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A home is seen damaged from baseball-sized hail northeast of Houston on Friday, May 10, 2019. A home is seen damaged from baseball-sized hail northeast of Houston on Friday, May 10, 2019. Photo: Jay R. Jordan Photo: Jay R. Jordan Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Image 1 of 14 A home is seen damaged from baseball-sized hail northeast of Houston on Friday, May 10, 2019. A home is seen damaged from baseball-sized hail…

Houston Matters begins at noon on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or @HoustonMatters. On Friday’s Houston Matters: More heavy rain is expected tonight and this weekend as Houston deals with some of the heaviest rainfall it’s seen since Hurricane Harvey. We get the latest forecast and learn how the area’s creeks and bayous have handled the flooding. Also this hour: This week, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced his budget proposal for…

HOUSTON — As expected, strong storms moved into the Houston area Thursday night, dropping hail in parts of Southeast Texas and bringing more street flooding. Overnight flooding this time around was not as bad as Tuesday night’s, which damaged homes in the Kingwood area. But we can’t let our guard down yet. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for all of Southeast Texas until Saturday evening. KHOU 11 Meteorologist Chita Craft says the storms…

Several neighborhoods saw flooding and many drivers were stranded as the Houston area was pounded by rain Thursday into Friday.  Here’s a look at how the weather played out across the region. Downtown Storm drains were bubbling and several spots in the downtown area are impassable after the heavy rains caused the Buffalo Bayou to overflow. Commerce Street between Travis and Milam had two large overflowing storm drains as a result of a then rising…

HOUSTON — As expected, strong storms moved into the Houston area Thursday night, dropping hail in parts of Southeast Texas and bringing more street flooding. Overnight flooding this time around was not as bad as Tuesday night’s, which damaged homes in the Kingwood area. But we can’t let our guard down yet. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for all of Southeast Texas until Saturday evening. KHOU 11 Meteorologist Chita Craft says the storms…

HOUSTON — As expected, strong storms moved into the Houston area Thursday night, dropping hail in parts of Southeast Texas and bringing more street flooding. Overnight flooding this time around was not as bad as Tuesday night’s, which damaged homes in the Kingwood area. But we can’t let our guard down yet. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for all of Southeast Texas until Saturday evening. KHOU 11 Meteorologist Chita Craft says the storms…

“HFD responding to a house fire earlier on Rebel Road,” tweeted the Houston Fire Department. “HFD responding to a house fire earlier on Rebel Road,” tweeted the Houston Fire Department. Photo: @HoustonFire Photo: @HoustonFire Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Image 1 of 24 “HFD responding to a house fire earlier on Rebel Road,” tweeted the Houston Fire Department. “HFD responding to a house fire earlier on Rebel Road,” tweeted the Houston Fire Department….

Houston-area schools are making adjustments to keep students out of harm’s way as we’re seeing flooding across the Houston area Thursday night.  Report any house flooding to 713-684-4000 or online at readyharris.org Here are the changes we have so far: Aldine ISD: Aldine ISD canceling school on Friday, May 10 due to inclement weather in Houston area Cleveland ISD: Closed Friday Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD: Two-hour delay Dayton ISD: Closed Friday Fort Bend ISD: Closed Friday Goodrich ISD:…

Houston-area schools are making adjustments to keep students out of harm’s way as we’re seeing flooding across the Houston area Thursday night.  Report any house flooding to 713-684-4000 or online at readyharris.org Here are the changes we have so far: Fort Bend ISD: Closed Friday Dayton ISD: Closed Friday Lamar Consolidated ISD: Closed Friday Cleveland ISD: Closed Friday New Caney ISD: Closed Friday. State and AP testing will be rescheduled for next week. Montgomery ISD: Closed…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – CenterPoint Energy is reporting 88,049 customers are without lights as of 10:25 p.m. Thursday. Entergy Texas, Inc. is reporting 12,754 customers are affected by outages as of 10:25 p.m. Thursday. CenterPoint addressed the power outage saying they’re working hard to get customers’ lights back on quickly & safely. They offered some tips to minimize the impact of restoration Turn off A/C. Unplug major appliances like fridge, TVs Turn on a lamp When power is restored, turn…

HOUSTON – Several high-water locations were reported Thursday night as severe weather passed through the Houston area.  Houston police said officials are monitoring the following locations: Briar Forest between Eldridge & Highway 6 1000 block of Hammerly 11900 block of North Fairhollow 1500 block of Blalock 2200 Ojeman Hamblen Road between Northshore & Fawn Trace (Kingwood)  Intersection of Bingle Road and Hempstead Highway Houston Transtar reported the following areas as high risk: SH-288 Northbound at…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect throughout the Houston area until 1 a.m. Friday, May 10. Also a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for all of southeast Texas until 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11. People can expect severe storms to bring high gusts of wind and possible hail. Download the FOX 26 Weather App to get the latest weather conditions in your area! It’s available for FREE on Android and Apple devices. Heavy…

HOUSTON — A flash flood warning is in effect until 9:30 p.m.Thursday for Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 8:30 p.m. Thursday for Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Austin, Wharton and Washington counties. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 1 a.m. Friday for Harris, Fort Bend, Wharton and Colorado counties. The Weather Prediction Center has placed all of southeast Texas in a moderate risk of excessive rainfall…

HOUSTON — A flash flood warning is in effect until 9:30 p.m.Thursday for Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 8:30 p.m. Thursday for Harris, Montgomery and Waller counties. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 1 a.m. Friday for Harris, Fort Bend, Wharton and Colorado counties. The Weather Prediction Center has placed all of southeast Texas in a moderate risk of excessive rainfall for Thursday night,…