Posted 4:04 pm Thursday, June 10, 2010
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UPDATE: At Least 17 High Water Rescues Today
Tyler and Smith County emergency crews have executed between 15 and 20 rescues of people from high-water situations during the day today, officials said.
In Henderson County, two rescues were made near Cedar Creek Lake, according to Sheriff Ray Nutt.
No drownings have been reported.
In Henderson County, two rescues were made near Cedar Creek Lake, according to Sheriff Ray Nutt.
No drownings have been reported.
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Highway 69 North Closed at Loop 323
Highway 69 North is closed just north of Loop 323 due to flooding, according to Donald Martin, Tyler Police public information officer.
At 2 p.m., it remained closed to all northbound and southbound traffic due to water over the roadway at Blackfork Creek just south of County Road 2016.
These routes are recommended for travel into and out of north Tyler:
Enter or Exit Tyler Highway 271 is open.
Exit Tyler: Take Highway 110 North- Right onto CR 2016- Left onto 69 North.
Enter Tyler: Take 69 South- Take a right onto CR2016- Take a left onto 110 North
Enter or Exit Tyler on Highway 64 West.
Tyler city staff has closed Houston Street between Bellwood and McCain due to the weather-related failure of the railroad crossing warning equipment.
Union Pacific Railroad officials are onsite assessing the damage now. This crossing will remain closed until UPRR has made the necessary repairs.
Nine streets in Tyler have been added to the list of those closed due to high water, according to Martin:
East Gentry Parkway and Duncan Street
1500 block of Bellwood Street
1400 East Erwin Street
Old Gladewater and Duncan
Loop 323 and Texas College Road
2300 West Erwin Street
Shaw and Chilton
Bonner Street underpass
Broadway and Spring Street
Locations of barricades due to high water in Tyler:
1511 Belwood
Douglas at Front
Idle at Fleishel
Douglas at Noble
Houston at Douglas
Bellwood at Hurt
Walton at Rhineheart
Bonner at Locust
Locations of trees down:
Front at Fleishel
107 Rowland
Pineburr
Front at Wildwood
3414 Bain
These routes are recommended for travel into and out of north Tyler:
Tyler city staff has closed Houston Street between Bellwood and McCain due to the weather-related failure of the railroad crossing warning equipment.
Union Pacific Railroad officials are onsite assessing the damage now. This crossing will remain closed until UPRR has made the necessary repairs.
Nine streets in Tyler have been added to the list of those closed due to high water, according to Martin:
Locations of barricades due to high water in Tyler:
Locations of trees down:
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Dam Wall Eroding
The earthen wall which serves as a dam for 45-acre Lost Pines Lake is eroding as flood waters continue to spill over it along County Road 1134.
Fire marshals and officials from the Texas Department of Transportation are on the scene, where the dam wall ruptured at around 8 a.m. today.
County Road 1130 off of Lake Placid Road is under water, and emergency crews are having difficulty getting to the scene. The road is closed west of County Road 1141 due to dangerous conditions. This is the area near new construction for Loop 49. Motorist should seek an alternate route until further notice.
Fire marshals and officials from the Texas Department of Transportation are on the scene, where the dam wall ruptured at around 8 a.m. today.
County Road 1130 off of Lake Placid Road is under water, and emergency crews are having difficulty getting to the scene. The road is closed west of County Road 1141 due to dangerous conditions. This is the area near new construction for Loop 49. Motorist should seek an alternate route until further notice.
Power Out In Several Areas
There are about 4,000 customers without power in the Tyler and East Texas area, Charles Hill of Oncor said this morning. There are 2,300 customers in Tyler, 400 in Athens, 200 in Jacksonville, and 700 in Palestine who have lost electric power.
Hill said if there are no more outages, that power should be restored by late this evening.
There are 651 customers of the Wood County Electric Cooperative who have lost electric power, said Paige Eaton, director of communications for the organization. The cooperative serves a nine-county area.
Three hundred seventy one customers from the Lake Winnsboro area and 281 from Alba do not have power at this time, Ms. Eaton said. Employees from the cooperative are working quickly to restore power.
Hill said if there are no more outages, that power should be restored by late this evening.
There are 651 customers of the Wood County Electric Cooperative who have lost electric power, said Paige Eaton, director of communications for the organization. The cooperative serves a nine-county area.
