Thursday's hazardous conditions continue to threaten an area that has already been battered by the coronavirus pandemic and its attempts at reopening.Īs the rains hit, Texas Governor Greg Abbott suspended the state's plans for reopening Thursday amid rising numbers of positive coronavirus cases. 25, after heavy rainfall has drenched the city for days. Several roadways in Houston were flooded on June. "Travelers have heard it a million times, but we will not stop communicating the importance of 'Turn Around Don't Drown' messaging."Ī Cajun Navy volunteer drives past a flooded school on highway 124 on Septemin Beaumont, Texas. "We always remind folks to avoid high water, and never to drive into a flooded roadway," Shideler wrote in his statement to Newsweek. The warnings encourage residents to seek safety. The National Weather Service for Houston and Galveston had issued several flood warnings for the Houston area beginning early Thursday morning, according to its official Twitter page. The storms had put low-lying areas and roadways at risk of flooding, the alert stated. Hourly rainfall rates at around two inches will continue throughout much of Thursday, according to an alert by the National Weather Service. ?: Near Bear Creek Park /VpSfTT4XiY- Stephen Morgan FOX 26 June 25, 2020Ĭonstant heavy rainfall throughout the past 24 hours had accumulated more than eight inches in some areas surrounding Houston, a live map provided by Harris County's flood warning system shows. Bryan took these photos and says his home has taken on 1.5” of water #houwx #TXwx
This is a neighborhood near Bear Creek Park. Water up to the bottom of mailboxes this morning. Photos posted show a resident's home near Bear Creek Park had already taken on more than one inch of water. In addition to harsh driving conditions, at least one home in a Houston community had been flooded Thursday morning, according to a tweet by Stephen Morgan, a meteorologist with Houston's Fox 26 channel. Police have closed parts of several roadways, according to a live map provided by the Houston TranStar. Houston TranStar reported that four locations were experiencing high water levels at the time of publication. "Grounds are saturated right now, and additional rainfall will likely result in increasing run-off and rapid rise on creeks and bayous with street flooding possible," Shideler wrote. Joshua Shideler, a spokesman for the Houston TranStar, the partnership organization that manages the city's transportation system, wrote in a statement to Newsweek that the organization is continuing to monitor substantial rainfall trends in the city.
Homes and roadways were flooded across Houston Thursday as heavy rainfall has continued to drench the city that is already struggling to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and deal with Texas' attempted reopening of the state.