About 10,000 people remain in 39 emergency shelters in Harris County, Texas. About 1,550 people are still without power and many have reported losing phone service. Rain has stopped in Texas and Louisiana and moved into Mississippi, southern Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. The levels of some rivers are receding in Texas and Louisiana, and while other river levels were still high Monday morning, they were expected to recede later in the day.
Flooding brings Houston, Texas to a standstill, blamed for one death so far.
Gov. Perry and Federal Emergency Management Agency director Joe Allbaugh are to meet at 2 p.m. CDT and will hold a news conference. In downtown Houston, many buildings were flooded and basement electrical transformers were knocked out. Many businesses and government buildings were closed Monday for cleanup as the mayor called for a day of recovery. Rivers and bayous overflowed after being pounded with as much as 28 inches of rain since Tuesday. Many roads remain flooded, though most of Houston's freeways have reopened.