Storms coming through Houston, Harris County and southeast Texas on Sunday were expected to bring up to 3 inches of rainfall, with up to 8 inches possible in...
Angel DeLeon looks over his chicken as him and other residents from a nearby neighborhood gather on a road overnight after their neighborhood was evacuated due to severe flooding Friday, May 3, 2024, in Crosby, Texas. HOUSTON — More storms were moving through the already saturated Houston area on Sunday, where flooding from heavy rains has led to the
Over the last week, areas near Lake Livingston, located northeast of Houston, have gotten upwards of 20 inches of rain, she said, while there has been as much as 12 inches of rain in that period in areas of northeastern Harris County, the nation’s third-largest county that includes Houston.Adams said the storms coming through Sunday were expected to bring up to 3 inches of rainfall, with up to 8 inches possible in some areas.
As storms forced numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes, officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.Greg Moss, 68, stood late Saturday afternoon by a golf cart as he eyed the several feet of water covering the road that leads to his home in Channelview, a community in eastern Harris County near the San Jacinto River.
The system of bayous and reservoirs was built to drain heavy rains, but the engineering initially designed nearly 100 years ago has struggled to keep up with the city’s growth and bigger storms.
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