Videos show heavy flooding in parts of Texas; hundreds of people rescued, evacuated

   

Heavy rain pummeled parts of Texas over the weekend, leading to major flooding in Houston, hundreds of rescues and at least one death.

According to the Associated Press, storms brought 9 inches of rain in a span of six to eight hours in some areas from Central Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The rainfall in Texas since Wednesday. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT – All rights reserved.)

The Houston area saw the heaviest rainfall since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, according to KSAT Meteorologists. Lake Livingston, north of Houston, received upwards of 23 inches of rain and Harris County received between 6-17 inches of rain.

Watch a video of flooding near Lake Livingston below.

In Houston, body camera footage from the Houston Police Department showed the moments an officer saved a man and three dogs on Saturday.

>> Bodycam footage captures Houston police officer rescuing man, dogs from flood

The rescue happened where the San Jacinto River enters Lake Houston. According to a social media post , Officer Scott heard a man yelling for help in a trailer park and responded in a jet ski.

The footage showed Scott rescuing the man and his dog from 8 to 10 feet of water, according to HPD. Scott went on to rescue two other dogs.

Watch the video of the rescue below.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a 4-year-old boy died when the vehicle he was riding in became stuck in floodwaters.

The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday near the community of Lillian in Johnson County, south of Fort Worth.

The boy and two adults were trying to reach dry ground when they were swept away. The adults were rescued around 5 a.m. and taken to a hospital, while the child was found dead around 7:20 a.m. in the water, Johnson County Emergency Management Director Jamie Moore wrote in a social media post.

At Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, southwest of Fort Worth, footage posted by the park showed floodwaters flowing through the park’s main track site on Sunday.

“The Paluxy River rose from 2.5ft to about 7.5ft last night! It’s currently flowing fast and high, so it is not safe to play or swim in. All trails are closed and tracks are not visible,” the park said in a Facebook post.

Watch a video of flooding at the state park below.

Here are more videos of flooding across Central and Southeast Texas. Keep up with the latest on weather forecast by clicking here.

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