The aftermath of Hurricane Patricia devastated parts of Texas this past weekend. On Saturday, rain was falling at a rate of 2-3 inches per hour near Houston causing heavy street flooding and resulting in the cancellation of the half-marathon.
In Corsicana, the floodwaters caused a train to derail. Luckily the conductor and engineer were safely able to swim to higher ground. Meteorologists claim that over 20 inches of rain has fallen near this area since Thursday. Rain is expected to continue in parts of eastern Texas through Monday.
The cancellation of the half marathon was probably upsetting for the runners. I know that if they trained all the time for that race and didn't get to run thats was probably pretty disappointing.
ReplyDeleteThis photo really demonstrates the amount force/ damage water can do to an area.
ReplyDeleteThe power of water is pretty remarkable
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