A total of 1,000 homes are in a mandatory evacuation zone in the county, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy told CNN.
“Due to continuous rainfall across East Texas and rising levels in creeks and rivers, flood levels may increase.
Please remain aware of changing flood levels along the Trinity River and ALL low-lying levels.
Greg Abbott expanded the storm-related declarations in response to the flooding, according to a news release.
The repeated bouts of heavy rainfall soaked soils, making many areas extremely prone to both flash and river flooding.
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