A relentless system of heavy downpours is battering South Texas, unleashing torrential rains that have rapidly turned streets into rivers, triggered widespread flooding, and forced emergency officials to order immediate evacuations in the hardest-hit communities.
Watch this video from Associated Press.
The scale of the weather crisis is massive. A staggering six million people across 57 counties are currently under a National Weather Service flood watch.
For many areas already saturated by recent rainfall, the situation has escalated from a potential threat to an immediate danger, as urgent flash flood warnings are actively being issued.
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TIPP Staff