Three hundred seventy one customers from the Lake Winnsboro area and 281 from Alba do not have power at this time, Ms. Eaton said. Employees from the cooperative are working quickly to restore power.
Nearly Seven Inches Of Rain Fell In Hollytree
A slow-moving low pressure system has dumped 6.61 inches of rain in the Hollytree area of Tyler area from 7 a.m Wednesday to 7 a.m today, according to CBS 19 meteorologist Doc Deason. He said the rain gauges at the airport are not reporting at this time.
Deason said radar shows over seven inches of rain have fallen in Henderson County since Wednesday morning.
“Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to continue in Smith County through 12 p.m., with another two to three inches expected across Smith and Cherokee counties,” he said. Deason said he expects the rain to end this evening when the low pressure system moves to the northeast, toward Texarkana.
The system, which caused flooding in Austin, extends toward Corsicana, Deason said.
Deason said radar shows over seven inches of rain have fallen in Henderson County since Wednesday morning.
“Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to continue in Smith County through 12 p.m., with another two to three inches expected across Smith and Cherokee counties,” he said. Deason said he expects the rain to end this evening when the low pressure system moves to the northeast, toward Texarkana.
The system, which caused flooding in Austin, extends toward Corsicana, Deason said.
County Road 31 West is nearly impassible.
Roads Closed Outside Tyler
Several roads outside of the city are flooded and/or closed, said Larry Krantz, public information officer for the Texas Department of Transportation Tyler District.
State Highway 155 in the Noonday area is under high water.
A culvert washed out on FM 2661 and that road is closed to traffic and will need to be repaired, Krantz said.
FM 837 and FM 860 in northwest Anderson County are under high water.
FM 2961 was washed away by water, Krantz said.
And FM 2330 was closed after a box culvert failed, Krantz said.
Smith County Road 1295 (off CR 46) was washed out as of 1 p.m., according to Smith County officials. This is a dead-end road, and Road and Bridge crews are there now trying to rebuild access for residents of that area.
At 2 p.m., these roads were added to the list of those closed:
CR 1113
CR 1141
CR 1130
CR 1143
CR 1134
CR 1295
CR 1131
CR 1105
Intersection of CR 1227 and 1141
At 4 p.m., Smith County Road 46 was added to the list.
State Highway 155 in the Noonday area is under high water.
A culvert washed out on FM 2661 and that road is closed to traffic and will need to be repaired, Krantz said.
FM 837 and FM 860 in northwest Anderson County are under high water.
FM 2961 was washed away by water, Krantz said.
And FM 2330 was closed after a box culvert failed, Krantz said.
Smith County Road 1295 (off CR 46) was washed out as of 1 p.m., according to Smith County officials. This is a dead-end road, and Road and Bridge crews are there now trying to rebuild access for residents of that area.
At 2 p.m., these roads were added to the list of those closed:
At 4 p.m., Smith County Road 46 was added to the list.
Water rushes over an embankment along County Road 1130, which has been closed.
Earlier this morning, a woman and her 4-year-old daughter were rescued from their car after it became stuck in deep water which accumulated at the intersection of Bonner and Locust streets in Tyler.
Some people were rescued from their homes overnight in Henderson County, where seven inches of rain fell in the overnight period, according to KYTX CBS19.
Smith and Cherokee counties are under a flood warning, according to the National Weather Service.
Street flooding was reported today in Mabank.
Mabank police Chief Kyle McAfee told The Associated Press that at least four houses flooded and one resident had to be evacuated. McAfee says several streets were closed and that "any road that travels over a creek is flooded."
McAfee says no injuries were reported.
TylerPaper.com will post additional information as it becomes available.
Staff writers Kenneth Dean, Emily Guevara and Dayna Worchel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Updated Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 4:04 p.m. CDT
Some people were rescued from their homes overnight in Henderson County, where seven inches of rain fell in the overnight period, according to KYTX CBS19.
Smith and Cherokee counties are under a flood warning, according to the National Weather Service.
Street flooding was reported today in Mabank.
Mabank police Chief Kyle McAfee told The Associated Press that at least four houses flooded and one resident had to be evacuated. McAfee says several streets were closed and that "any road that travels over a creek is flooded."
McAfee says no injuries were reported.
TylerPaper.com will post additional information as it becomes available.
Staff writers Kenneth Dean, Emily Guevara and Dayna Worchel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Updated Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 4:04 p.m. CDT
