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Tropical Depression Beta drenches Texas coast with rain and flash flooding

By Houston Chronicle via AP

Sept. 22, 2020

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Cars get stranded on high flood waters on Houston Ave. exit from Interstate 45 during Tropical Storm Beta Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Houston.
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A Houston Police Water Rescue vehicle mobilizes by a stranded by flood car on Houston Ave., during Tropical Storm Beta, Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Houston. Beta has weakened to a tropical depression as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas further inland.
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A home on Kingsmill Road has water up to its windows after the Clear Creek overflowed as Tropical Storm Beta rained over the area Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Friendswood, Texas. Beta has weakened to a tropical depression as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas further inland.
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Cars stranded on high flood waters on Houston Ave. exit from Interstate 45 during Tropical Storm Beta Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Houston. Beta has weakened to a tropical depression as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas further inland.
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Buffalo Bayou's water levels are high due to heavy rains from Tropical Storm Beta as it rolls past downtown Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Houston.
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Water fills the street in The Strand from the tidal surge of Tropical Storm Beta in The Strand as the storm moves toward landfall Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Galveston, Texas.
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Chris Hendricks tries to clear debris from a storm drain to help with the draining of floodwaters from Tropical Storm Beta on his street Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Galveston, Texas. Beta has weakened to a tropical depression as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas further inland.
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Wilmer Murillo, left, and his brother, Maxxi, walk along a fence line in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Beta Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Galveston, Texas.
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Hamilton Maschio prepares his flooded out car to be towed after it stalled in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Beta Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Galveston, Texas.
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Eight-year-old Cam'ron Maltie, left, and Adrian Murray, 4, look at the their flooded front lawn during Tropical Storm Beta, Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Houston. Their family has been living in the home for a year and didn't know the neighborhood flooded.
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A man walks through a street flooded by Tropical Storm Beta Monday, Sept. 21, in Galveston, Texas.
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Rafael Juarez rides his bicycle through a street flooded by Tropical Storm Beta as he makes his way home from the store Monday, Sept. 21, in Galveston, Texas.
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Philana Mendoza, left, Jesse Zambrano, and Armando Ontiveros take photos of the portion of the 61st Street pier that broke off and washed ashore due to high surf churned up by Tropical Storm Beta Monday, Sept. 21, in Galveston, Texas.
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Dario Romero kayaks to his house on 59th Street in Galveston, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21. Tidal surge as well as rain showers from Tropical Storm Beta continued to inundate low-lying areas around Galveston County, Texas.
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