I
I WILL
I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT IS ON THE WAY COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES.
>>> WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
AS THE RAIN KEEPS COMING.
JESSICA IS IN KINGWOOD AND THEY
JUST CANNOT CATCH A BREAK.
>> Reporter: AS YOU MENTIONED,
THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
IN EFFECT IN THIS VERY AREA
UNTIL 7:45 TONIGHT AS THE
THUNDER STILL RUMBLES HERE.
I WANT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY
AND SHOW YOU WHAT IS GOING ON.
THE SITUATION IN THIS VERY SPOT
HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN THE LAST
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. THE
HOUR. THE FLOODING ON THE ROADWAYS
HAS ACCUMULATED TO SEVERAL
INCHES, AND THE BACKUPS THAT
CARS ARE STUCK AND HAVE GOTTEN
A LOT LONGER.
DRIVERS IN SOME AREAS ARE IN A
COMPLETE STANDSTILL AND ARE
GETTING OUT OF THEIR CARS.
THERE IS SIMPLY NO WERE TO GO
ON ROADWAYS LIKE THIS.
CARS ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE
THESE FLOODWATERS OR DRIVERS
ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF
THEY SHOULD EVEN TAKE THE RISK
AND DRIVE THROUGH IT.
WE CAN TELL YOU THERE ARE MAJOR
BACKUPS ON WOODLAND HILLS AND
THERE IS A DRAINAGE STREAM UP
AHEAD THAT HAS OVERFLOWED THE
BANKS, AND THAT IS CAUSING
STREET FLOODING THERE AND
RESULTING IN SOME OF THESE
BACKUPS THAT WE ARE SEEING.
HOUSTON FIRE CHIEF, SAM PENA
SAID HE HAS EMPLOYED ADDITIONAL
HIGH WATER VEHICLES TO THE KING
WATER AREA IS AFTERNOON TO
ASSIST WITH HIGH WATER RESCUES
HE SAID THEY HAVE GOTTEN
SEVERAL REPORTS OF CARS STUCK
IN HIGH WATER, AND A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THEM HAVE
BEEN ALONG KINGWOOD DRIVE.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AT A STANDSTILL
IN THIS AREA FOR AT LEAST AN
HOUR BECAUSE ROADS ARE
IMPASSABLE.
IMPASSABLE. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE ROAD
CLOSURES FROM 59 TWO WEST OF
WOODLANDS DRIVE.
WOODLANDS DRIVE. THIS IS RUSH-HOUR AND THE TIMING
IS NOT GREAT.
DRIVING TO AND FROM SCHOOLS IS
ALSO A PROBLEM. IF YOU CAN
AVOID BEING OUT ON THE ROADS
RIGHT NOW, TRY TO DO SO.
IT IS A MESS, AND IN SOME SPOTS
IT IS JUST DANGEROUS.
>> A LOT GOING ON.
JESSICA, THANK YOU.
>>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH DAVID
GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ. HOW DOES A LOOK THERE?
>> Reporter: THE RAIN OUT HERE
HAS BEEN RELENTLESS FOR A GOOD
HOUR NOW.
HOUR NOW.
HOUR NOW. THIS IS ONE OF THE PROBLEM
AREAS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND
THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM.
DRIVERS ARE NOT LISTENING TO
THE WARNINGS ABOUT NOT TRYING
TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FLOODED ROADWAYS. WE HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF CARS
TURNAROUND, BUT THE ONLY CARS
THAT ARE TURNING AROUND AND
AVOIDING THESE AREAS ARE THE
WRECKER CARS BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT CARS WILL GET STUCK.
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO THAT WE
TOOK EARLIER TODAY.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE A SPRING
ISD SCHOOL BUS MAKING ITS WAY
THROUGH THE HIGH WATER AREAS,
WHICH IS NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR
ANYONE.
ANYONE.
ANYONE. YOU CAN SEE THE WATER GOING UP
HALFWAY ON THE WHEELS.
THERE WERE SOME CREWS SLOWLY
WALKING THE ROADWAYS TRYING TO
CLEAR THE DEBRIS FROM THE
DRAINAGE AREAS AND THIS RAIN IS
DEFINITELY NOT HELPING.
DRIVERS ARE BECOMING A LITTLE
IMPATIENT, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
SPRING SCHOOL ROAD AREA,
BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THIS AREA.
AS YOU SEE BEHIND ME, DRIVERS
DO NOT LISTEN TO THE WARNINGS.
PLEASE AVOID THE FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
ROADWAYS.
ROADWAYS. TURNAROUND BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW
WE DO NOT WANT TO PUT THESE
FIRST RESPONDERS IN JEOPARDY IF
THEY HAVE TO COME AND RESCUE
YOU.>> THAT IS A LOW-LYING AREA
PART OF SPRING.
>>> RIGHT NOW BRETT BUFFINGTON
IS IN THE WEATHER TRACKER.
>> Reporter: IT IS A SLOW GOING
PROCESS TRYING TO GET THERE AND
PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE THE
EASTEX FREEWAY IS A NIGHTMARE
RIGHT NOW AND TRANSTAR IS
TELLING US THAT THE ROADS ON
BOTH SIDES IN THE KINGWOOD AREA
WHERE JESSICA IS, THEY ARE
FLOODING.
FLOODING.
FLOODING. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE HERE.
LIKE HERE. YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC HERE
HEADING NORTH OUT OF TOWN IS
CERTAINLY HAVING -- LET ME SHOW
YOU THIS.
YOU THIS.
YOU THIS. OF YOU ARE SENT US THESE
PICTURES.
PICTURES.
PICTURES. THE AREA WE ARE HEADING TO
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. DAVID WAS TALKING ABOUT 10
INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN SEE IT IS TAKING A TOLL
AND THE ROADS ARE FLOODED AND
YOU CAN EVEN SEE THAT ONE CAR
THERE DROVE OFF INTO A DITCH.
HOPEFULLY, THOSE PEOPLE ARE
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE
OKAY. WE ARE REACHING OUT TO SOURCES
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THEY
ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY
WATER RESCUES ARE GOING ON IN
THIS AREA, BUT AT LEAST THE
SOURCES I'VE TALKED TO ARE
TELLING ME ON THE SOUTHEASTERN
SIDE OF THE COUNTY THEY DO HAVE
WATER RESCUES HAPPENING, AND
THERE IS A FLOODING EMERGENCY.
BACK YOUR LIFE THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
EAST AND WEST FORK AND JUST
NORTH OF THE AIRPORT BUSH JUST
WEEDED OUT THAT FLIGHTSARE
RESUMING NORMALLY.