Houston weather: Flood & severe storm threat increasing for Houston Wednesday
HOUSTON - Today is a FOX 26 Storm Alert Day. Heavy rain and flooding continue this morning across the entire Houston area.
An additional 2-4" of rain is possible today. With the ground already saturated from several inches of rain over the last few days, there's not really anywhere for this additional rain to go.
A flood watch is in effect through noon Thursday.
Rain will continue to move northeast across the viewing area this afternoon. Our latest forecast models show that another round of heavy rain will move in overnight through sunrise on Thursday. An additional 2-3" will be possible area-wide.
Since Sunday evening, Brenham has received more than 12 inches of rain in total, Huntsville received 9.68 inches and Cypress received 7.06 inches. These are totals as of 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Due to the already very saturated ground and runoff, the National Weather Service has extended the area-wide Flood Watch until noon on Thursday. A friendly reminder to drive slowly around schools and turn around don't drown. As we look ahead to the weekend, drier air arrives with temperatures remaining in the 60s.
Current warnings and advisories
Track the rain on the radar in the live player above.
There are several flood warnings/ advisories you need to be aware of.
A Flood Warning is in effect for Austin, Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller and Washington counties until 1:45 p.m. Wednesday.
A Flood Warning is in effect for Colorado County until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
A friendly reminder not to drive through any flooded roadways and give yourself plenty of time to navigate to where you are heading today.
In addition to the rain, we are also monitoring lightning. Showers will continue into the afternoon hours.
Rain chances will drop by the end of the week and dry air returns this weekend.
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