TX - Central Texas Flash Floods leave missing and deceased victims, May 2015

[sloane7777]

good gosh I didn't mean to do all of that lol! but it seems to work a little overkill

 

[Spellbound]

sloane, I hope you find your santa guy. Let us know when you do.

 

[SCHMAE]

https://www.facebook.com/KTBS3/posts/10154001752307575

Still flooding in Shreveport almost a week since any rain fell.

 

[sloane7777]

I hope so too I'm getting really worried because apparently they still have not Id him but on that note Northwest Highway Still closed. I will keep looking , whoever he is RIP.

 

[SCHMAE]

Gov Jindal activating natl guard to assist with flooding .

http://www.ktbs.com/story/29253329/...ard-members-ready-to-help-with-flood-response

 

[Spellbound]

Leighton's father is assisting with the search for the missing. Three know missing include the two Charbas and his daughter.

http://kxan.com/2015/06/05/families-of-missing-dead-in-wimberley-give-thanks-want-help/

 

[SCHMAE]

This is actually pretty scary. Shreveport, La area. See once the river crests it does not go right down. It's going to take a long time for this to dry up.
Thankfully still no rain in the forecast !

https://www.facebook.com/KTBS3/photos/pcb.10154003841037575/10154003840777575/?type=1&theater

 

[SCHMAE]

Caddo Parish Sheriff's house floods
http://www.ktbs.com/story/29257101/caddo-sheriff-steve-prator-among-flood-victims

 

[KateB]

Body of man recovered in Wimberley search
7:58 PM, Jun 6, 2015 Updated: 12:43 AM, Jun 7, 2015
http://www.caller.com/news/local-news/weather/body-of-man-recovered-in-blanco-river-search

The man’s body was recovered near the Blanco River at Bluffview Drive in the Wimberley. No identification was made Saturday pending an autopsy.

Crews are still searching for Randy Charba, 42; his son Will, 6; and Leighton McComb, 4...

Central Texas floods expose gaps in high-tech warning systems
Some look for a return to piercing public sirens.
Posted: 7:32 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/new...ial_facebook_2014_sfp#57894836.3828699.735755

In many respects, the flood warning system employed by local and federal emergency agencies over the Memorial Day weekend worked as intended. Hays County authorities sent out three “reverse 911” notifications to homes in harm’s way alongside the Blanco River. The National Weather Service broadcast flash flood warnings throughout the evening to cellphones. While more than a dozen people lost their lives in the flooding, many others were saved by the alerts.

The warning system used over Memorial Day weekend “was the bare minimum, but it’s what we had at the time,” he said. “There’s a lot of people that flat didn’t know about it.”

The gaps meant that with the river rising quickly and many still in their homes, sheriff’s deputies, local firefighters and other emergency workers found themselves resorting to the oldest of emergency warning systems: pounding on doors and yelling to residents that they needed to leave immediately. Worried about getting trapped behind low water crossings themselves, the responders had to move hastily, making the door-to-door alerts catch as catch can, Czichos said.

more at both links.

 

[SCHMAE]

It just will not stop !


KTBS 3 News
Just now ·
With the Red River flooding in Grand Ecore, the water is backing up into Lk. Bistineau. Major flooding is forecast by Wednesday with levels of 145 plus FT. Get the latest on KTBS 3, KPXJ CW 21 and ktbs.com.

www.ktbs.com

ETA Bistineau looks to be about 15 to 25 miles southeast of Shreveport on the map. WOW !

 

[SCHMAE]

This was shared on the KTBS facebook page. Holy wow.

https://www.facebook.com/TubreauxAviation/videos/906665932727111/

Question, will that house be ok? Outside of extensive cleanup and flood damage work, wouldn't the structure of the home lose some integrity from sitting in that much water?
Seems like it would to me, but I don't know. Maybe it matters whether the water rushed up to it or slowly crept up very easy.

 

[SCHMAE]

Oh snap . Alligator farm closed due to flooding. So where are the gators?


https://www.facebook.com/KTBS3/photos/pcb.10154009861577575/10154009857322575/?type=1&theater

 

[Spellbound]

Oh snap . Alligator farm closed due to flooding. So where are the gators?


https://www.facebook.com/KTBS3/photos/pcb.10154009861577575/10154009857322575/?type=1&theater

Better check your your back yard. :scared:

 

[SCHMAE]

Crazy pictures taken yesterday in Bossier Parish, LA. The thing is local DFW media has stopped talking about the flooding days ago. There are a few areas of concern and some high water but I guess because this area was hit so hard, I heard no mention of what went on around the Red River. If I didn't follow those media pages on FB, I would assume the whole area was in ok shape right about now.

https://www.facebook.com/bossiersheriff/posts/814596645314030

 

[KateB]

Such sad news. Prayers and condolences to their families, friends and communities, may they persevere, and may those beautiful children and the others taken away rest in peace.

MAP of the TRAGEDY, from the Corpus Christi Caller Times,

Map has been updated to reflect where the man's body was found June 6. I don't see that he has been positively identified still. The map also shows that Randy Charba's wallet was found in the same vicinity.

 

[Spellbound]

Crazy pictures taken yesterday in Bossier Parish, LA. The thing is local DFW media has stopped talking about the flooding days ago. There are a few areas of concern and some high water but I guess because this area was hit so hard, I heard no mention of what went on around the Red River. If I didn't follow those media pages on FB, I would assume the whole area was in ok shape right about now.

https://www.facebook.com/bossiersheriff/posts/814596645314030

BBM:
me, too. I am grateful for al your posts, Schmae. My heart is aching to find the two children

 

[KateB]

It's official.

Flood victim Randy Charba's body identified
http://www.caller.com/news/local-news/flood-victim-randy-charbas-body-identified_08382185

RIP Randy.

 

[Spellbound]

So sad to be finding bodies, but I am grateful their families have them back. Now to find our two little children. I hope it will be soon.

 

[KateB]

Austin's solar powered community radio station received a waiver from the FCC to allow the station's broadcast funding requests be redirected to a third party to aid flood victims. Today is the day they're doing that.

Broadcasting live from Wimberley with officials, victims, artists and donors speaking between the music. Tune in if you want. All day. http://sunradio.com/
https://twitter.com/SunRadioTX

 

[SCHMAE]

Grapevine lake spillway on June 8, two days ago. They closed this road about 2 weeks ago IIRC to traffic and it's still not open.

[video=youtube;Jtt1ozU7EC0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtt1ozU7EC0&index=1&list=PLIHjPRtmnVCIp_vUYcs1WKKnk7EtamLSE[/video]