PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS - The situation in Port Arthur turned desperate during the early morning hours as Tropical Storm Harvey is causing mass road closures, flooding, and evacuations.
The Mayor of Port Arthur has described the situation as "the whole city" being underwater. Derrick Freeman added that part of their rescue team was also having to fight an apartment fire while rescuing residents from that same complex.
Port Arthur is "being overwhelmed with calls for service," Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said, with hundreds if not thousands of homes inundated with water.