Entire Trinity Co. communities under water amid historic dam releases

Officials released a historic amount of water from the Lake Livingston Dam, surpassing the mark set during Hurricane Harvey.

[@tandiannlewis2491]

God Bless all of you impacted ❤❤

[@emmyemmyemmyemmyemmyemmyemmy]

This breaks my heart for these folks. God bless and protect them all.

[@zerutul101]

Same god that flooded them out? ITS A CULT! WAKE UP!

[@SV-Isla]

if there is a good would she let this happen in the first place?

[@dude8273]

those who build their houses on the sand..

[@kevinyoshida3586]

Should've used more tofu like the Chinese builders do! Much much stronger!! 😊

[@zerutul101]

@@kevinyoshida3586 lol those Chinese commi dams fall as much as their social scores fall….f the criminal ccp

[@WiIdbiII]

Not good , because hurricane season hasn't even begun yet.

[@BondServant1110]

Just because you damned the river doesn't mean you don't live in a flood zone.

[@isocarboxazid]

DAMN RIVER!

[@tripplefives1402]

@@isocarboxazid In Little Rock AR the dam over the river is named "The Big Dam" and the bridge over it is named "The big Dam Bridge". About 40 miles SE of there there is a bayou called "The Big Ditch".

[@RandomFandom1]

They tore down some illegal dams up river days ago which would have stopped the deluge

[@eltonyancey6426]

@@RandomFandom1 What? Where were they located?

[@RandomFandom1]

They were supposed to drain your dam weeks ago to prepare for the rains, and the demolition of the up river dams instead of flooding out poor people. It's gentrification through man made disaster displacement.

[@MsAlien911]

Its like Christchurch NZ, whole place is built in a flood plain, after big quake the friwn turned to jelly. Still, they rebuild and take the risk. Bizarre

[@MsAlien911]

Ground, nit friwn

[@EdwardM919]

Just remember the Supreme Court says you can sue the state for damages.

[@rulu1953]

Well not if you know its a flood plain when you buy they tell you its a flood area.

[@EdwardM919]

@rulu1953 I10 was raised by the state, which makes South East Texas a bowl now that floods every time it rains. Until it's fixed, it is reasonable to expect the state to pay for damages.

[@mitchsledge9295]

@@EdwardM919 Eight to 20 inches of rain someone is flooding there’s no preventing that

[@EdwardM919]

@mitchsledge9295 The water isn't making it to the ocean, it's unbelievable how dumb a lot of people are not understanding this is man made. Just read the Supreme Courts brief on the man from winnies case

[@armaletalia3254]

You always could sue. Doesn't mean you will win. Good luck.

[@PUNKMYVIDEO]

Friends don't let friends live in flood plains.

[@RWB-xp1wu]

How about instead of thinking of a lawsuit , you don’t purchase a home in a flood plain. I feel so sorry for these people but it makes me angry when people talk about lawsuits for everything.

[@BondServant1110]

Freaking Everything

[@texasboykc09]

What I would do if I was able to do so. Is make a elevated house like you see on a coast line. It might seem silly. But in a flood plain; a lot of these issue wont be a thing in a elevated house.

[@melissas4874]

Except it's flooding because they are releasing the water from a reservoir? And the reservoir was already high and the Houston area knew this rain was coming - so maybe they could have let some of the water drop before rather than wait to release. The annoyance is how these counties decide to manage flooding - they flood some areas so other's don't flood. Technically, the city of Houston is what is below sea level - so they flood other areas to stop themselves from flooding.

[@NitaCostello]

Um, I did not live in a flood zone but our whole neighborhood flooded because of mismanagement of "controlled" releases of water from the Addicks Reservoir. Obviously, they were not controlled. Maybe do some research before jumping to conclusions. And just because you live in a flood zone doesn't mean you should flood every time it rains. How about you make a comment when you actually work hard to afford some property...every property in Houston and surrounding areas are technically in a flood zone, snowflake. Wow, and how easy it is to convince you of a narrative. Get some critical thinking skills before you are told to jump off a bridge and actually do it.

