Heavy rain causing street flooding near elementary school in Dickinson

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Flooding in Dickinson
Dickinson ISD says it will be open, but some bus routes may run late.

DICKINSON, Texas (KTRK) -- Heavy rainfall overnight caused street flooding in Dickinson heading into Tuesday morning.

Water pooled outside of Hughes Road Elementary School and near a neighborhood. No water got inside the school.

Another school in Dickinson ISD tweeted that it will begin at its normal time, however some bus routes may be running late.

Clear Creek ISD also expected bus delays but plans to operate classes on a normal schedule.

An RV park experienced flooding in Dickinson as well. Meteorologist Travis Herzog says parts of Galveston County received up to six inches of rain.

Eyewitness News reporter Courtney Fischer is at an RV park in Dickinson where there's flooding.

In Texas City, the flooding and high water has become a larger issue forcing the school district to cancel classes Tuesday.

The College of the Mainland also announced it will be closed due to flooding.

You can check trouble spots here.

Eyewitness News reporter Jeff Ehling is in Dickinson, where there's street flooding across from an elementary school.
The water is starting to rise in the parking lot of an elementary school in Dickinson.