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'It was like Galveston': Heavy rains causes floods, strands drivers across Houston area

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Flash Flood Watch: Storms clear out of Houston for now | View Saturday's forecast

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Flash Flood Watch: Tracking high water & what's left of overnight storms

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Dramatic photos of severe flooding and storm damage across Houston area shared by readers

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

“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….

List: School closures, graduation postponements following severe weather

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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:…

List: Friday school cancellations, graduation postponements following severe weather

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Severe Weather And Storms Pummel Southern States

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

A new round of powerful storms is causing more flooding in multiple states, with parts of the Deep South likely on the receiving end of some of the most severe weather through the end of the week that will impact about 40 million Americans. The National Weather Service cautioned residents of southeastern Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi to brace for a multiday barrage of dangerous heavy rain and flash flooding. The agency issued a flash flood…

Houston braces for more serious flooding from another storm

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Updated 11:04 pm CDT, Thursday, May 9, 2019 HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston area braced for more serious flooding as heavy rain and hail pelted the nation’s fourth largest city for the second time this week, threatening to send some streams over their banks. The National Weather Service said some areas received as much as 3 inches (76.2 millimeters) of rain an hour late Thursday. It issued a flash flood advisory for five counties in southeastern…

Houston-area power outages due to severe weather

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

High-water locations reported as severe weather pummels region

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Flash Flood Watch in effect until Saturday evening

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Saturday evening at 7pm as we expect several more rounds of heavy rain Friday and Saturday. Floodgate operations are currently underway at Buchanan Dam and Mansfield Dam as of Thursday evening. An additional floodgate has also been partially opened at Tom Miller Dam. Scattered showers and storms are possible Friday afternoon and evening. A disturbance will move into the state early Saturday, allowing for numerous showers and…

Floodgates open across Central Texas

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – The floodgates are open. “We’ve had a significant amount of rain fall in our watershed over the past week. As many of our central Texans are aware we’ve had some regional sized flooding throughout the Colorado River system,” said John Hoffmann the LCRS executive Vice President. The Lower Colorado River Authority spent Thursday opening floodgates across the area. For the Tom Miller Dam, they plan to partially open 2…

Researchers in Texas working to better detect..

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – On average, more than 130 tornadoes form in Texas each year. That means more tornadoes happen in Texas than any other state in the U.S. Now, researchers at Texas Tech University are working on a project they hope will improve the speed and accuracy of tornado detection in the future. Next week, the “Targeted Observation by Radars and Unmanned Aircraft Systems of Supercells,” or “TORUS,” project will begin. The project…

Houston area getting slammed with severe weather

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Getting ready for business. Homespun still plans to be open by Mother's Day after flooding last week

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — There are still some low-water crossings that are being heavily impacted by the flooding. Some are in Dripping Springs are also looking past the flooding and coming together to get back to normal. Working together makes everything a whole lot easier. “Yeah, we’re trying to recover from that, obviously this thing needs a good cleaning after all the water that was in here,” said Ciara Moloney, an employee at Homespun. “So…

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