[@easttexascowboy257]

@@melissas4874 The Lake Livingston dam was not built for flood control and has never claimed anything otherwise. It's a pass-through dam and was designed as such which has nothing to do with flood control. However much comes in is let out. If you want to blame someone for that design it was the city of Houston. They wanted the water supply and Lake Livingston provided it. People who live in the flood plains from the dam all the way to Moss Bluff know this. I have known a lot of them over the years and they're not bad people. But if you're going to build in a flood plain, one that is known to flood frequently, then you shouldn't be surprised when it happens.

[@lucianagonzales6156]

I live in Polk county....the most affected people....are the ones with close to nothing 😔

[@freeheeler09]

From Houston but now live in the fiery West. The wild fire that burned through our town last year torched over 120 homes. Four in ten people did not have fire insurance. Very few people in our county have the money to replace their home after a fire without insurance!

[@LeniDell]

Then they should NOT build or buy in banks that regularly FLOOD. That’s the definition of stupidity.

[@alexvinson7373]

As is normally the case.

[@rightsdontcomewithpermits7073]

​@@LeniDellyour face is too.😂

[@WalkawayRene12]

Who would even live there after so many floods? Move!

[@jaymorales6847]

Trinity is a small backwoods town. Most of the people are generations deep . Not much money around those parts.

[@stewatparkpark2933]

River folk .

[@EllisRitter-ui6qu]

This is why I sold my lake front property just outside of Riverside, I had to deal with this about 4 times a year, I got tired of doing nothing but cleaning up trash every time it flooded. My property was above the dam and we flooded way more than those below the dam. When you live on a water way you have to expect flooding.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Texas sounds awful

[@Pammy65]

God protect them! And the cemeteries. 😢

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. A lot of water down south.

[@MickeyFlipper]

Whoa… wait wait wait wait… I don’t understand. Do the ones operating the dam…. Are they aware there’s homes down in the valley?? I mean…. Why… Who? What the hell?? Are they building homes in the path of the running water?? I’m so confused rn

[@user-lh5re8jh7u]

Another government land grab.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Texas, not the brightest bulbs in the pack

[@chrisgriffiths2533]

If You want to Manage Flooding or Flash Flooding Well, You have to have Sizable Drain Valves on Dams, Weirs, Barrages Etc. Then You Need Quality Weather Forecasting or Weather/Rainfall Monitoring. Once You Know Major Rain is Occurring in the Dam Catchment Area You Must Open the Drain Valves Before the Dam is Full. Once the Extent of the Rain is Known You Close the Drain Valves and Allow the Dam to Fill. This is a Pre Flood Discharge System and Will Limit Flooding Better than Discharging when the Dam is Full.

[@Ryan-LetsGO]

Why not just put the home on floats so they float up? 🤔

[@user-jc7jb3bu5s]

Bobbers!

[@selanryn5849]

.... because plumbing and wiring?

[@philliphall5198]

I’m praying the dam holds ❤

[@wulfeman9948]

trinity river floods all the time ..my cousins bought land [long ago ] a mile from the river and on hill and they got flooded out [long ago ] back in the 70s

[@user-pi5jw4nj3s]

Alligator behind you

[@LigmaBalls-007]

The amount of water released depends politically on who the engineers decide should flood or not.

[@timfisher1588]

Always has been. But at the same time someone has to be flooded for the entire damn system not to collapse and cause much bigger problems.

[@user-jc7jb3bu5s]

Kind of like china.

[@Palancar]

Someone forced you to buy property in a flood zone?

[@zerutul101]

@@Palancar yea Joe Rogan said come to Texas it’s a paradise, now ive lost everything cause I listened to that flat earth fan girl!!

[@dsysana1]

I think it has more do with not having a catastrophic dam failure. But tin foil is cheap.

[@unsunghero22]

"powerlines skim the water surface" that's a communications line power is on the top.....

[@2115virgo13]

Praying for everyone. Isn’t this you government deal. They won’t fix it!!

[@freeheeler09]

Our national enemies from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran and Exxon caused Houston’s flooding. The relationship between increasing atmospheric carbon and rising temperatures can be proven with freshman-level physics. And hotter atmospheres are more energetic and stormier and hold more water. So, be sure to thank your neighbor who works for Exxon for the flooding.

[@Sabbathissaturday]

@@freeheeler09 wrong.

