Beaumont received over 50 inches of rain...26" of it yesterday. Beaumont and Port Arthur now under water. Looks like the entire southeastern part of Texas is turning into a giant lake.
They are now confirming 21 dead so far and expect the total to rise.
All 12,000 Texas NG deployed. And, they are calling up an additional 10,000 from other states.
"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
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