Dallas, Fort Worth Under Flash Flood Warning As Obama Declares Emergency

Two more victims were found near a Texas river Saturday, where authorities are continuing to search for several missing amongst the storm and flooding.

The two victims, identified by officials only as adult women, were discovered near the Blanco River in Hays County, where eight have been killed as a result of the storms, county officials said in a statement Saturday.

About a dozen people remain missing, including friends and relatives who were in a vacation home that was swept away by rising waters over the Memorial Day weekend in Hays County.

At least 27 deaths in Texas have been attributed to the storms in the last week, according to the Associated Press.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management attributed six deaths to the storms, meaning at least 33 people have died in the states due to the severe weather this past week.

Images posted Saturday evening showed flood waters flowing into Houston's Minute Maid Park during a game between the Astros and the White Sox.

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"A slow-moving band of thunderstorms moved into the Dallas-Fort Worth area from the west overnight, allowing heavy rain to fall over the same areas for a few hours," according to Weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam.

"A few individual thunderstorm cells that moved into the area from the South also merged with the line of storms increasing rainfall, especially just northeast of Dallas, which enhanced rainfall and led to the dangerous flooding," Lam told Weather.com.

President Obama issued a disaster declaration Friday night for flood-affected areas in Texas.

The declaration means federal funding will be available to flood victims in Harris, Hays, and Van Zandt counties. The funding may be used for repairs, loans, and housing. A handful of other counties will receive some limited federal assistance as well.

Crews with FEMA are conducting ongoing damage surveys in affected areas, according to a statement from the White House.

A total of 35 trillion gallons of water has fallen on Texas over the last month, according to the National Weather Service.

The NWS broke down the numbers and found that all the water is enough to fill a monster stack of gallon jugs.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked for a presidential disaster declaration Friday while also issuing a slew of new county-level declarations.

Abbott's 24 new disaster declarations bring the total number of affected counties to 70. In a statement, Abbott pointed to the number of declarations as an "indication of how severe this ongoing weather situation is."

A presidential disaster declaration would give the affected areas access to federal aid. Abbott added in the statement that the declaration would give communities members "access to all possible resources as they recover and rebuild."

Images from Texas Friday showed extensive flooding still covering homes, cars, roads, and other infrastructure.

The body of a 6-year-old boy who was in a vacation home swept away by flood waters was recovered Friday from the Blanco River in Hays County. He was identified as Andrew McComb.

The boy's mother, Laura, and sister, Leighton, are still missing. Jonathan McComb, Laura's husband, was released from a hospital on Friday, KVUE-TV reported.

Another body found Thursday along the Blanco River in San Marcos was identified Friday as 73-year-old Ralph Hugh Carey of Corpus Christi. He was last seen in Wimberley, about 15 miles northwest of San Marcos.

Earlier Friday, the body of an 87-year-old man missing after a failed rescue attempt in Brays Bayou in Houston was also identified.

Jack Alter's body was found in the Houston Ship Channel on Thursday evening. His wife, Shirley, and another man, Danny Nguyen, were killed when a rescue raft overturned.

The discoveries brought the statewide death toll in the torrential flooding to 24.

The latest round of flash floods began around 3:30 a.m. on May 29, causing a houseboat carrying 21 people to drift into Lake Travis in Austin. Everyone on the boat was rescued, and nobody suffered any injuries.

A representative of the Dallas Emergency Operations Center told BuzzFeed News that the city's police and fire rescue department had "conducted numerous rescues of stranded drivers" in the area, and that no deaths or major damage to property had yet been reported.

The National Weather Service also issued a flood advisory warning to residents near the Arkansas River in Little Rock.

Although only 1-2 inches of rain were recorded in Arkansas last night, the continued rainfall and already wet ground will likely result in flash floods, the Associated Press reported.

Conditions are expected to continue in that area until Saturday evening.

"River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall forecasted to occur over the next 18 hours," the advisory read.

Four people died in Oklahoma, while 17 died in Texas.

Texas officials identified 11 people who remain missing after devastating storms hit the region, including eight people who were inside a vacation home as it washed down a river.

Among those inside the home was 34-year-old Laura Shultz McComb, who was in the house with her 4- and 6-year-old children when she called her sister to tell her the house was floating on the river.

"She said, 'I'm in a house, I'm floating down the river. Tell mom and dad. I love you, and pray," Julie Shields told KVUE in Austin.

Officials believe the home struck a bridge and split in two. Relatives told the local news station they hope for a miracle, but are expecting bad news.

"I think recognizing what's happening with the weather, what we all know, and we had expected, they're gone," she told KVUE.

Three more bodies have been found in Texas after storms devastated the region over the weekend.

At least 32 people have been killed by the storms in Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico as authorities continue to try to account for nearly a dozen people who are still missing.

Tuesday night, authorities in the Austin area said they found two more bodies as water began to recede, the Associated Press reported.

