Parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas are in the midst of a historic rainstorm, one that could dump as many as 10 inches of water on the area in just a 24-hour span. Rains have turned fields into lakes, roadways into rivers and driveways into fast-flowing rapids throughout the south.
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Check out these unbelievable photos from the floods that were shared on social media.
Houston, #TXwx #Flooding on I-10W at White Oak Bayou. @LiveStormsMedia pic.twitter.com/M2TKxiizSl
— Brett Adair (@AlaStormTracker) April 18, 2016
"Houston we've got a problem"; een understatement https://t.co/qcYqKe3sXD #overstroming #flooding pic.twitter.com/4jkWnqyA6V
— Weerplaza.nl (@Weerplaza) April 18, 2016
LIVE NOW: Water rescue underway as life-threatening #flooding continues around #Houston. Watch for latest. #HOUwx pic.twitter.com/frmTxc9k6x
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 18, 2016
WOW! Major flooding this Monday seen in Houston, Texas. Photo via @uhdowntown #Flooding #TXwx pic.twitter.com/wlKJYPgnaj
— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) April 18, 2016
Falls at green meadows, old town Katy #flooding @khou pic.twitter.com/DiRh7lVAbe
— Stephanie Diaz (@sidiaz10) April 18, 2016
Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.
