Severe Flash Flood Alert: 21 Inches Hit Texas Communities

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The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Emergency, its most serious flood alert, for regions in Hardin and Tyler counties in southeastern Texas as the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard released rainfall amounts ranging from 10 to 21 inches. Authorities advised residents in Kountze, Village Mills, and Honey Island to move to higher ground without delay, labeling the situation as life-threatening due to precipitation rates reaching 5 inches per hour. Over 70,000 customers experienced power outages throughout the area, and school districts in the Houston vicinity closed as the storm's aftereffects continued to saturate already wet terrain. The Weather Prediction Center has assumed oversight of the flooding risk from the National Hurricane Center, which has issued its final update on Edouard, indicating that significant flooding may continue into Wednesday evening. Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.  ai-generated

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00:00Seek higher ground now. That's the urgent warning tonight for parts of southeast Texas.

00:04The National Weather Service has declared a flash flood emergency, its highest-level flood alert.

00:10For Hardin and Tyler counties, after the remnants of tropical storm,

00:14Edward dumped an almost unbelievable 10 to 21 inches of rain.

00:18Towns like Cuncey, Village Mills, and Honey Island are seeing rainfall at rates up to 5 inches an hour.

00:24And forecasters are calling the situation life-threatening.

00:27More than 70,000 customers lost power across the region as the storm pounded the area.

00:33And school districts around Houston shut down as a precaution.

00:37Edward has weakened to a remnant low.

00:39But its leftover moisture keeps wringing out torrential rain over already-soaked ground.

00:44The National Hurricane Center has handed off monitoring duties to the Weather Prediction Center,

00:49which warns that locally severe, potentially catastrophic flooding could continue into Wednesday night across east Texas.

00:56Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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