One of the bodies was found as a state trooper flew over Georgetown and spotted a pickup truck, where a body was found nearby. Another body was found inside another vehicle in Travis County, where two occupants were rescued, but a third couldn't be saved, county spokesperson Roger Wade told the AP.

A third body was found in the Blanco River, which had risen to three times its flood-stage level, bringing the death toll to 13 in Texas.

Nearly a dozen people are still unaccounted for in the region, including eight who were in a vacation home that was swept away by the storm.

By Tuesday night, the death toll continued to rise in Oklahoma as well, where the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management attributed six fatalities to the flooding.

Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto on Tuesday inspected the city of Acuña, promising to bring federal government support to rebuild the areas affected by Monday's tornado.

At least 13 people were killed in Mexico in a storm that has also sparked emergencies in Oklahoma and Texas.

In a statement distributed by the state of Coahuila, which was devastated by the storm, Peña Nieto said federal, state, and local authorities still had to make a complete tally of the damage caused, including the number of homes destroyed.

It was not immediately clear how many people had been affected by the storm, but Coahuila state officials on Tuesday said government agencies distributed more than 7,000 meals to people affected by the storm.

Eight emergency centers had also been established to distribute water and hygiene products.

At least four people have died in Houston after heavy rains poured and flooded the area, city officials confirmed in a statement.

Two of the victims were found inside their vehicles, including a woman in her fifties who was reportedly stuck inside her truck when the vehicle stalled in high flood waters, Houston Police told KHOU.

Another two bodies were found and believed to have drowned in Braes Bayou.

Authorities believe one of the bodies found in Braes Bayou was that of a man who emergency personnel were trying to rescue early Tuesday morning, but were unsuccessful when their boat capsized in the water.

In a press conference Tuesday, Houston Mayor Annise Parker said as many as 4,000 properties may have "significant damage." Authorities were searching property by property, but high water continued to hamper efforts.

About 750 vehicles have been removed from roads in the city by Tuesday afternoon, and about 2,500 vehicles were abandoned.

During the press conference, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also said disaster declarations due to the severe weather have stretched from "literally the Red River to the Rio Grande."

Flood waters are expected to continue rising, and he asked residents throughout Texas to be careful.

At least nine deaths in Texas have been attributed to the severe weather.

The Texan counties now listed as disaster areas include Archer, Bastrop, Blanco, Bowie, Caldwell, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dewitt, Fannin, Garza, Grayson, Harris, Harrison, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Houston, Kendall, Jasper, Johnson, Newton, Nueces, Parker, Red River, San Jacinto, Walker, Wichita, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala counties.

"The State of Texas has taken brisk action in dispatching all available resources to aid those affected by this severe weather system, and I strongly urge all Texans to exercise every possible precaution to ensure their safety and the safety of their families and neighbors," Abbott said Monday in a statement. "My thoughts and prayers are with all the communities that are suffering as a result of this weather disaster, and I am grateful for the first responders who have worked tirelessly to provide shelter, care and resources to all impacted areas."

Here are the latest figures on those killed in Texas and Oklahoma due to the severe weather in recent days:

Caldwell County, Texas: Two confirmed dead, some 30 others missing. Houston, Texas: Two confirmed dead. Reports of a third death. Devine (San Antonio), Texas: One dead. De Soto (Dallas), Texas: One dead. San Marcos, Texas: One dead. Milam County, Texas: One dead (killed by tornado). Claremore, Oklahoma: One dead. Tulsa, Oklahoma: One dead (killed in motor vehicle accident, blamed partly on weather). Kiefer, Creek County, Oklahoma: One dead.

Total confirmed deaths: 11

A second body was found today in Caldwell County, Conley told reporters, according to the Austin Statesman newspaper.

"We have seen much more widespread floods, but never such a large wall of water moving down one river," Conley said.

"We have FEMA personnel already on the ground," Obama told reporters at the White House after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

"They are coordinating with Texas emergency management authorities and I will anticipate that there will be some significant requests made to Washington," he said. "My pledge to [Abbott] is that we will expedite those requests to make sure that both search-and-rescue operations [occur] where necessary, but also recovery operations occur as efficiently and as quickly as possible."

The mayor said one body was found in Brays Bayou, one of the many small rivers that snake through Houston.

Parker said she had seen news reports of a possible third fatality, but she was not yet able to confirm that death.

Declaring an emergency situation in her city, Parker said she had also called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott so he too would declare a disaster, allowing the city to receive federal assistance.

Parker said Houston had been affected by two different types of flooding: street flooding caused by torrential rain fall overnight, as well as the overflowing of bayous.

Many school districts have closed and some city workers have been ordered to stay home, she said. About 50,000 homes were still without power, she said.

Parker also sad fans who stayed overnight at the city's Toyota Center did so mostly out of convenience, not because they were "trapped" in the building. She said the owners of the stadium kept the premises open as a "convenience."

