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| Texas Storm Stalls, With Five Reported Dead | |
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| • Five deaths and more than a dozen injuries were reported by Sunday morning in the aftermath of Harvey, the hurricane that tore across the Gulf Coast of Texas on Friday. | |
| • The system, now a tropical storm, is expected to pound the region with torrential rains and catastrophic flooding for days, according to the National Hurricane Center. | |
| • Emergency officials reported rising floodwater, heavy building damage and flooded roads. Thousands of customers were without power. | |
| • Follow Times correspondents tracking the storm on Twitter: @mannyNYT in Rockport, Tex., @alanblinder in Victoria, @julieturkewitz and @ckrausss in Houston, @viaSimonRomero in Albuquerque, N.M., and @jswatz in New York. | • Follow Times correspondents tracking the storm on Twitter: @mannyNYT in Rockport, Tex., @alanblinder in Victoria, @julieturkewitz and @ckrausss in Houston, @viaSimonRomero in Albuquerque, N.M., and @jswatz in New York. |
| • Are you in an affected area? If you are safe, and are able to, please share your photos and videos with us. | • Are you in an affected area? If you are safe, and are able to, please share your photos and videos with us. |
| The storm has hit Houston and the surrounding region, causing catastrophic flooding and killing at least five people in the region, the National Weather Service said Sunday morning. | |
| Late Saturday, rain and winds from Hurricane Harvey began to pummel the nation’s fourth largest city, with a metro population of 6.6 million. | |
| The Weather Service issued repeated flash flood warnings throughout the night, and dry city streets turned to speeding rivers in a matter of minutes. Emergency lines in the city were soon filled with people stranded on highways, and residents began sending desperate tweets directly to officials. | |
| One video showed cars almost completely submerged under one of the city’s many elevated highways. | |
| Emergency responders completed more than 1,000 high-water rescues during the night. “Travel across the area is severely hampered, if not impossible,” said an announcement from the Weather Service. | |
| City officials urged flooded residents to head to their roofs, not their attics. | |
| “Many neighbors are screaming for help,” wrote one man to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on Twitter, urging the sheriff to call. | |
| “Where?” the sheriff responded on Twitter. “Keep calling 911.” — JULIE TURKEWITZ in Houston | |
| The Coast Guard has rescued at least 32 people from several boats in Texas waters since the storm began. One video released by the Coast Guard shows a man being pulled to shore as a vessel languishes in the background, its stern submerged. Officials said the four people airlifted from that scene were among 15 who were rescued near Port Aransas, Tex., on Saturday. | The Coast Guard has rescued at least 32 people from several boats in Texas waters since the storm began. One video released by the Coast Guard shows a man being pulled to shore as a vessel languishes in the background, its stern submerged. Officials said the four people airlifted from that scene were among 15 who were rescued near Port Aransas, Tex., on Saturday. |
| Officials warned Texans to “stay off the water.” | Officials warned Texans to “stay off the water.” |
| “If you’ve evacuated, please stay where you’re at,” Capt. Tony Hahn said at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. Read more » | “If you’ve evacuated, please stay where you’re at,” Capt. Tony Hahn said at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. Read more » |
| Forecasters are expecting 15 to 30 inches of rain and isolated amounts as high as 40 inches, said Michael Brennan, the acting chief of the center’s Hurricane Specialist Unit. | Forecasters are expecting 15 to 30 inches of rain and isolated amounts as high as 40 inches, said Michael Brennan, the acting chief of the center’s Hurricane Specialist Unit. |
| The greater Houston area has already gotten more than 5 inches of rain, Dr. Brennan said. Areas in far South Texas, the Texas Hill Country and southwest and central Louisiana could see 5 to 15 inches of rain. | The greater Houston area has already gotten more than 5 inches of rain, Dr. Brennan said. Areas in far South Texas, the Texas Hill Country and southwest and central Louisiana could see 5 to 15 inches of rain. |
| A storm surge warning is in effect from Port Aransas to High Island, Tex., the National Hurricane Center said, which means a dangerous amount of rising water is expected to move inland. Read more » | A storm surge warning is in effect from Port Aransas to High Island, Tex., the National Hurricane Center said, which means a dangerous amount of rising water is expected to move inland. Read more » |
| Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday said that his primary concern remains “dramatic flooding” in the wake of the storm. | Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday said that his primary concern remains “dramatic flooding” in the wake of the storm. |
| Speaking at a televised news conference in Austin, Governor Abbott said state and other agencies remained active in search and rescue efforts. “We don’t have any information right now that we can confirm” about fatalities, he said. | Speaking at a televised news conference in Austin, Governor Abbott said state and other agencies remained active in search and rescue efforts. “We don’t have any information right now that we can confirm” about fatalities, he said. |
| He warned Texans to be vigilant and to stay away from rising water, noting that it can be far deeper, with swifter currents, than it may appear. | He warned Texans to be vigilant and to stay away from rising water, noting that it can be far deeper, with swifter currents, than it may appear. |
| “Turn around, don’t drown. Don’t risk your life,” he said. “The most important thing all Texans can do is to put your life and the protection of your life first and foremost.” | “Turn around, don’t drown. Don’t risk your life,” he said. “The most important thing all Texans can do is to put your life and the protection of your life first and foremost.” |
| He said agencies were focused on supporting evacuees from Corpus Christi and elsewhere, and on getting supplies, such as food, water and ice, to areas that needed it. | He said agencies were focused on supporting evacuees from Corpus Christi and elsewhere, and on getting supplies, such as food, water and ice, to areas that needed it. |
| About 4,500 inmates at three prison units in Rosharon, Tex., were being bused to other facilities as the nearby Brazos River rose under heavy rain. By noon, the river had swelled by at least 15 feet since Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Read more » | About 4,500 inmates at three prison units in Rosharon, Tex., were being bused to other facilities as the nearby Brazos River rose under heavy rain. By noon, the river had swelled by at least 15 feet since Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Read more » |
| For all its faults, Twitter has given us all a great way to watch weather events unfold. There’s a tremendous amount of deep expertise in the Twittersphere, delivering stunning satellite images, storm track predictions and, of course, 140 well-chosen characters. | For all its faults, Twitter has given us all a great way to watch weather events unfold. There’s a tremendous amount of deep expertise in the Twittersphere, delivering stunning satellite images, storm track predictions and, of course, 140 well-chosen characters. |
| Here are a few people to start with. This list is not in any way exhaustive, but not picked at random, either. Besides official sites like the National Hurricane Center’s feed for the Atlantic basin and NHC scientists like Eric Blake, you can learn a lot from Brian McNoldy at the University of Miami, J. Marshall Shepherd at the University of Georgia and Becky dePodwin (who created a great Harvey Twitter list), as well as the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang. For Houston weather, it’s hard to do better than Eric Berger and Matt Lanza of Space City Weather. — JOHN SCHWARTZ | Here are a few people to start with. This list is not in any way exhaustive, but not picked at random, either. Besides official sites like the National Hurricane Center’s feed for the Atlantic basin and NHC scientists like Eric Blake, you can learn a lot from Brian McNoldy at the University of Miami, J. Marshall Shepherd at the University of Georgia and Becky dePodwin (who created a great Harvey Twitter list), as well as the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang. For Houston weather, it’s hard to do better than Eric Berger and Matt Lanza of Space City Weather. — JOHN SCHWARTZ |