Nearly a dozen Red Cross shelters have opened in the Houston area to help hundreds of flood evacuees after storms dumped more than a foot of rain.
A Red Cross statement Tuesday says 11 shelters have been assisting about 400 residents forced from their Houston-area homes due to the high water.
More rain is likely Tuesday as Houston tries to clean up. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch through Wednesday morning.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city is returning to normal operations and advises drivers to take care on flooded roads.
More photos of high flood waters at Buffalo Bayou in Houston!! @breakingweather pic.twitter.com/ELBjd65KZo
— Reed Timmer (@reedtimmerTVN) April 18, 2016
Meanwhile in Houston… pic.twitter.com/Pc0qnN9rCb
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