Honorina Paniagua sits on the upper step of her mobile home Tuesday as flood waters continued to rise in Richmond, Texas. The Houston area has been pounded by heavy rain repeatedly in recent months—and even more precipitation is now expected over the weekend: Moisture from tropical depression Patricia, which struck the Pacific coast of Mexico on Friday as a very powerful hurricane, will meet with a storm system coming from the west.
Here, a look at the wrath of the high waters.
A mobile home lies almost completely underwater after heavy rains in Richmond. The National Weather Service said parts of the region could get six more inches of rain in storms this week.
Alejandra Ventura walks through high water as the Brazos River tops its banks and floods a mobile home park in Richmond. Officials said Wednesday that the river could remain at flood stage for as long as two weeks.
Flood waters covered the area of FM 1463 at IH-10 in Fort Bend County, just west of Houston, in mid-April.
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Jeff Harper drives his boat on the rain-swollen Brazos River near Richmond on Tuesday. The rising water levels could match the record set in 1957.
U.S. Highway 380 was closed off in April as high water threatened the stability of a bridge at Lake Bridgeport.
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A woman holds a baby in a canoe as Texas Guardsmen arrive to assist after flooding in Brookshire, in April.
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A man rides on the outside of a dump truck through floodwaters in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and suspension of public transit.
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A weather radar from Monday afternoon shows severe weather resulting in massive flooding. Hundreds of flights were canceled and schools were closed.
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A resident looks out from the second floor as floodwaters surround his apartment complex.
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Rescue personnel use a boat to travel down a flooded street.
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Residents float on an air mattress as they evacuate their apartment.
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A woman carries her dog through floodwaters while evacuating her home.
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Lucky's Pub in Houston Heights is not so lucky after flood water engulfed it.
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A man holds onto a fence as he wades through chest-deep water along a flooded street. The Houston area is under a flash flood watch through Tuesday morning.
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