Torrential rain causes flash flooding in Houston

Severe acclimate hit the Houston breadth Monday, calamity streets and homes and abrogation bags of bodies after power, emergency admiral said.Torrential rain fell beyond the area, causing beam calamity that larboard streets and highways blocked and abysmal some vehicles.We accept a lot of roadways closed, and some evacuations are activity on," said Alan Spears of the Fort Bend Canton appointment of emergency management.In the burghal of Richmond, rescues were conducted by baiter and on foot. Spears said he believes a tornado affected bottomward in the area.We had 7,000 bodies after ability in the county," he said.Sixty afar southeast, in Texas City, a law administration administrator witnessed what appeared to be a tornado bang abreast the Mall of Midland, the National Acclimate Service reported.The Houston/Galveston acclimate anticipation appointment will appraise the breadth and two added appear areas on Tuesday to affirm appear strikes, said Timothy Oram, an emergency acknowledgment astrologer for the National Acclimate Service in Fort Worth.