 80 near I-35 has high water in the parking lots from the Blanco River flooding in San Marcos,Texas, on Sunday, May 24, 2015. (Rodolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: Debris is strewn along Ranch Road 12 near the Blanco River May 26, 2015 in Wimberley, Texas. Central Texas has been hit with severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes over the past several days. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

: A large tree rests on the Hwy 12 bridge over the Blanco River in Wimberley, Texas, Sunday May 24, 2015. Flooding in Texas and Oklahoma has led to numerous evacuations. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: Debris is strewn along Ranch Road 12 near the Blanco River May 26, 2015 in Wimberley, Texas. Central Texas has been hit with severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes over the past several days. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

: Flood waters spread across Zilker park near downtown Austin, Texas, Monday, May 25, 2015. Heavy rains and severe weather continued in the area causing widespread flooding. (James Gregg/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: Debris is strewn along Ranch Road 12 near the Blanco River May 26, 2015 in Wimberley, Texas. Central Texas has been hit with severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes over the past several days. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

: This aerial photo shows a home along the Blanco River that was taken off its foundation after rain caused flash flooding in Wimberley, Texas, Sunday, May 24, 2015. Record rainfall was wreaking havoc across a swath of the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, causing flash floods in normally dry riverbeds, spawning tornadoes and forcing at least 2,000 people to flee. (Rodolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: Debris is strewn along Ranch Road 12 near the Blanco River May 26, 2015 in Wimberley, Texas. Central Texas has been hit with severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes over the past several days. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

: Kino Rodriguez, 8, left, and Israel Rodriguez, 7, sit outside their families flood-damaged home and discuss their experiences with the flooding from the night before on Sunday May 24, 2015, in San Marcos, Texas. Record rainfall was wreaking havoc across a swath of the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, causing flash floods in normally dry riverbeds, spawning tornadoes and forcing at least 2,000 people to flee. (Erika Rich/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: Debris is strewn up and down the Blanco River near Rio Bonito Resort May 26, 2015 in Wimberley, Texas. Central Texas has been hit with severe weather, including catastrophic flooding and tornadoes over the past several days. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

: Flood waters spread across Zilker park near downtown Austin, Texas, Monday, May 25, 2015. Heavy rains and severe weather continued in the area causing widespread flooding. (James Gregg/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: A motorist is rescued from a car trapped at a low spot near an intersection Monday, May 25, 2015 in Waco, Texas. Widespread flooding and trapped vehicles were reported throughout the area. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune Herald via AP)

: Sapphire Love uses a refrigerator as storage for recovered items as neighbors and friends help clean up after Thursday night’s tornado passed the area on Friday, May 8, 2015 in New Fairview, Texas. Strong storms spawned several tornadoes and dumped heavy rain on North Texas overnight, flooding roads and damaging train tracks in an area where a freight train derailed before dawn on Friday, officials said. (David Kent/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP)

: Flooding has stopped work on the new Oso Creek Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Flash flooding in the region closed roads and forced some East Texas residents from their homes. (George Tuley/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

: The home of Linda Diaz is surrounded by water at Cindy Park Subdivision, Friday, May 15, 2015, in Banquette, Texas. Diaz and her family have been staying at a Red Cross Shelter in Banquette Junior High School. Rain that lashed a broad swath of Texas on Wednesday brought flooding to many regions, high-water rescues and new rainfall totals on pace to exceed prior years. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

: With downtown Dallas in view, water from the Trinity River floods the area below the Sylvan Avenue bridge Monday, May 25, 2015, in Dallas. Several people were reported missing in flash flooding from a line of storms that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

: A fast moving line of thunderstorms is seen from a neighborhood in Shreveport, La., Monday, May 25, 2015. Local news stations were reporting that a confirmed tornado moving at 50 miles per hour was approaching the area from Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

: A home on the Blanco River was taken off its foundation after heavy overnight rain caused flash flooding in Wimberley, Texas, Sunday, May 24, 2015. Record rainfall was wreaking havoc across a swath of the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, causing flash floods in normally dry riverbeds, spawning tornadoes and forcing at least 2,000 people to flee. (Rodolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: Palo Pinto County Game Wardens David Pelizarri, left, and Matt Waggoner test their air boat on the Wichita River in Wichita Falls, Texas Friday, May 22, 2015, near River Road. The Texas Parks and Wildlife has two jet boats, two prop boats and the air boat on stand-by if needed for water rescue duty during the area flooding. (AP Photo/Wichita Falls Times Record News, Torin Halsey)

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