Flooding in Texas washes away cars, a train and at least one person

(CNN)Much of Texas was deluged Saturday by pounding, relentless rains -- up to 20 inches, in some locales -- causing dangerous, rushing flooding that has washed away cars, trains and, possibly, at least one person.

And it may not get much better anytime soon.

The one missing person was in San Antonio, where forecasters warned that rain could fall Saturday morning at an astounding rate of 4 inches per hour and dangerously swell parts of the San Antonio River around Interstate 410. Around 4 a.m. (5 a.m. ET), a 41-year-old homeless man had gone after his dog near a drainage ditch "and he got swept away," fire department spokesman Christian Bove said.

Authorities called off the search a few hours later, with no sign of the man, though the dog he'd been chasing was found safe.

Meanwhile, the rain kept falling: San Antonio had already broken its daily rainfall record by 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Ben_Reilly wrote:

(CNN)Much of Texas was deluged Saturday by pounding, relentless rains -- up to 20 inches, in some locales -- causing dangerous, rushing flooding that has washed away cars, trains and, possibly, at least one person.

And it may not get much better anytime soon.

The one missing person was in San Antonio, where forecasters warned that rain could fall Saturday morning at an astounding rate of 4 inches per hour and dangerously swell parts of the San Antonio River around Interstate 410. Around 4 a.m. (5 a.m. ET), a 41-year-old homeless man had gone after his dog near a drainage ditch "and he got swept away," fire department spokesman Christian Bove said.

Authorities called off the search a few hours later, with no sign of the man, though the dog he'd been chasing was found safe.

Meanwhile, the rain kept falling: San Antonio had already broken its daily rainfall record by 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/us/texas-oklahoma-arkansas-lousiana-flooding/index.html

Hasn't been too bad around me, but it's still raining steadily and fields are turning into ponds ...

Ben_Reilly wrote:

(CNN)Much of Texas was deluged Saturday by pounding, relentless rains -- up to 20 inches, in some locales -- causing dangerous, rushing flooding that has washed away cars, trains and, possibly, at least one person.

And it may not get much better anytime soon.

The one missing person was in San Antonio, where forecasters warned that rain could fall Saturday morning at an astounding rate of 4 inches per hour and dangerously swell parts of the San Antonio River around Interstate 410. Around 4 a.m. (5 a.m. ET), a 41-year-old homeless man had gone after his dog near a drainage ditch "and he got swept away," fire department spokesman Christian Bove said.

Authorities called off the search a few hours later, with no sign of the man, though the dog he'd been chasing was found safe.

Meanwhile, the rain kept falling: San Antonio had already broken its daily rainfall record by 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/us/texas-oklahoma-arkansas-lousiana-flooding/index.html

Hasn't been too bad around me, but it's still raining steadily and fields are turning into ponds ...

Ben_Reilly wrote:

(CNN)Much of Texas was deluged Saturday by pounding, relentless rains -- up to 20 inches, in some locales -- causing dangerous, rushing flooding that has washed away cars, trains and, possibly, at least one person.

And it may not get much better anytime soon.

The one missing person was in San Antonio, where forecasters warned that rain could fall Saturday morning at an astounding rate of 4 inches per hour and dangerously swell parts of the San Antonio River around Interstate 410. Around 4 a.m. (5 a.m. ET), a 41-year-old homeless man had gone after his dog near a drainage ditch "and he got swept away," fire department spokesman Christian Bove said.

Authorities called off the search a few hours later, with no sign of the man, though the dog he'd been chasing was found safe.

Meanwhile, the rain kept falling: San Antonio had already broken its daily rainfall record by 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/us/texas-oklahoma-arkansas-lousiana-flooding/index.html

Hasn't been too bad around me, but it's still raining steadily and fields are turning into ponds ...

nicko wrote:PS got Quill mixed up with Veya, he hands out the candy?

My excuse, i'm a bit pissed---hic