Major Flooding in Texas Video

Major Flooding in Texas Video Transcript

>> Reporter: A dramatic scene in arlington, texas, where torrential rain turned a creek into a raging river, surrounding a nearby apartment complex and trapping at least 90 people.

>> Literally within 30 minutes it was so high that we couldn't even walk back and forth from the apartments.

>> Reporter: The water came up so fast over such a wide area rescuers here and in communities across texas were overwhelmed.

>> It just came up a lot quicker than we expected and quicker than we were able to take care of it because we were having rescue calls all over the city.

>> Reporter: What's left of tropical storm hermine has spent two days marching across the state, flooding communities from san antonio and austin north to fort worth and dallas. In some areas, more than a foot of rain has fallen. Floodwaters overwhelming roads, bridges, and neighborhoods. In nolanville, high water swept away several mobile homes, their owners escaped but now have nothing.

>> We're 76 and 77 years old. We've got to start all over now.

>> Reporter: Well, as quickly as this creek rose, it has fallen, but it was roaring over this bridge just a few hours ago. Now the flood threat is to the north in oklahoma and then to kansas as the the remnants of this storm move knot. Katie?

>> Couric: Don teague in arlington, texas, tonight. Don, thanks very much.