Houston Forecast: Flash flood watch through 7 PM

Waking up to to life threatening flooding across Beaumont, Chambers County and Liberty County. This could have easily been across Houston. Evacuations underway as it becomes a very dire situation. 

In Chambers County and areas east, however, widespread flooding has been reported in the overnight hours leading into Thursday morning.

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Houston’s weather

A Flash Flood Watch continues for all of the Houston area until 7 p.m. Thursday as our grounds are very saturated.

Houston has an 70 percent rain chance Thursday, mostly earlier in the day. Rain chances start to diminish later in the evening and overnight in Friday.

7-day for Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019

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Friday there’s still a 40 percent rain chance.

This weekend temps in the 90s return with some sunshine and a 20 percent rain chance.

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