Few showers continue Sunday evening, drying out early this week
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The flash flood and severe weather threat is decreasing Sunday evening as drier weather finally begins to settle in. Thus the Flood Watch is over for Southeast Texas, though many of our counties north of I-10 are under flood warnings near rivers, creeks and streams, including parts of Grimes, Walker, Montgomery, northern Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Polk, and Trinity counties.
As for this next week, we are also closely monitoring some of our creeks and rivers heading into flood stages - some into the major flood stage - as that extra water in some of our northern lakes and rivers makes its way down to the south. This includes portions of the Brazos River in Fort Bend and Waller Counties, areas that have not seen flooding yet but could later this week as water levels are projected to reach minor flood stage.
What's the flood outlook for Sunday?
The early morning thunderstorms left behind around 1 to 3 inches of rain. This could trigger flash flooding in areas already dealing with area flooding from rivers, creeks and streams and even lead to temporary, isolated street flooding in Houston. After the morning line of storms are done, the attention turns to how afternoon showers and storms will also impact areas that are already flooded. In some cases, points that have started to see water recede could see the water stick around longer. The afternoon storms could bring an additional 1 to 3 inches too. This means some locations could have daily rainfall totals ranging from an inch or two to upwards of six to seven inches of rain. Then areas that are cresting or rising could see floodwaters get higher over the next few days. It will definitely be something the ABC13 Weather Team will be monitoring closely.
Are there any more cool fronts coming ahead of summer?
We have one penciled in for Friday! This one looks more and more like the real deal, and it could bring a delightful drop in the humidity with pleasant temperatures for Mother's Day weekend.
13 ALERT RADAR MAPS:
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
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