[@rusticgardenretreat4892]

The worst is yet to come as I took 5 trees out of my yard that had suffered irreparable damage during the droughts of the last two years. There are many dead trees in my community that people are too poor or too ignorant to cut down. I have seen several trees down from this recent rain. I am worried about what will happen should we get that long overdue Harvey type event couple with true hurricane force winds out here in the piney woods. More rain possible on Thursday the 9th with no place to go. I am glad I went to raised garden beds.

[@superman1251]

This is great segment. National reel feel! Great job!

[@michaelmalone5661]

Is it because of water release or all these new neighborhoods and commercial buildings being built and thus having to reroute the water to drain into the lake

[@frankmacleod2565]

Poor planning, clearly. Not the brightest bulbs down there

[@tandiannlewis2491]

Did you not pay attention to the pics? Those aren't planned communities, those are everyday people that have lived in these areas all their lives. Good God where is your empathy? Quit judging people you know nothing about.

[@muckfoot-4093]

dam

[@greensage395]

Now, Now!

[@Kytw]

Guess they didn't have a backup plan for all that dam water. Too many people these day have too many dam problems.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

Have any maps?

[@stewatparkpark2933]

Looking for some cheap land ?

[@rulu1953]

why do people buy in flood plains then cry

[@monicaw5036]

It's because all the big builders are buying the flood/swamp areas and then filling, raising the levels of the land, so the areas that were meant to take the water aren't there anymore, that's higher ground now and the water has no where to go, so it floods! Many of these swamp areas and purchased to build these huge migrant neighborhoods, go look it up. These ppl even advertise in Mexico and have huge billboards up all over Texas. It's just a giant mess and these same city leaders that aren't putting up a fuss about this, need to start demanding better infrastructure to deal with the excess water when these groups start messing with the topography of the land!

[@askquestions1236]

what are you 10? you must know it all. rude

[@freeheeler09]

I’m from Houston and the neighborhood that I grew up in, which was built in the 50s, was underwater for the first time in 2017 with Katrina. And my friends there will be underwater again with these storms. The house I built myself in fire country in the West used to only see a big fire every 30 or so years. Now folks lose homes to wildfires every other year. Another level of suffering will come when survivors get their insurance bills, if they can still get insurance at all. A nice, modest home that used to cost $1,500 to insure will in coming years cost ten times more.

[@elizabethbarker3216]

Some have been there 100+ years. Large communities get built and drainage not properly done. When u built homes on swampish land the water has some place to go. It’s so sad. All that water let go to prevent flooding around expensive homes. The hell with everything else I guess. So heartbreaking. Hoping Disaster Relief available

[@jim-zc2nh]

I'm not involved with this flood, but when I bought my home, I asked about flooding and was told " it's in a class D zone the highest ground ". Been flooded 5 times since. It's a drainage issue the county refuses to correct.

[@TYGENT]

This is what happened to a few Communities particularly those of “minority “

[@skrudrvr]

Dam release caused the Nashville flood years ago. We had no warning. People drowned in cars stranded on the interstate.

[@lydiaahubbell8545]

Well, 10 inches of rain in 24 hours, or whatever it was, has something to do with it. Are you talking about May 2010? Thankfully, I was already living o. a hill, but only a very short distance from Mill Creek.

[@skrudrvr]

@@lydiaahubbell8545 that's the one. I'm no expert on the topic so I don't pretend to have a better solution than what they did. But apparently there was no warning.

[@lordvalentine471]

How to build my tiny house on those blue drums so it would float up

[@manuelcruseturner9138]

I also don't know why they don't release water several days before it rains that much. We know it's coming these days. Of course this situation was too much water anyway.

[@lloydavery7579]

Mom jeans in 2024?

[@etxpines2748]

Dallas was letting 10K cfs of water out of Ray Hubbard, its now below full pool. That went straight in the Trinity...bet that doesn’t help when Corps doesn’t share the impact across upstream lakes and just dumps it...

[@Basscater81]

They have to dump it because more is coming and the corp has to release from Lavon. Not to mention the Trinity is still rolling from Lewisville and Grapevine release

[@norvellatmoore2739]

🙏

[@DustBunny7]

Reporter: no,my pants are not to tight!😓

[@eustaciogriego1912]

Nature can be wonderful if we treated fair. Nature is also trying to cool off this whole planet. This summer looks like it’s going to be a bad one. Do some preparation’s for summer,Like having plenty food and water for a few days and someway to cool off, if you don’t have a shade find some or create some , be aware of the weather forecasts .Thanks for the video.