The team posted a message on the scoreboard advising fans to remain in the stadium until the weather improved. Food and water was provided to fans.

As of 3:50 CT, about 200 people remained in the arena, according ESPN.

Over the last four days, six people have died in Texas and Oklahoma, including Alyssa Ramirez, an 18-year-old returning home from her senior prom. Another person, whose name is not yet public, died in San Marcos.

Four of the victims died in Oklahoma, including a firefighter, a woman whose car hydroplaned, a 37-year-old man, and a 48-year-old woman, according to CNN.

Twelve people are still missing in Hays County, near Austin, according to a release from the San Marcos officials.

Approximately five to eight inches of rain has fallen in Houston in less than a day, according to the Office of Emergency Management. Houston schools are closed Tuesday as more than 80,000 people are without electricity.

The same storm has killed 13 people in the border city Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, including three children. Approximately 200 people were injured, according to CNN.

A homecoming queen and high school cheerleader was among those who died in Texas after flood waters swept her car off the road over the weekend.

Alyssa Ramirez, 18, was about 50 miles from San Antonio, Texas, and just minutes from her home when her car stalled in, and was eventually swept away by, flood waters on Saturday. Crews later recovered her body.

She was among a growing list of people who died in widespread flooding in Texas.

Search teams on Monday night ended their efforts to find survivors of the flash flooding in the Blanco River Valley, the Associated Press reported.

Twelve people who were staying in a home in Wimberley have not been found, and authorities said they will resume efforts to recover any bodies on Tuesday.

Elsewhere in the region, residents were asked to shelter in place as tornadoes were spotted.

One person was killed and others were injured Monday after a tornado hit Milam County, Texas, WBTX reported.

The storm hit the area about 70 miles northwest of Austin around 4 p.m., the station reported. One man was killed inside his mobile home, local authorities said, and four people were injured.

The Bastrop County Texas Office of Emergency Management posted a picture Monday of water rushing over a failed dam.

The dam is located in Bastrop State Park, and authorities urged people nearby to get to higher ground.

Flooding covered much of central Austin, Texas, Monday, with images showing cars nearly submerged and creeks swelling over their banks.

Crews in and around Austin spent Monday rescuing people stranding by the rising waters, as well as preparing shelters for evacuees, the Austin Statesman reported. Images also showed flooding in Pflugerville, about 17 miles from Austin.

About 40 miles from Austin, a dam at Bastrop state park also reportedly failed on Monday.

The National Weather Service warned that the flooding had created a "dangerous and life threatening situation" in parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

Flash flood warnings covered dozens of counties, while wind and high water reportedly wreaked havoc on roads and buildings.

On Saturday, a firefighter was killed while he attempted to rescue 10 people.

Capt. Jason Farley was in northeast Oklahoma around 11:30 p.m. when he was swept away. His body was found an hour later in a drainage ditch, according to the Associated Press. He had been a firefighter for 20 years.

At least one other person was also killed in Oklahoma on Saturday.

A 33-year-old woman in Tulsa, died after her car hydroplaned, said Keli Cain, the state's emergency management spokeswoman, according to CNN.

On Sunday, the National Weather Service warned of a continuing risk of severe weather and flash floods.

"Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across much of the central and southern Plains towards the Miss. River Valley on Sunday," the NWS said. "The Storm Prediction Center indicates a Slight Risk for these areas. Isolated tornadoes, hail and damaging winds are all possible. Flash flooding is also forecast from central Iowa into southern Texas where the heaviest rainfall is expected. "

In Oklahoma, the storms swamped roads and stranded people in several counties.

In Blanchard, about 30 miles south of Oklahoma City, high winds tore the roofs off several barns, News 9 reported. In Oklahoma City, water swept into a mall and in Elk City, about 100 miles west, the flood was waist deep, KOCO-TV reported.

In Tulsa, fire fighters responded to 55 calls Saturday night, many of which were to rescue drivers whose cars had stalled.

The high water led the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to close more than a dozen roads Saturday evening.

Rescuers also pulled people out of high water in Texas, where flash flood warnings stretched across numerous counties.

Flooding hit Wimberley, about 90 miles north of San Antonio. Early Sunday morning, the Blanco River reached a record-setting 39 feet, which the National Weather Service described as "unprecedented flooding."

The flooding forced firefighters in Wimberley to conduct numerous rescues as water washed over several different roads and bridges. Fire fighters in San Antonio rescued 11 people as of 10 p.m. Saturday, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

About 400 homes were destroyed in Wimberley, many of them washed away, said Hays County emergency management coordinator Kharley Smith, according to the AP.

In Caldwell County, about 70 miles northeast of San Antonio, officials issued evacuation orders early Sunday as the San Marcos River rose to record levels.

In San Marcos, flooding damaged about 300 homes, the AP reported.

On Sunday, a mandatory evacuation was put in place for about 1,000 people who live north of Houston, because officials are concerned that heavy rains may cause a dam to break, the Associated Press reported.