A powerful storm system that hit a large portion of the greater Texas region and affected areas from Mexico to Oklahoma this past weekend has left at least 22 people dead.
Two people in Houston were killed in flash floods that terrorized the city on Monday night, according to The Houston Chronicle. The first victim was found at 5 a.m. on Tuesday in a flooded pickup truck, while the other was discovered floating in a bayou.
The city was hit with more than 11 inches of rain between Monday and Tuesday, CNN reports.
Houston, and the area in general, is known to have flash flood warnings, but according to Mashable, as recent as three weeks ago the region was still in the midst of a drought that began in the state back in 2010. That drought, as well as one in Oklahoma, are now over.
More than 1,000 homes were damaged or destroyed because of the weather, according to the Associated Press.
Talk about a watery grave... #KHOU #Weather pic.twitter.com/TIikxC9OWm — Shern-Min Chow (@ShernMinKHOU) May 26, 2015
4 Before & After photos of the freak flood last night. Houston under water this morning when I took the bike out. pic.twitter.com/0VLUYLMhBM — Brian (@Brian78tx) May 26, 2015
FLOODING: Wildflower golf course in #Temple. CREDIT: Lauren Sims. @kwtxweather pic.twitter.com/mOy6raNeUC — Nick Delgado (@NickDelgadoKWTX) May 26, 2015
Our flood...it was horrible. That's the grocery store parking lot a mile from my house @GeraldYak420 @TXRedDirtFan pic.twitter.com/qnu55norv5 — MillerPrime (@ThePrime714) May 26, 2015
I always ignored the flash flood warnings but now I see what all the fuss is about!! #houstonflood #underwatersquad pic.twitter.com/jEkDrFeinr — Evan Kuterbach (@EvanKuterbach) May 26, 2015