[@GoldenLegionHoney]

sooo 15 foot stilts now

[@freeheeler09]

Arks built on stilts near rivers and coasts? If the water gets high enough, you can just float away! And in tornado country, underground bunkers. And in the fiery West, concrete fire bunkers. And in Florida, concrete Hurricane bunkers. And in Arizona and other states that will run out of water soon, mobile homes that you can drive to Buffalo NewYork and Cleveland Ohio when the local water runs out.

[@conniewolf7300]

holy moly!!

[@gRosh08]

Uncle Amos said such a putrid Dam mess.

[@dps6198]

After years of living in an area where it continues to flood after a big rain. Why do people still build and live there? Don't build anywhere near a river street stream or creek Don't build anywhere near a lake or seashore. After each flood all the citizens get together and donate money and food and clothes to the help those people out only to do it all over again the next big rain. If these people were left on their own they'd move out after the first flood.

[@lynncollver6067]

Jesus Christ please touch this situation and remove anything not of You. Please help those who are in direct need . Amen

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Amen.

[@roxannehale9269]

Oh sending prayers to father God for you all

[@PatsLandTV]

My Property is 8ft underwater

[@frankmacleod2565]

Maybe you shouldn't live in a flood plain, genius

[@mikewhite6288]

They should never let the lake get to this point, to start with they new about the rain coming and should have started letting water out. They hold the lake to high. They do the same thing at toledo bend. The SOB'S that operates these dams dont care about who they flood.

[@Basscater81]

Dude there is so much water coming down the trinity they have to let it go. Wouldn’t matter

[@victormorgan7766]

There is nothing random or normal about this !!!

[@CONFEDERATEHERO-ig4sg]

It's hilarious how reporters stand out in the water, I remember when a reporter covering a hurricane was decapitated by a flying piece of sheet metal.

[@Keepitoriginalministry]

No! Really

[@frankmacleod2565]

Always a crisis in Texas. First you're drowning, next a drought. Gotta get those federal emergency relief dollars

[@PUNKMYVIDEO]

Fun with weather weapons.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Wow, why is governor Abbott doing this?

[@meangene98]

If she wants more views she should stand in deeper water.

[@couptrump748]

Now texas need some blue states money .........

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

Mr Beast will rebuild the community😊❤

[@LeniDell]

Maybe it would be SMART to NOT BUILD on the banks of a river that regularly FLOODS. The insurance companies should stop writing policies for new homes. One shouldn’t be allowed to build there. The insurance companies would be smart to start buying these people out. The areas that regularly flood should be designated State Park area, no homes. What a colossal WASTE of money, time, city resources and land.

[@nnonotnow]

How about the housing developers? Not building housing in a flood plane

[@rmsavig2204]

Suggestion,,,,,,MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!!

[@JL-fx2cd]

It happens over and over... its time to give it back to THE SWAMP... MOVE... LEAVE...

[@WagyuYeti]

Sad. It’s not even done raining. Sunday is supposed to be heavy storms again.

[@darlb3344]

Doggone shame.

[@Azizamjess]

😣 alligators could be anywhere now

[@raymondlayton7305]

Man made problem.

[@greyguy69]

There are 7 rogue planets crossing earth. This will get lots worse

[@ronschild9731]

Report reporter fashion alert🤮

[@wheelmanstan]

coulda used this rain last summer..but we'll get it all now, all at once for no reason, if mother nature is a thing then it's a teen mom in need of dr. phil

[@ALLforROME]

!!!HOLY CAMEL TOE!!!

[@dainhea-marciamiller.3824]

Do not tamper with nature she will let you know who is the boss.

[@TheDexterFishbourne]

This is what happens when you let people build in flood plains and flood zones.

[@jackgross6133]

Not a life preserver to be seen...

[@Sabbathissaturday]

We know how to swim in Texas.

[@user-sw3qs7rq4x]

I'm sorry who built home's there, they told U sure.......... 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 so U get $$$$$ what in the world 🌎 😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@dragongray8771]

Karma

[@stephenwlodarczyk175]

As in the days of Noah. So will be the days of the coming of the son of man. Open your eyes everyone. Not just here. It’s Dubai and china and everywhere

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Weather manipulation. I hope yeshua comes soon, though.

