Houston weather: Rain clearing out of area

Flood Watch has been extended until Noon Thursday for the entire area. An additional 1-3" of rain is still possible through Thursday morning. Some areas north and west of Houston like Brenham and La Grange have picked up 7-13" of rain over the last 4 days. Parts of Huntsville have picked up close to 10" of rain since Sunday and Cypress and Katy have picked up around 5-7" of rain. So the ground is saturated and many creeks, rivers and streams have surpassed flood stage and are still rising. Areal Flood Warning continues until midnight for several counties N/NW of Houston for street flooding caused by excessive rain. Numerous roads are still flooded and closed. So remember, turn around, don't drown! Always find an alternate route. Rain will remain widespread through this evening with another round of rain & a few rumbles of thunder expected late tonight through early Thursday. Severe storms are not expected. But watch out for some additional flooding that might develop along with lightning and wind gusts up to 40 mph. We should dry out for the rest of Thursday with another round of spotty rain and storms with our next front Friday evening. Then our pattern shifts as we dry things out for an awesome looking weekend. Remember to check out exclusive content and extra coverage of this flooding event by downloading our Fox Local app on your smart tv!