The Latest on flooding: Authorities conduct water rescues
Source: AP
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 6:30 a.m.
Authorities in Oklahoma and Texas say they have been conducting numerous rescues of residents from flooding areas.
In Hays County in Central Texas, sheriff's Lt. Jeri Skrocki tells The Associated Press that residents in the small community of Wimberley, about 40 miles southwest of Austin, are being urged to evacuate as the nearby Blanco River continues to rise at a record-high level.
She says no serious injuries have been reported and that emergency shelters have been set up for residents at schools, a church, a nursing home and a community center.
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Motorists navigate deep water on after heavy rain showers flood much of the city, Saturday, May 23, 2015 in Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo received 1.7 inches of rain according the National Weather Service. (Michael Schumacher/The Amarillo Globe News via AP)
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NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)A Claremore firefighter was killed in a flood rescue.
http://www.newson6.com/story/29143941/claremore-firefighter-drowns-during-flood-rescue
mimi85
(1,805 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)of rain since last evening about 6 pm.
This is on top of 6 plus inches from the last rains this past week. We're water logged big time here.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,214 posts)in Houston. Since it's flat as a pancake here, it floods quickly.