[@stephenwlodarczyk175]

@@Sabbathissaturday it was the sin of man that brought weird weather the first time. It is the sin of man that brings it now. Even if the elites make it. They are doing so because of their wickedness.

[@ArbyTrolinger-gj7mn]

They built in 100 year Flood plane who cares

[@diamondintheroughiamthelaw9682]

Don't build there. 😒

[@rightsdontcomewithpermits7073]

Tofu dreg USA.😂

[@SteveSmith-kd9if]

HA HA - NELSON ( FROM THE SIMPSONS)

[@broncobill3902]

The SJRA needs to clean house……it’s obviously run by buffoons.

[@couptrump748]

Drill baby drill 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Trump lost LOL

[@olyokie]

Most mismanaged state in the USA…….

[@gregstewart6126]

And Ted Cruz is headed to Mexico for vacation!!!!

[@georgemichael9106]

What does Ted Cruz have to do with how much water is releases from the Dam you Moron.

[@chocol8milk]

Don’t live in a natural flood zone even if there’s a damn. Climate change is real and will continue to be real even if it is ignored. Expect more of this type of flooding in that area in the following years.

[@briant4162]

Thanks for the advice we aren't moving into democrat cities were gonna stay right here

[@chocol8milk]

@@briant4162 Wow. Not sure whats bothering you, I hope you feel better because my comment didn’t mention anything to do with a political party. I understand you are upset about the flood, I made a comment about climate change. Hope you feel better and wash away the hate you seem to be projecting.

[@melissas4874]

Except those lakes are man-made reservoirs to stop Houston from flooding. I'm sure there are not natural disasters where you live, no snow storms you whine about, nothing like that - right? LOL This has nothing to do with climate change and more with how crappy the decision making and engineering is in Harris county. They literally brag about making roads so they flood.

[@Sabbathissaturday]

@@chocol8milk climate change is a bunch of bs. The seasons have always changed. Spring brings storms, tornadoes, rain. We’re headed into hurricane season. Every 10-11 years it cools down or heats up. Now, weather manipulation on the other head…is real.

[@SV-Isla]

lets see how many people say they will prey for and on them.

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Zero. I’m sure many will actually pray, though.

[@danielagado1731]

We Trump to the rescue now

[@julesbeie3455]

Trump will save them

[@trainmaster0217]

Trump did it. He caused it with all the rain he created.

[@briant4162]

Trump gave everyone 1.600 in food stamps they day after the hurricane Biden will send it to Ukraine

[@jackgross6133]

Lol

[@gregstewart6126]

From prison

[@cliffordbryant9658]

Biden is the one that should be in prison

[@nunyabizness9216]

Swampland is no place to build. Leave it fir farming or logging. I have zero sympathy for these idiots. None.

[@StephenClark-hk4mi]

Where I live. The poor part of town is on high ground. The rich folk are in the flood plain.😂

[@bfattori01]

Is Texas begging for federal support yet? If they oust Paxton, maybe we'll help.

[@beautifulsoulgirl8683]

No. It’s a dot on the map in Texas that flooded. Lastly, Tx citizens pay federal taxes. They would literally be asking for their own money back dumb dumb

[@CrustyAbsconder]

They should have prayed to the true Creator of the Universe…. Lord Vehotishona the Almighty One

[@jackgross6133]

Shit in one hand and pile prayers in the other,...which one is filled sooner?,...i'd say the former,...

[@robertcollins8621]

Rotten homes and trashy land, if there was ever a shit hole that needed to be flushed this is it. We considered buying a home in this area but there is nothing worth money. I can’t believe they have the nerve to charge taxes around this cease pool. I’ve been to third world countries better than this place!

[@harrypotter-rj8ip]

Wrath of "'ALLAH"' For Supporting Israel 🇮🇱 😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵

[@tdog5878]

You need help.

[@askquestions1236]

nope, "harrypotter" reps witchcraft.

[@briant4162]

You still working at the gas station

[@mandybradley3079]

Jesus is coming back. Judgement day coming for you too.

[@tdog5878]

@@mandybradley3079 yes ma'am. In the end everybody talks to God!