23 Photographs Showing Texas Getting Battered by Severe Floods
23 Photographs Showing Texas Getting Battered by Severe Floods
Heavy flash flooding caused by a severe storm has led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the lone star state of Texas. Torrential rains at a rate of 3 inches per hour have pounded the region while up to 4 feet of gushing flood water has submerged numerous locations. The region has been at the receiving end of some violent weather this spring. 6 deaths have been reported so far while 4 people are said to be missing. We have compiled for you some of the most recent photographs that show Texas getting battered by severe floods.
1 – Floods Everywhere
Homes along Hawea street in Bastrop, Texas are surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rains pounded the area. Image: Mary Huber/AP
2 – People Stranded
Flood waters from the Brazos River surround a home in Weatherford, Texas. Image: Brandon Wade/AP
3 – Evacuations
A lady along with her pet dog are evacuated on a tractor. Image: Twitter/KHOU 11 News Houston
4 – Properties Submerged
This aerial view shows the houses and vehicles submerged in water. Image: Twitter/KHOU 11 News Houston
5 – Water All Around
Properties along the Brazos River are seen surrounded by large bodies of water. Image: Twitter/KHOU 11 News Houston
6 – Flooding in Spring
The last thing Spring needed was more rain. Flooding near I-45 & Spring Stuebner. Image: Twitter/Grace White
7 – Devastating Flooding
The town of Simonton is seen soaked in water after torrential rains battered the region. Image: Twitter/KHOU 11 News Houston
8 – No Escape from the Deluge
Catastrophic flooding soaks town of Simonton. Image: Twitter/KHOU 11 News Houston
9 – Violent Storm
Dark clouds can be seen hovering over the town of Simonton. Image: Twitter/KHOU 11 News Houston
10 – Highways Inundated
Images of Brazos River flooding onto Highway 90 EB near Pecan Grove. Image: Twitter/The Bishop
11 – Water on the Roadways
Photo of IH 10 over the Brazos River. Image: Twitter/TxDOT- HOU District
12 – Swollen Brazos
A view at US 59 crossing of Brazos River. Image: Twitter/Jeff Lindner
13 – View from the Above
Another view of the flooding northwest of Houston seen from the air. Image: Twitter/Terry W. Virts
14 – High Waters
An aerial views of the Brazos River, just northwest of Houston. Twitter/Terry W. Virts
15 – Water All Around
A woman who lives near the Brazos River, leaves her flooded home in Richmond, Texas. Image: Irene Martinezv
16 – Vehicles Stranded
The three men in the foreground had to abandon their truck after getting caught in rising flood waters in Magnolia, Texas. Image: Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP
17 – When Flooded Turn Around Don’t Drown
Nathaniel Tatom pushes a stalled car driven by Elma Hernandez out of flooded water on South Glenbrook Drive in Garland. Image: Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News
18 – Evacuations Galore
Conroe firefighters evacuate Jim Treadway via boat after Treadway was stranded when Pecan Bend Road was washed out near the San Jacinto River in Conroe, Texas. Image: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP
19 – Time to Move
A woman carries her belongings from her home in the flooded Edgewood Trailer Park in Richmond, Texas. Image: Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP
20 – Kayaking Time
Anthony Perry kayaks down Escambia Way Drive outside his house in the flooded Rio Vista neighborhood in Richmond, Texas. Image: Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP
21 – Roads Damaged
A construction inspector with Texas Department of Transportation looks over the damage to the FM 2104 bridge over Pin Oak Creek near Smithville, Texas, after a night of heavy rainfall. Image: Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
22 – Plenty of Water
A car and home sit in flood water from Spring Creek along North Ravenswood Drive in Magnolia, Texas. Image: Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP
23 – Rain Rain Go Away
Two men stand on the Dry Creek bridge as they look on at a stranded vehicle from the rising flood water in Austin, Texas. Image: Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP