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Investigative & Environmental Reporter
Vernon Chapman stands barefoot in front of his flooded lawn in Edna. Tropical Storm Beta, which was downgraded to a depression Tuesday morning, brought some flooding in some residential areas. “This is just normal,” Chapman said.
Vernon Chapman stands barefoot on the porch in front of his flooded lawn in Edna on Tuesday.Edna.
A pasture in Edna is filled with water after rains from Tropical Storm Beta.
Water comes up to the tires of a truck on Vernon Chapman's property in Edna.
EDNA — Vernon Chapman stood barefoot on his front porch early Tuesday and looked at the water surrounding his home on Gilbert Road.
Three raised mobile homes stood like islands a few hundred feet down the street where rainwater from Tropical Storm Beta was more than 1-foot deep in some areas.
A fire hydrant is partially submerged by floodwater in Edna.
Water floods the front yard of Vernon Chapman's home in Edna.
Kali Venable is an investigative and environmental reporter for the Victoria Advocate. She can be reached at 361-580-6558 or at kvenable@vicad.com.
Investigative & Environmental Reporter
"I am a Houston native and 5th generation Texan, with a degree in journalism and minor in creative writing from the University of Texas at Austin. I care deeply about public interests and the community I serve.”
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