EVACUATE!!!

As the flood waters rose to levels never ever seen in Houston, it wasn't long before the water started pouring in the front door of Tegna owned KHOU. 

The water breached the station's doors and flooded the first floor of the station. 

KHOU Anchor Len Cannon was giving the viewers storm coverage, as he was standing in water in the studio. 

The station then moved the studio to the second floor. 

But, it wasn't long before employees were told to evacuate the station as the rain continued to fall and the water continued to rise. 

#khou11 evacuation #hurricaneharvey @BrooksKHOU pic.twitter.com/K4LLKdxFcP

— Sally Ramirez (@SallyKHOU11) August 27, 2017

The station was knocked off the air for 7 hours. They relocated down the street in the Federal Reserve building.

Tegna owned WFAA in Dallas was able to pitch in and help provide coverage for KHOU while they worked to get set up in their new location. 

The storm continues dumping rain it is likely the staff at KHOU will be displaced and working from remote locations for days if not weeks. 

Covering a natural disaster is never easy when it hits your own station, it makes it that much harder.

We hear that the weather graphics for this morning's newscast were being run live from KUSA in Denver.

Hat tip to the KHOU staff for covering the story under some very trying conditions. The tweet that they sent out shortly after midnight says it all:

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