Post by Logan on Jun 5, 2016 23:12:28 GMT -6
Texas began drying out Sunday from drenching storms that caused deadly floodwaters during an Army training exercise at Fort Hood, set rainfall records in Austin and left one soggy coastal county expanding evacuation orders despite showers slowing to a sprinkle.
Forecasts showed Texas is finally getting a break in the weather, but emergency officials near Houston still couldn’t catch their breath Sunday as they ordered more Brazoria County residents to leave their homes near the swollen Brazos River.
At least 2,000 homes have been affected by evacuation orders around Rosharon, about 30 miles southeast of Houston, county spokeswoman Sharon Trower said. The river appeared to have finally crested at more than 52 feet but was expected to remain at high flood stages for several more days.
“Sprinkles are not as bad as downpours, but it does affect our areas because water has nowhere to go but up and out,” Trower said. “It’s continuing to spread across the flood plain.”
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/weather/rain-lets-up-in-texas-but-some-evacuation-orders-c/nrZ8W/
Forecasts showed Texas is finally getting a break in the weather, but emergency officials near Houston still couldn’t catch their breath Sunday as they ordered more Brazoria County residents to leave their homes near the swollen Brazos River.
At least 2,000 homes have been affected by evacuation orders around Rosharon, about 30 miles southeast of Houston, county spokeswoman Sharon Trower said. The river appeared to have finally crested at more than 52 feet but was expected to remain at high flood stages for several more days.
“Sprinkles are not as bad as downpours, but it does affect our areas because water has nowhere to go but up and out,” Trower said. “It’s continuing to spread across the flood plain.”
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/weather/rain-lets-up-in-texas-but-some-evacuation-orders-c/nrZ8W/