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Vernon teacher trapped by Hurricane Harvey
Vernon Christian School teacher Melissa Overend was in Texas when the storm struck
CARMEN WELDAug. 30, 2017 3:20 p.m.LOCAL NEWSNEWS






A Vernon teacher was visiting family in Houston, Texas…

Flooding at the historic Stringfellow Orchards property in Hitchcock.

I took this image while carpooling fellow employees home. This was taken on HWY 90 between Liberty & Dayton. This was a very long procession of military vehicles driving in the Westbound lanes that had been shut down. We waved at them excitedly as we…

Today, marks a year since Hurricane Harvey left our small community of Huffman. There's not one month that's gone by since last August that I haven't been reminded of Harvey's destruction. FEMA trailers and porta potties now have grass growing around…

After the rain settled, I decided to walk along the Buffalo Bayou to see the aftermath of the hurricane. I came across a completely flooded bridge beside a “slippery when wet” sign- and found some humor in it amidst the somber atmosphere.

Gene Reichle and Tommy Britt rescue a neighbor from her attic in Timbergrove Neighborhood.

My family and I enjoy the outdoors; we hike, kayak and rock climb as much as possible. We received our first kayak as a gift from my father-in-law, and by the time Harvey hit we each had our own. Since my father-in-law lives in Towne Lake, we kept…

August 24th, 2017 my husband, myself, and our then 9monthbold son, left Oregon with everything we could fit in my 2014 Kia Forte. We were on the road to our new home here in Houston.

Some ask why we decided to move THAT weekend, well, reason…

Upon entering our flooded home, the images were terrifying. This is my china cabinet given to me by a relative. We lost everything except some things we washed off. Harvey is one reason God won't show us our destiny. It would be too much.

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Some photos, video and aftermath of Harvey in Memorial Villages.