Into their own hands, risking their own lives to help their neighbors. My wife wanted to go. I told her she cant go. I said the current will take us. She started crying so i just went. She did one hear no more. I had a jump in. I went to the man and helped. In houston Emergency Management tweeting from 10 00 p. M. Saturday until 1 00 p. M. Sunday, houston 911 received over 56000 calls during an average day they usually handle about 8000. Joining me now by phone is the Galveston County judge and director of Emergency Management. Thank you for taking the time to join us this evening. Its my pleasure. I understand it was the largest Marine Rescue in Galveston County history. Over 22 inches of rain overnight. Tell us about that. Thats correct. 22 inches of rain, weve never even discussed like this much less practice one. We sent a motion calling for volunteers to help the rescue people off the rooftop. We know for fact weve got at least a thousand people out, probably closer to 2000. What
And winds to be extremely lifethreatening conditions along the eastern coast prevent water levels have risen to 2 feet and will continue to rise to was much as 12 feet near to the right of the center where it comes to shore. We are expecting the center to come to shore in the Corpus Christi to port oconnor area near midnight tonight. Winds have increased to 125 Miles Per Hour, upper level in the upper end of category 3. We also expect to have serious flooding in the area of landfall because the storm is going to be stalling near the same area for the next three days or longer. Rainfall totals to 1525 inches, locally 35 inches. It will cause tremendous flooding in the areas near the coast and just inland. When the next 23 days, the area along the lower to middle texas coast will have lifethreatening conditions. All preparations should now be complete in the warning area. At the National Hurricane center, im at rappaport. Trace thank you, add rappaport giving us an idea how bad this coul