Photos: Tropical Storm Bill soaks Texas

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Photos: Tropical Storm Bill soaks Texas

A statue of Jesus calming the sea titled "It is I" faces the bay and gulf, in Corpus Christi, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, as Tropical Storm Bill begins to make landfall. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Bill came ashore Tuesday morning in the area of Matagorda County, about 90 miles southwest of Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A high water sign on FM 2031 is pushed down by the winds that Tropical Storm Bill brought to shore on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Matagorda, Texas. Southeastern Texas is expected to see between 4 and 8 inches of rain by the end of Wednesday, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

Waves crash onto the Matagorda beach pier as Tropical Storm Bill comes on shore on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Matagorda, Texas. Southeastern Texas is expected to see between 4 and 8 inches of rain by the end of Wednesday, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

A Port Lavaca city worker helps clear debris from a marina area as Tropical Storm Bill makes landfall, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Port Lavaca, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Port Lavaca Mayor Jack Whitlow surveys damage to a park as Tropical Storm Bill passes over, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Port Lavaca, Texas. The storm came ashore shortly before noon along Matagorda Island with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Joe Mora and Josh Gerdel brave the heavy winds on the Matagorda beach pier that Tropical Storm Bill brought to shore on Tuesday , June 16, 2015, in Matagorda, Texas. The two are from Kansas and have never seen a tropical storm before. "We are used to wind, but not the rain and the waves," Mora said. Southeastern Texas is expected to see between 4 and 8 inches of rain by the end of Wednesday, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

Port Lavaca city workers clear debris caused by Tropical Storm Bill, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Port Lavaca, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

High waves move onto the Matagorda beach as Tropical Storm Bill comes on shore on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Matagorda, Texas. Southeastern Texas is expected to see between 4 and 8 inches of rain by the end of Wednesday, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

Oyster fishermen try to secure their boat as Tropical Storm Bill makes landfall, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Port Lavaca, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A wind surfer who wished to remain anonymous surfs the choppy waves that Tropical Storm Bill brought to shore on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Matagorda, Texas. Southeastern Texas is expected to see between 4 and 8 inches of rain by the end of Wednesday, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

Manuel Martinez pulls Jesse McGehee through high water on Saladia Street in Galveston, Texas on Tuesday June 16, 2015. High tides cause by Tropical Storm Bill flooded several low-lying streets. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Darrell Mayo shoots video of the rough surf from Tropical Storm Bill on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Galveston's 61st Street Fishing Pier as Tropical Storm Bill makes landfall near Matagorda Bay on the Texas Gulf coast. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Jenny E Phan, from left, 9, Tri Phan and Van Phan visit North Beach on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The tide was higher than it typically is. The area could see heavy showers as a tropical storm approaches. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Rachel Denny Clow)

Jenny E Phan, left), 9, Tri Phan and Van Phan visit North Beach on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Bill will come ashore Tuesday morning in the area of Matagorda County, about 90 miles southwest of Houston. (Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

A seagull takes flight over the bay as Tropical Storm Bill moves into the area, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Bill will come ashore Tuesday morning in the area of Matagorda County, about 90 miles southwest of Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A Galveston Island Beach Patrol lifeguard raises the red warning flags along the seawall Tuesday June 16, 2015, as Tropical Storm Bill makes landfall near Matagorda Bay on the Texas Gulf coast. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Oyster fishermen try to secure their boat as Tropical Storm Bill makes landfall, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Port Lavaca, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A truck drives through the waves on Matagorda beach as Tropical Storm Bill comes on shore on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Matagorda, Texas. Southeastern Texas is expected to see between 4 and 8 inches of rain by the end of Wednesday, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

Seven-year-old Devin Vincent splashes down from a slide on a flooded playground at Clear Lake Park in southern Harris County, Texas, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Area creeks and bayous were flooded by rains and the tidal surge from Tropical Storm Bill. Tropical Storm Bill moved slowly over inland Texas on Tuesday, bringing another round of heavy rains to a state weary from recent deadly floods, evacuations and washed-out roads. (Stuart Villanueva/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Port Lavaca Mayor Jack Whitlow surveys damage to a park pier as Tropical Storm Bill passes over, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Port Lavaca, Texas. The storm came ashore shortly before noon along Matagorda Island with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Christa Crowl of Santa Fe, Texas, wades across the flooded parking lot at the boat ramp on Dickinson Bayou in Dickinson, Texas, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The bayou was out of its banks because of the tidal surge caused by Tropical Storm Bill. Tropical Storm Bill moved slowly over inland Texas on Tuesday, bringing another round of heavy rains to a state weary from recent deadly floods, evacuations and washed-out roads. (Stuart Villanueva/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

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A statue of Jesus calming the sea titled "It is I" faces the bay and gulf, in Corpus Christi, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, as Tropical Storm Bill begins to make landfall. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Bill came ashore Tuesday morning in the area of Matagorda County, about 90 miles southwest of Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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