Houston forecast: Several days of rain with flood threat growing through Memorial Day weekend
Houston’s bayous dealt with the primary rounds of rain. Here’s the day-by-day breakdown through Memorial Day.
HOUSTON — Houston and Southeast Texas are in for a protracted, soggy stretch, with a moist climate sample that would carry widespread flooding to space bayous, rivers, and creeks.
Three rounds of rain have already hit the area since Tuesday, dropping a number of inches throughout Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, and Fort Bend counties. Coastal communities took the toughest hit, with some spots in Brazoria County seeing as much as 8 inches in simply 48 hours. Angleton recorded almost 6 inches, Freeport topped 6, and a college in Alvin reported flooding and roof injury.
Southeast Texas forecast
What to count on over the following a number of days:
Thursday: 40-60% rain likelihood, with scattered thundershowers probably within the afternoon
Friday morning: Widespread rain anticipated to impression the commute from Huntsville to the coast
Saturday through Memorial Day Monday: 60% rain likelihood every day as disturbances roll through each 4-6 hours
Total rainfall by finish of Memorial Day weekend: 3-5 inches extensively; 5-8 inches doable in some areas
A flood watch is now in impact for Galveston, Brazoria, and Fort Bend counties starting Thursday morning and lasting through the weekend.
The sample driving all this rain is a big upper-level trough locked over the area.
Last yr presently we have been within the center of a giant warmth wave. This yr it is precisely the other.
Stay away from space rivers. The Trinity, San Jacinto, Colorado, and Brazos are anticipated to rise dangerously through the vacation weekend and into early subsequent week.
Turn on notifications within the KHOU 11 app for real-time flood warnings and alerts. We’ll be posting prolonged climate updates a number of instances a day all through this occasion.
Counties we serve
Harris County (together with Houston, Pasadena, Baytown), Fort Bend County (Richmond, Sugar Land, Missouri City), Montgomery County (Conroe, The Woodlands), Brazoria County (Angleton, Pearland, Alvin, Lake Jackson), Galveston County (Galveston, League City, Texas City), Liberty County (Liberty, Cleveland, Dayton), Walker County (Huntsville, New Waverly), Waller County (Hempstead, Prairie View, Waller), Polk County (Livingston, Corrigan), Chambers County (Anahuac, Mont Belvieu, Winnie), Wharton County (Wharton, El Campo), Washington County (Brenham), Matagorda County (Bay City, Palacios), Grimes County (Anderson, Navasota), Austin County (Bellville, Sealy), Colorado County (Columbus, Eagle Lake, Weimar), Trinity County (Groveton, Trinity).
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