After all it is springtime in East Texas and if you've been here for any length of time you know about the potential for severe storms is routine. If you're new, get ready, it could be scary for some.
Spring storm season is here. We've already seen our fare share of severe thunderstorm warnings and unfortunately, tornado warnings this spring that have caused damage.
Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall along the Texas Louisiana border early this morning (June 22nd) and is bringing copious amounts of rain not only to East Texas but to Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Alabama. With all the rain that is being forcasted to fall in these affected areas, the National Weather Service has issued Flash Flood Warnings for parts of Eastern Texas and throughout Louisian
Much of the flood waters in Kilgore, Henderson and Longview's residential areas have receded leaving behind a wet and muddy disaster in homes throughout the cities. The clean up effort is already underway and with dryer weather on the horizon, it'll kick into high gear this weekend.
The power of water is amazing. The devastation that flood waters cause is unimaginable. East Texans are unfortunately living through this unimaginable experience right now. Entire neighborhoods in Kilgore, Henderson and Longview were submerged by flood waters Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Now that most of the flood water has receded, it's time for cleanup.
Flooding concerns are on the top of just about everyone's mind in East Texas the past couple of days. The threat of flash flooding still exists through at least Friday evening. With all the rain we've received the past few days, several cities have had to issue some sort of evacuation orders or disaster declarations and such. The City Of Tyler is the last city to issue such notice.