Daughter makes Whataburger run for mother during Houston area flooding

Woman walked through knee-deep water about three blocks

KATY, Texas – Here's a flood-related story that will make you smile.

Mikayla Marie Coyle, 20, said her mother, Debbie Coyle, was stuck at work after her night shift as a nurse at Heritage Park of Katy near Houston. She volunteered for a double shift because they were short staffed due to the weather.

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"She had no food. She was going to non-stop working," Mikayla Coyle said.

Mikayla decided to go out and get her some food, so she and her boyfriend drove to a Whataburger in the flood. They drove back as far as they could without going too deep into the high water, then got out and walked through knee-deep water about three blocks to Heritage Park to deliver the food to her mother.

"She started crying. She was so excited about it," Mikayla Coyle said.

Coyle sent KPRC 2 a photo of herself holding her mother's order. We shared it and tweeted it to Whataburger with the caption:

"This flood isn't going to stop this girl from a @Whataburger run. #houstonflood #kprc2"

Whataburger replied to the tweet:

"Hope y'all are staying safe out there. Looks like someone is happy to have that Whataburger."