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Going out there to rescue two conductors on that train. it sounded like everything was going to work out just fine in that situation. obviously, we talked about cars driving in areas that have a lot of water. same thing for the trains as well. that is a stretch of lines that i was told runs parallel to interstate 45 on the west side of that interstate. >> if any place, i have had a chance to drive up and down of interstate 45, a portion has been blocked off for much of the overnight hours. a lot...

>> the point of no return. we are about 15 miles north of the small town of course can na, texas for about a 30-mile stretch. you can see the trouble this is causing in this area here. its back towards the north, where traffic is backed up for miles and miles. so a large part of the interstate here, victor, is covered by water. in the last 24 hours, there has been 16 inches of rain that has fallen. the rain is expected to continues most of the morning. its not exactly here when the interstate he...

Will. not entirely. but 200-mile-an-hour winds that slammed onshore and wrung out the mourt here. with were expecting between 10 and 20 inches. thats not to say we wont see those amounts because this made landfall about 6:30 lom time and because that was the impending darkness. and now were looking at, you know, sunrise taking place here in the next couple of hours, and thats when you can assess all the damage. and it is a beautiful spochlt thats why tourists flock there. but with a category 5 t...

Region. he had been traveling a good amount of time trying to get to that train derailment scene. etd, you are there now in front of a camera. describe what you are seeing and what are you learning? >> fredricka, we have made our way. you can see the train here in the background. that is the front end of the train of the two cars that derailed and toppled over by the floodwaters. we are about a care ter mile off of interstate 45. this is as close as we could get. weve managed to make our way dow...

Flooding threat from remnants of hurricane patricia. this is video of navarro county, texas, near dallas. this area has been hit with more than 20 inches of rain so far. floodwaters washed out train tracks and derailed this 64-car freight train. the two train operators were able to swim to higher ground shortly after the derailment. cnns ed lavendera is on the phone with us now, close to that freight train derailment. ed, what more can you tell us about what is happening there now? >> well, the ...

The north in texas. numerous drivers had to be rescued overnight when they got stranded in high rushing water. ed lavandara is south where much of the rain is contentcentrated. ed, has it stopped raining will? >> reporter: no, it is a steady rain. it continued to fall through most of the morning hours, leading to problems. we are on interstate 45 that connects dallas to houston near about 15 miles north of the town of corsicana, the interstate, a 30-mile stretch has been shut down. much has been...

This was very good news, near 245, in corsicana. and now were here in houston watching super cells coming off the gulf of mexico and there is a marginal tornado threat down here along the gulf coast. >> so youre driving right now, are you seeing a lot of people on the road? youre on i-45 right now? >> im stationary right now due to safety concerns, but i will be driving here in a sec. and there are lots of people on the roads down here in houston. once that rain that moves through in the west, t...

Out -- not washed out, but water has overflowed the road there. and because of that, emergency crews have shut down the interstate once again. so, obviously, that will cause headaches for a lot of commuters, as well. but the rain continuing to fall once again. and this is an area that has been just beaten up over the last day and a half, nearly 20 inches of rain, fredricka, has fallen on this area in the last day and a half, alone. and this is very close to where that same derailment happened. t...

Im looking at the interstate. can you see track lined up, semi trucks sleeping on the highway here. weve had well over a foot of rain, probably closing in on 16 to 18 inches in corsicana, the moisture will clam south texas through the week. >> you know what was so remarkable about this, one of many. this strengthened steamingly so quickly from just a tropical storm to the strongest hurricane ever recorded and torts in mexico didnt have much time to prepare. authorities in texas, though, have mor...

Dont want to sensationalize it, but we dont want to say all is well. it is a dangerous storm, we are being told, for the millions of people still caught in its path. this, okay, as its bracing towards texas now. >> that state along is covering flash floods and warnings already. patricia hasnt hit it yet. >> for more on the situation in texas him we are joined by storm chaser in courcorsica na. >> reporter: i was here all day yesterday, there are several road closures, water several feet deep, in...