Two days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in southern Texas, the city of Houston faced life-threatening, catastrophic flooding that authorities warned could become “historic.”
The National Weather Service reported on Sunday morning that while winds were decreasing and Harvey had been downgraded to a tropical storm, heavy rainfall created life-threatening hazard across much of the state’s southeast region.
Authorities in Houston, the country’s fourth largest city, declared a flood warning overnight Saturday when “a deluge” unfolded as an extremely intense band of rain pivoted through the area.
Thousands of homes in the metropolitan area were threatened by the rising water.
Emergency management officials asked residents to avoid roads and told those escaping the rising waters to not stay in their attics but get on the roof.
Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport canceled all inbound and outbound flights.
The city’s emergency services tweeted around 6.30 a.m. they were at capacity and asked residents to only call if they faced imminent danger.
Source: Houston Faces Catastrophic Flooding As Tropical Storm Harvey Lingers With Pouring Rain
No comments:
Post a Comment