Post by Admin on May 30, 2015 7:13:59 GMT
www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/texas-floods-dozens-rescued-state-struggles-record-rain-n366436
Extreme Flash Flooding in Texas
Scores of people were rescued from flash flooding in central Texas early Friday, as emergency responders throughout the state struggled to cope with another round of storms during the wettest May on record.
In Dallas alone, more than 200 people — all believed to be in cars — were rescued from flooding in the city overnight, according to the Dallas Office of Emergency Management. Nearly 7 inches of rain fell on the city, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths, assistant emergency management coordinator Kevin Oden told NBC News.
At least 27 people have died and 13 went missing in flooding across the state this week.
Speaking to NBC News from the side of the road, Hawkins said it had taken him two hours to drive about a mile and described the situation on the road as "very chaotic."
He added: "It's extremely dangerous out there. I drive a Mustang and in some areas the water has been coming up to the hood. The people who have tried to drive through have become stuck, so there are tow trucks and fire trucks rescuing people.
"I've never seen anything like this before. I have seen some severe weather, but this extremely dangerous."
Johnson County emergency management coordinator Jamie Moore told NBC News that 45 roads had been closed in the area by 3:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. ET). About an hour earlier, his agency tweeted that "rescue requests continue to flow in."
Flood warnings were issued for 21 communities and flash flood warnings for six, including western Dallas, according to NBC Dallas Fort-Worth. Hail, tornadoes and thunderstorms also remained a possibility.
About 6,700 people in Dallas County were without power as of 10 a.m. local time, with another 1,000 customers in the dark in Collin County, 1,600 in Tarrant County and 181 in Denton County.
Palmer added that the past month had been the wettest May since records began in the late 1800s.
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Not beer! Anheuser-Busch cans water for Texas flood victims!!
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The can has the Anheuser-Busch logo, but it's not beer.
The company's plant in Cartersville, Ga., said Thursday that it is stopping production to help those impacted by flooding.
Instead of making beer, they are canning water. It will be given to the Red Cross, who will then take it to Texas and Oklahoma.
Water runs like this normally happen three times a year in Cartersville, but after seeing the need, they were able to work with the Red Cross to get help for those impacted locations.
They expect the water to reach those states within 48 hours.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/29/anheuser-busch-water-texas-flood-victims-beer/28141037/
Extreme Flash Flooding in Texas
Scores of people were rescued from flash flooding in central Texas early Friday, as emergency responders throughout the state struggled to cope with another round of storms during the wettest May on record.
In Dallas alone, more than 200 people — all believed to be in cars — were rescued from flooding in the city overnight, according to the Dallas Office of Emergency Management. Nearly 7 inches of rain fell on the city, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths, assistant emergency management coordinator Kevin Oden told NBC News.
At least 27 people have died and 13 went missing in flooding across the state this week.
Speaking to NBC News from the side of the road, Hawkins said it had taken him two hours to drive about a mile and described the situation on the road as "very chaotic."
He added: "It's extremely dangerous out there. I drive a Mustang and in some areas the water has been coming up to the hood. The people who have tried to drive through have become stuck, so there are tow trucks and fire trucks rescuing people.
"I've never seen anything like this before. I have seen some severe weather, but this extremely dangerous."
Johnson County emergency management coordinator Jamie Moore told NBC News that 45 roads had been closed in the area by 3:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. ET). About an hour earlier, his agency tweeted that "rescue requests continue to flow in."
Flood warnings were issued for 21 communities and flash flood warnings for six, including western Dallas, according to NBC Dallas Fort-Worth. Hail, tornadoes and thunderstorms also remained a possibility.
About 6,700 people in Dallas County were without power as of 10 a.m. local time, with another 1,000 customers in the dark in Collin County, 1,600 in Tarrant County and 181 in Denton County.
Palmer added that the past month had been the wettest May since records began in the late 1800s.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Not beer! Anheuser-Busch cans water for Texas flood victims!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The can has the Anheuser-Busch logo, but it's not beer.
The company's plant in Cartersville, Ga., said Thursday that it is stopping production to help those impacted by flooding.
Instead of making beer, they are canning water. It will be given to the Red Cross, who will then take it to Texas and Oklahoma.
Water runs like this normally happen three times a year in Cartersville, but after seeing the need, they were able to work with the Red Cross to get help for those impacted locations.
They expect the water to reach those states within 48 hours.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/29/anheuser-busch-water-texas-flood-victims-beer/28141037/