A grandmother and her four grandchildren, all under the age of 9, were victims of the flooding last night in Palestine.
According to authorities, 6 to 10 homes in a Palestine neighborhood were severely damaged following the heavy rainfall and ensuing flooding which began just after midnight...
Much of the flood waters in Kilgore, Henderson and Longview's residential areas have receded leaving behind a wet and muddy disaster in homes throughout the cities. The clean up effort is already underway and with dryer weather on the horizon, it'll kick into high gear this weekend.
The power of water is amazing. The devastation that flood waters cause is unimaginable. East Texans are unfortunately living through this unimaginable experience right now. Entire neighborhoods in Kilgore, Henderson and Longview were submerged by flood waters Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Now that most of the flood water has receded, it's time for cleanup.
Not only are the flood waters causing damage to businesses and homes in East Texas, but are also bringing wild animals out that we normally wouldn't see.
Harrison County has seen its fare share of rain over the last couple of days causing massive flooding throughout the county. Flood waters have washed out several culverts and bridges throughout the county causing county officials to issue mandatory evacuation orders for identified low lying areas of the county.
Overnight as much as 5 inches and more of rain fell upon the residents of East Texas. The commute into work this morning may be a tough one for many because a lot of roads - county roads and major roads - are under water this morning.
If you see water over a road, don't try to drive through it. You have no way of knowing how deep it could be and you could get stuck or worse, washed away.