Water-soaked Houston braces for more serious flooding from heavy rains
The Houston fire department, which fielded more than 75 water-related calls late Thursday, urged motorists Friday to stay off the roads to avoid more flash flooding from a storm system lingering in the western Gulf of Mexico.
"There's no sense in putting yourself, first responders, firefighters or anybody in danger needlessly," Houston fire chief Samuel Peña said in update on Twitter.
"The ground is saturated," he said. "It is perfect conditions for flash flooding. We encourage you to stay home."
Among the scores of calls of stranded motorists was a report of a vehicle upside down in a a water-filled ditch. Teams were able to extract a lone occupant, who was alive but unconscious.
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