25 Smithville homes taking on water due to heavy rainfall

SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Twenty-five homes in Smithville are taking on water due to the amount of rain the city has gotten over the past few hours.
Smithville Mayor Scott Saunders told KXAN News around 1:30 a.m. that he’s never seen homes in his town flood like this before. The flooding in the neighborhoods is because the drainage isn’t able to keep up with the amount of rain.
While on the phone with KXAN News, Saunders said the water outside his grandparents house was 3 feet