With bad weather expected Friday night, street outreach teams from the City of San Antonio and other community groups are warning homeless residents to get out of harm’s way.

In a hot and busy city, homeless people often seek shelter — and a modicum of privacy — in the shade of bridges, culverts and drainage ditches.

But when rain comes down it can sweep through those places swiftly, and sometimes fatally.

KSAT tagged along with Haven for Hope street outreach specialist Ameer Husain as he tried to give people a critical heads up.

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