Storm brings heavy flooding to South Texas

A powerful storm caused flooding in southeast Texas Thursday. A neighborhood in northern Houston was washed out, and up to eight inches of rain fell in Livingston, flooding homes and roads. Omar Villafranca reports.
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[@johnkeithracho3944]

If you can’t see the road under the water? Don’t go there, it’s not worth your life.

[@mr.h5788]

Thanks dad!

[@xteratogenx13]

South Texas is considered the Rio Grande Valley, not Houston. I'm not being nit picky. Your misleading headline misses the region you are reporting on by 350 miles.

[@Crazy-Horse-Tx.]

You correct as a Texan. Yankee reporting.

[@Thaddeus-ml8if]

Well Houston is still in southern Texas. 🙄

[@Thaddeus-ml8if]

Also they said southeastern Texas.

[@xteratogenx13]

@@Thaddeus-ml8if Do you know what a HEADLINE is?

[@xteratogenx13]

@@Thaddeus-ml8if negative ghostrider

[@bobmetzger51]

Same story different day… pave more parking lots, and divert the water to rivers.

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

I’m surprised no one blames Russia or China this time. Normally someone would pop up and blame them.

[@seriejohnson698]

Russia🤓

[@Ntplano]

the rain flood is from China!

[@Cardbordboxonfire]

My poor town. We’ve never had this kind of disaster. A lot of the locals don’t have the financial means to handle something like this. Especially the ones south of the dam, it’s typically a lower income community. That’s their whole life, that’s all they have is their homes….

[@williamelewis464]

The area is prone to flooding and has been a flood zone well since they built the man made lake that caused it, stop with the BS excuses

[@FirstnameLastname-vy2dg]

@@williamelewis464Have mercy and mercy will be shown unto you. With your lack of mercy I would be fearful

[@Light4theWorldTV]

Do they normally just oen the dam and let it flood into the city?

[@dfisherroyston3418]

Yep!

[@jaredweiman2987]

Yes. They have to alleviate stress on the dam to keep it from breaking (which would wipe out almost everything downstream) via controlled releases. The water released eventually makes its way downstream. Unfortunately, migration to Texas has led to developers building homes and subdivisions on wet land that was normally used to help absorb some of the water that came from upstream. Now it's all concrete so the water just sits, the drains back up, and the streets start to flood. After that, homes take on water.

[@Endersgame34]

So they essentially que tip it ​@@jaredweiman2987

[@Gofamily222]

@@jaredweiman2987thanks. So it’s not the developers fault. It’s the grade of the state fair allowing developers to utilize certain portions of the land to build. Homes makes sense now everybody suffers in that area.

[@Pj287.]

@@Gofamily222 living by not only a lake but also a river is very risky :/

[@stanleywilliams3582]

Its the same thing everytime but the people in charge aint done nothing they dont care man

[@sandiemann3860]

That’s the Houston TX metro area one big flood plain but man made!

[@bravobravoh1344]

Someone flushed a toilet in Canada and it ran down to Texas.

[@user-jd6vu7zn8u]

WOW!

[@user-jf6pz5jx8g]

This is nothing new for Texas, it has happened before and it will happen again. People need to make better life choices and that includes were they live and the dangers it presents

[@foobarmaximus3506]

I live in S Houston, we barely got any rain at all. Most of it was North and West. Stay dry, folks.

[@lucydeantiguatarot8977]

How many people have a high-water vehicle? 1?

[@sharonsakcriska4810]

Houston area is supposed to be marsh land...

[@williamelewis464]

Actually it’s supposed to be the ocean floor, all the way up to the panhandle

[@thegamingchef3304]

Oh man, Mayor Sylvester got voted out. When I moved to Houston from Ohio I was looking for a job and I wrote Mayor Sylvesters office and they actually reached out to me and had several jobs.

[@foobarmaximus3506]

This has nothing to do with politics. Unless you want to go back to the 1950s.

[@risa_sh.youtube3244]

🙏🎯🌍🔥🔥🔥🔥 The world has changed **Nam myoho rengekyo** 🙏 pray 🌍 peace 🕊️ be safe

[@TheRoom2Breathe]

Omg’

[@pollyportela1601]

Brazil is in a state of public calamity, Rio Grande do Sul asks for help!!🙏🥺🆘🇧🇷

[@user-ms9xn9rm6t]

What genius builds a house in a place called river bottom?It's called a flood plain for a reason.

