Homes flood in Texas as severe storms intensify across the south

More than 100,000 left without power after severe storm tears through Houston area

Related video: Storm damages buildings in Katy, Texas

Strong rain and high winds were battering the southeast on Wednesday, causing flooding and tornadoes in some states.

More than 30 million people across the Southeast were under a severe storm threat Wednesday. Flooding alerts were in place for more than 13 million people between living from Texas to Georgia after storms dumped rain and damaged buildings across Texas Tuesday night.

The affected region included northeast Texas, most of Louisiana, central and southern Arkansas, much of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, western Georgia and the Florida panhandle.

Torrential rains flooded Kirbyville, Texas, where rescue crews reported they had to conduct "10 to 15 high water rescues."

At least 100,000 homes were left without power in east Texas due to the severe storms.

In addition to flooding, hail the size of baseballs was reported in parts of Texas, and at least one tornado was spotted in Mississippi.

Storms soaked the region all morning on Wednesday.

Forecasters predicted that some areas would see the storms get worse as the day progressed.

Key Points

• Severe weather damage in Katy, Texas
• Wild images show before and after flood levels in Texas city

[10 April 2024 21:03 · Graig Graziosi]

Mississippi residents asked to evacuate over potential levee break during severe storms

Some resident in Yazoo County, Mississippi were evacuated over fears that severe storms would cause the nearby levees to break.

The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office asked residents in the Eastbrook subdivision to leave their homes over fears that the levee would break on a nearby lake. The sheriff’s office said that county emergency officials were monitoring the levee for signs of failure, according to local broadcaster WAPT.

“As of now, all people that need to evacuate have been notified. All other residents just be aware of what’s going on. This is only for The Eastbrook subdivision on Highway 16, east of Highway 49, in Yazoo County,” the sheriff’s office said in a post on social media.

Severe storms have been dumping rain and producing high winds across the southeastern US today. Louisiana and Mississippi bore the brunt of the weather system today, while eastern Texas was hit hardest on Tuesday.

[10 April 2024 21:52 · Graig Graziosi]

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