[Magdalen] Houston flooding

[Eleanor Braun]

Prayers for those in Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico affected by these storms.

I was reminded of the Memorial Day floods of 1981 in Austin.  It was right
at the end of the legislative session and the Comptroller's Office, where I
worked, was open on the holiday in case some last minute demand came from
the Lege.  Midway through the day one of our staff got a call that his
house on Shoal Creek was flooded, so several of the non-essential staff
went over to this house to help clean up.  There was much damage down on
Lamar Blvd., including the original Whole Foods store.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/austintexasgov/sets/72157626196677382/

My niece lives just east of Austin, and is okay so far, although she had to
detour around a flooded road to get to the grocery store yesterday.

Eleanor

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Serious storms here and west to SanAntonio last night. Much flooding in
> cities and bursting earthen dams and levees. Possible consideration for
> federal disaster aid.
> Lynn
>
> Sent from my iPhone