Frequent flooding in Everman leaves homeowners frustrated

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Everman homeowners were woken up by police early Sunday morning telling them they needed to evacuate their homes. Flooding in the neighborhood has become a constant worry.

More than a dozen homes in southern Tarrant County were flooded in Sunday morning's downpour.The city manager of Everman says flooding in the area is an issue they've been working with FEMA to address.Ring camera video showed police coming up to his door at 4:30 a.m. to evacuate homes in Everman.Matt Lambert says he's grateful."The water was already up to the front of the house. I opened the back door and saw that it was gaining on the back door.

Since 2018, there have been multiple flash floods of Christie Avenue."Yeah, but it is expensive," said Cedillo.Irma Chavez's family is also thankful her family was able to make it out okay before floodwaters poured into her home Sunday morning."My daughter told me mom, get ready," she said. "We managed to get out, thanks to God.""If those cops had not shown up and woken me up, I probably would have woken up when the water was in the house.

 

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