Houston Flood Is Not Over Yet

The haviest rainfall since Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 caused flooding in many part of the Houston Are. The Flood cover flooding homes, roads and also school causing thousand of students can not go out to their school.

The rain and severe storms beginnig at late April 27 and isn't over yet. A flood watch is in effect until at least midnight, the National Weather Service said and northern Harris Country was under a flood warning until 1 p.m. after a fresh round of late-morning showers. A chance of rain remains in the forecast today and for the rest of the week.

The houston weather is still unpredictable cause houston flood posibly continue. If so, the houston traffic will must be very crowded.

Earlier thunderstorms dropped five to seven inches of rain over the northwest Houston area, and run-off produced the rise in water at Stuebner-Airline Road.

Rescuers with the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department pulled dozens of residents out of their homes in the Bear Creek subdivision near Highway 6 and Clay Road. Assistant Chief Scott Mullins said 100 to 200 homes suffered some sort of water damage.

"We got reports of one family standing on a bed in a bedroom, that was the highest place in the house," said Mullins, adding there were no known injuries but some residents in wheelchairs needed to be carried from their homes.

Mullins said the next threat to people in the subdivision, besides a possible invasion of rodents and snakes looking for refuge from neighboring Addicks Reservoir, is if upstream areas of Montgomery and Waller counties get another dose of heavy rain anytime soon.

Katy ISD initially had called for a delay before canceling classes shortly before 8 a.m. North Forest made its announcement at 9 a.m. after some school buses already had picked up students.

Also Sam Houston Tollway between the Katy and Southwest freeways was closed by high water but it was reopened at 9 a.m, said TranStar.

Flooded homes also cover White Oak Bayou in the Hasting Green and Wren Crest subdivisions, said Francisco Sanchez, spokesman for the Harris Country Emergency Management.

The other area covered by floode until noon Tuesday are Fort Bend, Harris and Waller counties, according to the National Weather Service.

The American Red Cross will open two shelters in Northwest Harris County for area residents affected by today’s floods:

• Copperfield Church, 8350 Hwy. 6 North, Houston, TX 77095 at 10 a.m. - 540 capacity.

• Creek United Methodist Church, 16000 Rippling Water, Houston, TX 77084 at 11 a.m. - 300 capacity.