Several heavy trucks from the public works department also helped with evacuations. The slow-moving weather system made landfall along the Gulf coast overnight Tuesday and has already inflicted millions of dollars in damage from Houston to New Orleans. Local television stations showed flooded homes in neighborhoods south of Houston, cars slowly making their way through nearly a foot of standing water, and rescue workers surveying the area by boat. Another 10 inches of rain could occur before the storm moves away. The storm is nearly stationary with a slight drift to the southwest.
Flood warnings remain in effect for the Houston area.
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