we suffer. let s get a check on weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, we re talking about a warm november. even weather down in texas where the 2017 world series champion houston astros having their parade. it s going to be in the 80s for them. yes and today is going to be in the 90s. you think texas and 90s in november. it hasn t happened in the dallas area. the weather record in dallas goes back to 1898. pretty impressive that today we re going to hit 92 degrees. first time ever in about 120 years that we ve been keeping records that it s ever been in the 90s in november in the dallas fort worth area. that s this little pink area. the extreme warmth. record highs being shattered there. san antonio 86. these areas show you how warm it is. nashville 9. d.c. 14 degrees warmer than
great deal of damage. you talk about the city of houston alone. the city, one-third of it, remains under water at this point. staggering statistic there. one military official telling cnn that it s unclear how many people are in need of rescue. the houston fire department going door to door canvassing to find out if they have any more to do in the neighborhoods. neighborhoods near rivers that ton rise. neighborhoods near bayous and tributaries, still a problem. beaumont, texas, the u.s. navy has been conducting search and air resktcues. they airlift 25 men, women, and children. the search efforts continue day by day, hour by hour. one interesting statistic, guys, that puts this storm into perspective. it broke a weather record. it dropped 52 inches of rainfall
to help people. in the nearby city of beaumont, texas, another situation where the navy, the u.s. navy conducted search and rescue efforts. they airlifted 25 men, women, and children. you get a sense the rescues are ongoing. the storm itself, it broke a weather record. this storm dumped 52 inches of rainfall in a single storm. so it was a mask storm. it left a great deal of damage. dave, it could take months, weeks weeks, months, years before we see the true extent of what happened here. that s the tough part. it feels like the tide has turned. just getting a glimpse of the damage. some people may not go home for weeks, months, some ever. we ll check back in the next half hour. and of course now harvey is just a tropical depression headed into the ohio valley. flooding is still major concern in its wake.
how many people are still in need of rescue. the houston fire department going door to door in fact, canvassing, looking to see what they still need to do in these neighborhoods that have been affected. nearby beaumont, texas, you guys touched on this a bit. but the rescue efforts continue there. the u.s. navy airlifted some 25 men and women who were in need of help. and here is a little stat that is interesting and really puts this in perspective. this storm broke a weather record. in fact dropped 52 inches of rain in a single storm. so this storm dropped a lot of water. left a big punch in this part of the world. george, can you talk to us? you spent a lot of time at that shelter. talk to us of the mental state of the people you have been speaking with. you know, so two stories going on, right. so we tell people about the damage. we show you the destruction.
staying at the shelters until they can figure out what their next is. let s talk about the storm itself. this storm now a tropical depression. it s moved out of this part of the world. again, this storm set a weather record, dropping 52 inches of rain in a single storm. we understand that a third of the city of houston believe this or not, and it s true here, under water. this major city. when you drive through the streets, you can see it in neighborhoods. you can see it on roads. these underpasses that in fact are covered in water. in nearby beaumont, texas, search-and-rescue efforts continue through the navy. they airlifted 25 men and women who were in need of rescue. some other things happening here throughout the houston metro area. the houston hobby airport, a very important airport just to the south of the city reopens on saturday. that is very important when you consider the infrastructure of this city, dave, getting back to