Latest on Flooding: Officials Urging Evacuations

6 p.m. CDT
Functionaries have released the identification of the 2nd of three individuals whose bodies were discovered across the awash Blanco River down-stream from Wimberley.
Hays County authorities say the body of 29-year old Jose Alvero Arteaga-Pichardo was discovered Tuesday afternoon near Loop 165 in Wimberley.
Functionaries before Wednesday determined a body discovered Tuesday morning in Caldwell County as that of 43-year old Michelle Marie Carey-Charba.
The physique of a third-person, an unknown man seen in San Marcos, will require DNA testing to determine.
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5:15 p.m. CDT
Functionaries are going door to door in one single place along the Brazos River, encouraging about 250 inhabitants to depart their houses due to flooding concerns.
Parker County emergency management spokesman Joel Kertok said Wednesday it's the Horse-Shoe Bend region across the river that is changed.
He explained the Possum Kingdom Lake dam had opened three flood-gates, subsequently reduced that to 2 as of 3 p.m. The river-level was 18 feet, with 2 1 toes being flooding period. He explained the river was anticipated to reach flood stage Wednesday evening and crest at 23.6 feet early Friday, a reasonable flooding.
Among these leaving Horse-Shoe Bend was Brazos River RV Resort operator Chuck Bayne. He claims he is undergone four floodings on the Brazos. Together with the river currently topping its banking, he got some gear from his garage and headed for his 2nd house in Arlington.
He states half of those with houses in the sub-division are weekenders. He stated most the others were leaving for resorts in near-by Weatherford or to remain with relatives.
However he stated there are "a couple dozen who are not leaving" because "they are fearful of looters" or are "just plain uncooperative."
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3:45 p.m. CDT
Officials say they anticipate a flooding suburban Houston river to keep growing also to stay high through the week end plus they've indicated that those residing near its banking may choose to depart.
Harris County Flood-Control District authorities have not ordered occupants of sub divisions along the West Fork of the San Jacinto River to depart, but they've stated it might perhaps not be a terrible notion.
Spokeswoman Kim Jackson stated Wednesday that the district is carefully monitoring the situation and is trying to to alert occupants of the potential risks. She claims water discharged in the Lake Conroe dam is leading to the rush, as is run-off from two flooded creeks.
The region has a history of flood and a lot of houses are elevated on stilts or mounts.
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3:30 p.m. CDT
It's become the wettest month on record for Texas, and there are still several times left.
The Office of the State Climatologist at Texas A&M College stated Wednesday that on average 7.54 inches of rain has currently dropped in Tx in May. The prior report was 6.66 inches, which dropped in June 2004.
John Nielsen-Gammon, who serves as the state climatologist, states constant thunderstorms for the previous week to 10 times have led to rain records in several venues.
The wettest place continues to be from Dallas-Fort Worth to the Red River, where some areas have gotten more than 20-inches of rainwater.
Recent thunderstorms have caused extensive floods and killed at least 15 individuals in Tx and four others in Oklahoma. Twelve folks in Texas are also lost.
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3:15 p.m. CDT
How many men and women missing in Central Texas subsequent devastating floods has dropped from 11 to nine, dropping the state wide total of thunderstorm-associated missing individuals to 1 2.

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