Millions under flood watches as Texas braces for more rain

good evening and thank you for joining us on this Sunday tonight we begin with a new weather threat an estimated 40 million people are at risk of severe storms tomorrow through Wednesday including what the National Weather Service warns could spawn intense tornadoes This Tornado tore through rural West Texas on Saturday the upcoming outbreak follows a busy April where more than 300 tornadoes were reported across the US that month thunderstorms also dump more rain on waterlog Texas this weekend at to the misery there entire neighborhoods have been swamped leading to hundreds of rescues Emergency Management Crews report the death of a four-year-old boy just south of Fort Worth Texas who drowned cbs's Janet shamlan is in Houston tonight and leads us off Janet good evening jica good evening to you it's been a rough weekend here for people in the flood zone and for First Responders like Houston Police who've been out in these boats in rough fast moving water and while the rain seems to be slowing down tonight the threat is widening a West Texas twister cars pummeled on the road south of Midland amid hail the size of tennis balls severe storms thrashing in already soggy Texas and now spreading Beyond it scary it because you don't know if the water's going to come in and just start taking over in the Houston area the Sano River is Raging hang tight we rode along with the Houston Police Department's Marine Division they don't realize how much blood and how much current going now Sergeant epig Garza among the officers answering a call from a woman needing to evacuate with her pets amid treacherous conditions for everyone it's boring it's boring HPD is working in teams on the San jeno River because there are still people who want to get out as the water levels are so high get your breath get your breath this dog was res by an officer on a jet ski authorities say many abandoned pets have been rescued too they don't want to leave without them that's correct and fortunately in this case we have enough time to be able to help them out a region wet and weary and it is not just Texas millions in the South are still under flood threats Houston police are hoping that this is the last day they will have to be out there in these Rough Waters making rescues J Janet shamley and thank you for your reporting all weekend

Channel: CBS Evening News

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Keywords: Severe Weather, Texas, Flooding, Flood, Clips, U.S.

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Length: 2min 33sec (153 seconds)

Published: Sun May 05 2024