4:07
Just had a close call. Literal gasp in our storm tracker. The road has washed away. This is what #Winnie is facing. #abc13 https://t.co/Cuopv5mmW9 pic.twitter.com/MsAZZHyNHs
— Courtney Fischer (@CourtneyABC13) September 19, 2019
HFD is responding to a building collapse on Aldine Bender Road. The flat roof of a post office facility mail distribution area collapsed. The building was occupied at the time but everyone made it out. 3 people are being transported with minor injuries. @FireChiefofHFD pic.twitter.com/X6exlPtAY1
— Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) September 19, 2019
Houses flooded during Hurricane Harvey two years ago are now taking in water again; some homes have 4 to 5 feet of water inside, said Hawthorne.
Anna Avales' home in Winnie is still recovering from flooding during Harvey. She called Thursday's rain \"devastating\" and is \"hoping and praying that it stops.\"
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RIGHT NOW: intense rain & thunder hits area around Houston Emergency Center!! #abc13 is streaming #houwx coverage LIVE _👉🏼👉🏼https://t.co/8Jj0Kqyygr pic.twitter.com/IOuDK4UnTJ
— Miya Shay (@ABC13Miya) September 19, 2019
This morning search and rescue activities are underway in the Beaumont area. Your Texas Game Wardens and State Park Police Officers are actively working with state and local partners. #txwx #imelda pic.twitter.com/hv3oOeSWel
— Texas Game Warden (@TexasGameWarden) September 19, 2019
James Gibson and his wife walked ABC News through their Chambers County home, where the wood floors are now submerged under roughly 8 inches of water.
The rain fell “too fast to do anything” he said.
\"Until it quits raining, it's gonna be a nightmare,\" the sheriff said.
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Over 300 people were rescued from homes in Chambers County as the water rose, local officials said.
Dump trucks and airboats were being used to get residents to safety.
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HFD helping stranded motorists out of high water. @HoustonFire pic.twitter.com/FjgccqjN7F
— Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) September 19, 2019
The threat isn't over.
The relentless, heavy rain is continuing to slam parts of southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana Thursday afternoon. It'll taper off Thursday evening leaving lingering, scattered showers.
But thunderstorms and downpours are possible again on Friday.
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Up to 4 inches of rain could still fall in the hard-hit areas from Houston to Beaumont from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon.
The remains of Tropical Storm Imelda with then track inland and bring areas of heavy rain -- up to 4 inches -- to east Texas and northwestern Louisiana.
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ABC News' Clayton Sandell and Will Gretsky contributed to this report.
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