MORNING.
MORNING. THAT'S WHY WE SENT MICHELLE
CHOI.
CHOI.
CHOI. SHE'S LIVE OUTSIDE STARTING TO
SEE PEOPLE PICK UP CARS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> Reporter: YEAH.
YOU KNOW YESTERDAYS HEAVY RAIN
DEFINITELY LEFT MIND A VERY
MESSY AFTERMATH THIS MORNING.
INCLUDING HERE ALONG WEST
BELLFORT AVENUE.
BELLFORT AVENUE. TAKE A LOOK AS YOU MENTIONED
THERE ARE SEVERAL ABANDONED
CARS LEFT ON THE MEDIAN.
EARLIER IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS VIDEO IT WAS A LOT WORSE.
THERE WERE ABOUT 15 TO 20 CARS
THAT WERE STRANDED ON THE
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. THAT WERE STRANDED ON THE
MEDIANS.
MEDIANS.
MEDIANS. A LOT OF FOLKS WERE FORCED TO
LEAVE THEIR CARS BECAUSE OF
HIGH WATER.
HIGH WATER. YOU KNOW HOW QUICKLY WATER CAN
COLLECT HERE.
COLLECT HERE. THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE LEFT TO
DO.
DO.
DO. BUT
DO. BUT THIS MORNING, YOU KNOW, TOW
TRUCKS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO
COME IN AND REMOVE THOSE CARS
BECAUSE THE WATER HAS RECEDED.
THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. WE ARE GETTING A BREAK FROM
THAT HEAVY RAIN.
THIS IS THE MESSY AFTERMATH WE
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. BACK OUT LIVE, ONLY A HANDFUL
OF CARS LEFT.
I THINK MOST OF THESE CARS WERE
LEFT ON THE MEDIAN BECAUSE
THOSE TRUCK DRIVERS DID NOT
WANT THEIR CARS TO STALL OUT.
A LOT OF MUDDY MESS.
GOOD NEWS, THING IS FOLKS
AREN'T HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE
RAIN.
RAIN.
RAIN. I'M
RAIN. I'M SURE THEY MIGHT HAVE TO
DEAL WITH SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES
POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF ANY KIND OF
STREET FLOODING?
STREET FLOODING? IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT OUT
THERE?
THERE?
THERE? >>
THERE? >> WE WILL GET YOU UPDATED ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. FOLKS ARE CONCERNED.
I WANT TO START WITH ISSUES
GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
I DO WANT TO TAKE YOU UP TO THE
CYPRESS, TOMBALL REGION.
THIS IS YOUR 99 WESTBOUND SIDE.
IT'S DARK SO IT'S HARD TO SEE
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
THIS IS GOING ON AT CYPRESS
ROSE HILL.
ROSE HILL. WE HAD A FLIPPED OVER 18
WHEELER THAT CRASHED HOURS AGO.
THERE'S A HAZMAT SPILL.
YOU DO WANT TO TAKE SOME
SURVEILLANCE STREET ALTERNATES
THAT ARE NORTH OF 99.
SO THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE
FORHOURS.
FORHOURS.
FORHOURS. SUGAR LAND TO UPDATE YOU ALL
MAJOR ROADS ARE REOPENED.
WE ARE DEALING WITH MAJOR
PROBLEMS IN KINGWOOD AND THAT'S
WHERE OUR JANEL FORTE IS LIVE
BECAUSE OF STREET FLOODING IN
THAT AREA.
THAT AREA. >> Reporter: WE'RE NOT REALLY
SEEING STREET FLOODING, WE'RE
SEEING MORE SO THE AFTERMATH OF
THAT STREET FLOODING.
MOST OF THE WATER HAS RECEDED.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THINGS
LIKE WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME.
SINK HOLES CAUSED BY ALL THAT
WATER RUSHING THROUGH.
THE FEAR IS THESE MAY NOT ONLY
BE IN THIS AREA BUT AREAS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT THINGS
LOOK LIKE OVERNIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE THE ROADS FLOODED.
HOUSTON POLICE DECLARED ALL
ROADS IN KINGWOOD IMPASSABLE
AND URGED PEOPLE IN THE AREA TO
STAY PUT.
STAY PUT.
STAY PUT. OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 400
HOMES FLOODED.
HOMES FLOODED. AT LAST CHECK EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS GOT MORE THAN 250
CALLS FOR HIGH WATER RESCUES.
YOU CAN SEE THE RESCUE TEAMS
MAKING THE ROUNDS.
THERE WEREN'T ANY SAFE ROUTES
TO GET HOME.
WE SPOKE WITH FOLKS WHO LIVE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THIS IS AN AREA THAT WASN'T
REALLY FLOODED BY HARVEY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED.
MAINLY ABOUT DRAINAGE ISSUES
CAUSED BY THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS
IN THIS AREA.
NOW ASIDE FROM THE DAMAGE
CAUSED BY THE FLOODING, WHAT
WE'RE SEEING OUT HERE, THERE
ARE ALSO AREAS IN KINGWOOD THAT
ARE WITHOUT POWER THIS MORNING.
SO THIS MORNING FOLKS ARE GOING
TO BE WAKING UP, ASSESSING THAT
DAMAGE, FIGURING OUT HOW TO
MOVE FORWARD.
MOVE FORWARD. BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
>>> WE WANT TO GET TO THREE
OTHER TROUBLE SPOTS.
HUGE TROUBLE IN NEW CANEY.
HIGH WATER STRANDING HIGH
SCHOOLERS FOR HOURS.
FAMILY WERE ABLE TO PICK UP
THOSE STUDENTS LATE LAST NIGHT
FROM SCHOOL.
FROM SCHOOL. THE ENTIRE NEW CANEY SCHOOL
DISTRICT ALONG WITH CLEVELAND
AND SPLENDORA SCHOOLS ARE
CLOSED TODAY.
CLOSED TODAY. >>> BUSY OVERNIGHT.
THEY CLEARED CLOSE TO 50
ABANDONED VEHICLES OFF THE
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. >>>
ROAD. >>> LIGHTNING CAUSED A BIG
PROBLEM IN TEXAS CITY.
THAT FORCED EIGHT FAMILIES FROM
THEIR HOMES.
THEIR HOMES. GOOD NEWS IS EVERYBODY MADE IT