City working to deal with deluge of rainwater
May 2—The City of Huntsville has received over 9 inches of rain in the last 12 hours, according to the National Weather Service Center's Huntsville Municipal Airport totals.
City Manager Aron Kulhavy reports that all City Administrative Offices are closed to the public for Thursday.
"We do have various operations ongoing," Kulhavy said. "Solid Waste employees are working to clear dumpsters that have moved during the storm and are in public streets."
Kulhavy added that the City is following all messaging for drivers to stay off the roadways if possible.
All non-emergency calls should be going to 294-5700.
Mayor Russell Humphrey added that he feels confident that after staff does an assessment of the damage, that some sort of emergency declaration may be possible.
"I am asking our citizens to be patient as the storms are not done and it will take time to get many things back to normal," Mayor Humphrey said. "Our system is already taxed from Tuesday night into Wednesday storms. And there is more rain to come."
As residents and area businesses continue to assess their own damage, Walker County Deputy EMC Sherri Pegoda asked that damages by severe storms this week should be reported to TDEM's online damage survey on www.damage.tdem.texas.gov or on the Walker County Emergency Mobile App under Report Damages Tab.
The information provided using the self-reporting survey helps officials identify resource needs.
This story will be updated throughout the day with more information.
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