VIDEO: Haltom City homes flooded near Little Fossil Creek

On Monday morning, Cecilia Perez stood in her Haltom City home near Little Fossil Creek and observed the abundance of water streaming down the creek because of the rainfall from the night before.

Never did Perez believe the creek water would get to her home on Fincher Road because she and her family had lived there for years and the creek had never flooded her house.

Ten minutes later, more rainfall on Monday caused the creek to overflow and water to pour into her home.

Perez wasn’t alone. A Haltom City official estimated on Tuesday that 25 residents were rescued or evacuated Monday morning from flooding in their homes near Little Fossil Creek.

Just south of the creek in Haltom City, Kenney Singleton had just a few more projects to complete on his property on Laverda Drive. Water from Little Fossil Creek will make him have to start over.

The creek water Monday morning entered from the back door as well as the front door to Sandra Cabrera’s home at Fincher Road and Laverda Drive.

“My husband and I had to go to my mother’s home just down the street because there was just too much water,” Cabrera said, speaking in Spanish. “There was just so much water.”

See more of their stories in the video above.

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This story features reporting from previous Star-Telegram stories.

This story was originally published August 23, 2022 at 5:51 PM.