‘The fire will happen,’ a spokeswoman says late Wednesday night. ‘It will be explosive and intense.’

Thousands still don’t know what’s happened to their homes, but what’s certain is that Texas faces ‘a many-year recovery.’

The storm weakens, but its destruction continues, with heavy rains leaving cities including Port Arthur under water.

Social media channels are helping to reunite families separated during hectic rescues.

The region’s unfettered development has diminished the land’s ability to absorb water, experts say, and its drainage system isn’t designed to handle the massive storms that are getting more common.