'WOW!' Photos of re-emerging Houston area roads show the tremendous 'power of water'

Doug P. | 2:48 PM on August 31, 2017

The water in Texas is starting to recede, and what’s being exposed speaks to the power of tremendous amounts of flowing water:

WOW! In Humble about 150 yards of a concrete median on the Eastex Freeway was thrust aside as if it was a tinker toy https://t.co/QgZMcROSWY pic.twitter.com/bkPLKgXTIi

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) August 31, 2017

This is the shot I got. pic.twitter.com/oNeQ78jiqT

— Charles Dorsey, M.Ed. (@MrCdorsey) August 31, 2017

The power of water… Literally moved concrete freeway barriers. pic.twitter.com/BWZMuyOZHF

— Amanda Michelle (@TXgirl48) August 31, 2017

US 59 at San Jacinto River…note the moving of the concrete freeway barriers due to high flows #houwx #hounews #txwx pic.twitter.com/HhuibS7E2W

— Jeff Lindner (@JeffLindner1) August 31, 2017

How wild is this? MRT via: @DTGoteraKHOU @KHOU, concrete freeway barrier fail from #Harvey floodwaters. #Texas pic.twitter.com/xsYdLELqHI

— Steve Rudin ABC7 (@SteveRudinABC7) August 30, 2017

Amazing.

This is really eye-opening, the force of the water to move those things like that. #Harvey https://t.co/jPGCy2kTb3

— Cody (@codyhaskell) August 31, 2017