Severe weather, flooding in Texas causes death of 4-year-old boy, over 200 water rescues
The young boy was found after a vehicle was stuck in swift water in Johnson County, south of Fort Worth as Texas was hit by severe storms.
A young child was found dead on Sunday near Fort Worth, Texas and hundreds have been rescued from floodwaters as the state was hit by extreme weather which included severe storms, heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend.
The child, a 4-year-old boy, was found after a 911 call came in of a . There were two adults and the child inside the vehicle, according a post from Johnson County Emergency Management Coordinator聽Jamie Moore.
Johnson County is located about 29 miles south of Fort Worth, and about 50 miles southwest of Dallas. Moore posted that crews had performed at least 16 or 17 water rescues as of Sunday.
Moore said the 911 caller saw the people inside the vehicle get out and attempt to get to dry ground on foot when all three were swept into the flood waters.
First responders arrived to the scene and began searching, and the two adults were both rescued and transported to the hospital. The boy was found dead in the water, Moore said.
The parents were released Sunday, and KHOU reported the as Lucas Warren. Relatives have since set up a on behalf of the parents, which has raised over $23,000.
Southeast Texas hit by weekend of severe storms, flooding
At least from homes and vehicles on Saturday, but no deaths or serious injuries were reported, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said in an interview with CNN. Houston is located in Harris County, which is the most populated county in Texas.
A flood watch expired for the area Sunday after 93 hours in effect, according to the National Weather Service in Houston, although will remain a concern through the next several days to over a week.
What's the Texas forecast this week?
The rainfall received Sunday made it the , the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said.
澳门6合开奖结果 severe weather is expected Monday, with the weather service warning of isolated severe storms late in the afternoon bringing very large hail and damaging winds. The greatest threat is north of Interstate 20.
Isolated storms and showers are Monday around Houston, but conditions should stay dry and temperatures rise before a cold front sweeps through Thursday night.
There is a , but the National Weather Service says if they do develop, it could approach severe levels with large hail and damaging winds possible.
is expected across portions of Plains states Monday, including Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Severe storms and the potential for strong tornadoes are possible, the National Weather Service says.