Texas flooding triggers evacuations in parts of Houston after freakish downpours trends now
Heavy storms hit Houston again today, leaving drivers stranded and a school bus of children in need of high-water rescues due to floods.
The latest downpour has further increased dangerous flooding fears in Texas.
As a result of today's flooding, officials have redoubled efforts and warnings asking residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, worrying that the worst was still to come.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo cautioned: 'This threat is ongoing and it's going to get worse. It is not your typical river flood.'
She further described the surge of water as 'catastrophic' and said several hundred structures were at risk of flooding.
As of now, authorities have already conducted at least two dozen water rescues in the county, in addition to getting 30 pets to safety.
Schools in the path of the flooding have canceled classes and roads remain jammed as officials have closed highways. Authorities have yet not reported any deaths or injuries.
Conroe firefighter Cody Leroy carries a resident evacuated in a boat by the CFD Rapid Intervention Team from her flooded home in the aftermath of a severe storm
Emergency workers with Caney Creek Fire and Rescue carry a dog from a flooded area
A man carries his dogs rescued by boat from his home by Caney Creek Fire and Rescue on River Plantation Drive
For weeks, drenching rains in Texas and parts of Louisiana have filled reservoirs and completely saturated the ground.
Floodwaters began partially submerged cars and roads this week across parts of southeastern Texas, north of Houston, where high waters reached the roofs of some homes.
In the rural community of Shepherd, Gilroy Fernandes said he and his spouse had about an hour to evacuate after a mandatory order. Their home is on stilts near the Trinity River, and they felt relief when the water began to recede on Thursday but things worsened overnight.
'Next thing you know, overnight they started releasing more water from the dam at Livingston. And so that caused the level of the river to shoot up by almost five or six feet overnight,' Fernandes said.
Neighbors who left an hour later got stuck in traffic because of the flooding.
Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough claims there have been more high-water rescues than he was able to count.
'We estimate we've had a couple hundred rescues from