[@user-ms9xn9rm6t]

So what does Marjorie Taylor Green think the people of South Texas have been doing to annoy god?

[@EvaMungania-hk2zg]

Sorry

[@thewebstylist]

I seriously don’t see how our country going to survive with most everything Upside Down and here people losing their homes just because Mother Nature decides to have a crazy downpour

[@BiancaGuiderThornton]

If you been through these disasters and you still have life the lord loves you very much those are just materialistic things but you can never replace life thank you Lord for saving the lives of the people who have their heart with you amen Jesus name

[@foobarmaximus3506]

oh please

[@JayDaise]

Livingston ain’t south but ok

[@htk3342]

omg

[@kepeliwa]

Gosh, poor pigs.

[@candicewitzkoske3155]

More rain coming!!!

[@JessiRafaela-uy9rb]

😢😢😢😢 sera e fim

[@MrMarkar1959]

Build Your Castle On 30' Pillars. Have a safe place for vehicles and campers away from DEEP flood zone,,,Buy Flood Damaged Homes in Nice neighborhood,,,PUT ON PILLARS,,sell for $1million more

[@papadre70]

JB does it all

[@teedot1186]

Racist governor is going to have to beg Daddy Joe for help.

[@kepeliwa]

40 million! Fk!

[@soslow4109]

God is at work.

[@stevewolff880]

More to come, but hope... Luke 21:25-28 is a verse spoken of by Jesus Christ that foretold some of the signs and world conditions that would indicate the end of the age and his promised return. "25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27 And then shall they see the Son of man (Jesus Christ) coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 How to be prepared- Search > The Romans Road to salvation - What is it?

[@krandy1181]

RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@StevenSantaCruz-ix9is]

So her house is on stilts so they ha d some idea

[@robertnewberry7799]

Herr Livingston, I presume. Ich habe ein kugleschreiber.

[@BennilocoLoves]

Have donnie, Abbott, and Cruz bring ya'll some paper towels! And dont ask for one dime from Joe Biden!

[@Flipdodge392]

Im so sorry, but unfortunately, Biden doesn't even know what a Texas is.

[@jaredweiman2987]

Houston is a deep blue city. You are aware of this, yes? Austin, Dallas, etc. are too. But regardless of how you feel, they're entitled to federal aid paid for by your taxes. The only exception to this would be if you agreed to let them secede from the union. Which you won't.

[@shereesheree7735]

Joey couldn't find the time to help the Americans in Palestine, Ohio. I doubt he will even talk about this flooding .... without a teleprompter.... pause.

[@couptrump748]

F Texas ​@@Flipdodge392

[@foobarmaximus3506]

How much are you paid to troll politics in a weather story comment section? Are you from Russia or China or ?

[@JBus1]

Governor Abbot asked mother nature to help with illegals.

[@EdwardM919]

At least the victims can sue the state now for flood damage.

[@MeoMiyo]

You must not be educated. You can't sue mother nature genius

[@helenpauls1496]

It’s “an act of god” as they say. No chance!

[@EdwardM919]

@helenpauls1496 no, apparently you have no understanding what that means the water is literally being blocked from reaching the ocean because it's been dammed up by I10 construction.

[@MeoMiyo]

@@EdwardM919 OK Karen, call breastfeeding Pete to assist.

[@EdwardM919]

@MeoMiyo what do you care? If it was your house or your neighbors, you'd feel like you weren't entitled to be compensated? How gullible are you?

[@VirtualTeds]

What have they done to provoke God's fury?

[@brianmcdew5826]

Evil Texas

[@dennishibbard9808]

Genesis 12 1-3 Houston Mayor Persecution of Christians Pastor

[@joeanonimous1105]

It's God's punishment for making abortion illegal. Just like tornadoes & hurricanes. But don't worry, our thoughts & prayers are with you! Wait, what's that? You also want relief supplies and funding paid for by our taxes? Nah, I think thoughts & prayers should be plenty 🙂

[@profoundclarity8497]

Greg, let's see how you handle a real problem...unlike crying about women's rights....

[@Flipdodge392]

Women should have the right to swim!

[@shereesheree7735]

​@@Flipdodge392- Awesome!!😆😅🤣👍💯🇺🇸

[@nigelstbernard1854]

You hit the nail on the head the right spot

[@txoilfield]

Crying about jews and hate speech is easier

[@foobarmaximus3506]

Stay on topic, bro. This here is about the weather.

[@recoswell]

cancun came to ted cruz this time