As heavy rain from overnight lingers into Friday morning, there are some roads and streets that have the potential for flooding in the Houston area, especially in west and northwest Houston.
Harris County is under a flood watch through Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Excessive runoff could result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Some heavy thunderstorms could also bring street flooding.
• Clay Road near Texas 6 and Bear Creek Park
• Greenhouse Road at Saums Road
• Katy Hockley Road near Bridgeland Parkway
• Penick Road near Herbert Road west of the Grand Parkway
• Becker Road near Zube Park in Hockley
• FM 362 south of the city of Waller
• FM 359 south of I-10
• Joseph Road south of FM 1488 west of the city of Magnolia
• Texas 3 near the bayou just south of the city of Dickinson
Here are the neighborhoods that saw the most rain.
• 7.88 – Becker Road and Little Cypress Creek
• 7.64 – Cypress Creek at Katy-Hockley Road
• 7.24 – Spring Creek at Hegar Road
• 7.20 – Walnut Creek at Nichols Sawmill in Stagecoach
• 6.80 – Cypress Creek at Sharp Road
• 6.60 – Walnut Creek at Joseph Road west of Magnolia
Power outages among CenterPoint and Entergy customers have been minimal overnight.
“Although Houston’s overall flood risk remains low, intense downpours could cause brief street flooding,” he said. “A separate round of rainfall may bring a more localized flood threat near the coast this weekend, depending on how far inland tropical moisture reaches.”
He said Central Texas continues to have the largest flooding threat Friday.