Houston area could be in for more flooding Tuesday

HOUSTON — Storms rolled through the Houston area on Monday, causing a big mess on the roads.

As of 9:45 p.m.  A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda, Colorado, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Waller, Washington and Wharton counties.

As the rain fell, we were keeping up with high-water spots around town. You can see a list of them here.  You can also check bayou and stream levels.  To this point, they’ve stayed within their banks.

Tuesday morning, we’re looking at an 80 percent chance of rain, so we could be in for a repeat.

It’s rained 18 out of the last 24 days so the ground is very saturated and we’ve already seen high water on some roadways, including 288 and I-45 North.

> Watch the latest forecast from KHOU 11 Chief Meteorologist David Paul and Meteorologist Blake Mathews that appeared on KHOU 11 News at 6 p.m.

As the ran fell, we saw plenty of photos and videos of high water, including this scene from Atascocita, where one person had to be rescued.

And Twitter user @PastorJaimeG captured these two videos of driving in high water.  First, video from northeast Houston…

And he also captured video of drivers in east Houston. 

And gong back to Atascocita, Barbara sent these photos showing the high water there.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda, Colorado, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Waller, Washington and Wharton counties until 7 p.m. Tuesday. 

Tuesday, the rain chances stay high at 80 percent. By Wednesday, rain chances drop down to about 30 percent, then high pressure moves in to keep the rain chances down and the temperatures start to rise leading into the Memorial Day weekend.

Right now, long-range models have us being spared any shower activity for Memorial Day itself.  Stay tuned!