Overnight from two Flood Control reservoirs outside the city. That water is spilling into Buffalo Bayou and will head into downtown houston. Norah odonnell joins us now. We have been watching it all week. Its terrible pictures. What can you tell us, whats the latest now . Good morning. I do feel like sunday was a turning point in many ways in this storm. So were waking up this morning sort of looking at the ravages of that increased water, rain. You just mentioned it, the corps of engineers had to open the reservoirs ahead of schedule to take the pressure off because water levels increased dramatically overnight. Now, releasing that water will increase the flood risk for hundreds of homes along this waterway. This is the Buffalo Bayou. They dont even know how much it rose last night because the gauges are always out of service. Its an incredibly dangerous situation. People were told to pack their cars, get ready to leave at dawn, but that was before they started letting out the water.
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