The Walker County Office of Emergency Management said there were 12 water rescues overnight.
Joe and Karissa Wilkie's car was washed away minutes after they made it out. Joe grabbed another couple's young daughter when their car crashed into the same hole.WALKER COUNTY, Texas — Counties north of Houston were drenched with heavy rain Sunday night into Monday morning and several people had to be rescued.
The rain washed away part of FM2989 in Walker County, north of Huntsville. We talked with two couples who were caught off guard by the 30-foot drop"You could feel the car just sinking. At that point, he’s like, 'We need to get out," Karissa told us."When I got out of the car and stood on it, it gave way. I fell chest-deep into the water," Joe said."I saw her on the hood crawling onto a slanted piece of asphalt.
"I ran over to them, I grabbed their daughter. The husband, he could barely walk. He was beat up really bad," Joe said."The hole was really deep at that point. We’re all lucky, but they’re lucky they made it out."FM 2989 is washed out West of Falba Cemetery. There is a 30 ft drop off in the wash out that’s at least 20 ft wide. The...
said the Huntsville area got nearly five inches of rain, while nine to 11 inches fell over the Piney Woods and Brazos Valley areas and near Mont Belvieu.The sheriff there said a possible tornado touched down on FM2262. One house had its roof blown off and at least two cars were flipped over. Here's the preliminary rainfall totals report over the past 24 hours. Widespread 3 to 7 inches of rain fell across the region. Highest rainfall totals fell over the Piney Woods & Brazos Valley areas and near Mont Belvieu/Cove.Wild weather night! There were more than a dozen water rescues last night, according to Walker County OEM. FM 2989 washed out. A tornado may have touched down in Trinity County too.KHOU would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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