Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150528:21:32:00
After the flood waters stopped hundreds of people on the roads. >> oh my god. stop, stop stop. he needs to get out. >> reporter: how can this happen? 6 inches of flowing water can knock a person off the feet. 2 feet of water moving 4 miles per hour can float a car and damage a home. at the height of the storms over the past few days the blanco river crested above 40 feet. more than triple the flood stage of 13 feet. to put that added water in perspective, it's enough to bury rhode island under 10 feet of water, enough to meet new york city's needs for years. that small amount of water in that ...