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Power restored to 1,800 who lost it during the storms, officials say
Power has been restored for 1,800 Waco area residents who lost it during the storms earlier this evening.
Update: Waco firefighters have performed at least one high-water rescue due to flooding on Waco streets.
See photos from a high-water rescue, more city flooding
Firefighters tied a rope to a BMW that was submerged at least halfway in the 2000 block of Herring Avenue. A group of people trapped inside used the rope to walk to safety.
The Trib is getting reports that numerous streets are impassable due to high water.
Among streets reportedly underwater are Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Waco Drive and Herring Avenue.
A line of thunderstorms is pushing through Waco about 6:30 p.m., and the Trib is receiving scattered reports of power outages.
1,800 residents of Woodway and West Waco are out of power tonight, as Oncor spokesman Mike Cain says a circuit breaker in the area’s substation is out. Oncor crews are on the scene, he said.
Some streets are also reportedly beginning to flood as heavy rains fall in areas that got record rains Monday. The Trib is also getting reports of a possible water rescue underway in the 2000 block of Herring Avenue.
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By Wacoan
August 19, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this
Are you kidding … sensational headline “High-water Rescue” with a photo of a guy in the background floating in an inner tube wearing flippers and a swim mask?
By Patty
August 19, 2008 9:56 PM | Link to this
Hey, A sure way to keep waco wacko. This just might make CNN. lol
By iself
August 19, 2008 11:45 PM | Link to this
I lived on that block about 25 years ago! This brings memories of my Dad standing at that corner telling cars not to continue during a heavy rain storm. That part of Herring is known to flood.
By david
August 20, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
Sir!!! We’re trying to do a high water rescue here.
By Baylor Drivers Rock
August 20, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Baylor profs must drive like the Baylor football team plays football. Sorry