Texas Flooding: Additional Water Rescues Reported, Roads Flooded in Dallas-Fort Worth Area

October 23,2015

A slow-moving storm system is pushing into Texas, and meteorologists warn it could bring days of rain and potentially dangerous flooding.
Flooding reports in the Dallas-Fort Worth area resumed with the heavy rainfall on Friday, including at least one report of a high-water rescue, according to KRLD Radio. Road closures and some overflowed creeks were also reported in the area late Friday morning.
At least 16 homes in Odessa, Texas, were flooded Thursday, the National Weather Service reported. More than 3.7 inches of rain fell in just four hours late Wednesday night. As of early Thursday morning, the Odessa Fire Department said it had conducted at least 30 swift water rescues and pulled people from five buildings.
The Odessa Emergency Management is working with the American Red Cross to establish a shelter at Woodson Community Center for residents displaced by flooding.
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Mobile homes and vehicles in a Rankin, Texas, RV park were swept away by floodwaters Thursday morning, KWES-TV reported. All residents were evacuated before the incident occurred, a shelter has been established for all those affected.
Flooding inundated the city of Andrews, Texas, with some homes filling with up to 2 feet of water, according to Andrews Police Dispatch, CBS 7 reported.  Several roads and low-lying areas have been closed.
The same southeasterly winds bringing the moisture into the state also brought unusually high tides in Corpus Christi Thursday. Several roads were closed on North Beach due to the high water, according to KRIS-TV.
NWS Midland reported that a vehicle was submerged in high water in Midland, Texas, about 2 feet of water covered intersections in Andrews, Texas, and 6-12 inches of water flowed over Highway 180 near Seminole, Texas. The Midland Police reported that all low water crossings in town were closed as of early Thursday afternoon.

IIn Waco, several Homecoming events on the campus of Baylor University have been changed or canceled as a result of the expected heavy rainfall.
Hobbs, New Mexico, was also seeing high water, and the NWS reported at least four water rescues there late Wednesday night.
The storm moved through the El Paso area early Wednesday evening, dumping hail across the city. The National Weather Service published reports of hail up to an inch in diameter, while the El Paso Times reported at least one instance of egg-sized hail up to 2 inches in diameter.
KFOX reported that parts of the Concordia Cemetery flooded, completely submerging numerous headstones. The water in the cemetery was several inches deep.
More than 10 million people in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma are under flash flood watches as the potent storm system combines with moisture-laden air from the Gulf of Mexico, setting up the potential for extremely heavy rainfall in those areas over the next few days.