A flash flood watch is in effect until Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.
>>Avoid these streets if heavy rains occur…
PHOTOS: Get ready
A flash flood watch is in effect until Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.
>>Avoid these streets if heavy rains occur…
Photo: National Weather Service Houston/Galveston
Worst Houston high water spots for road flooding
You don’t get to live in a place called the Bayou City and not get a little road flooding from time to time (or to be more specific, EVERY TIME IT RAINS!). These are some of the worst spots in Houston for high water and flooded roadways.
You don’t get to live in a place called the Bayou City and not get a little road flooding from time to time (or to be more specific, EVERY TIME IT RAINS!). These
Raymond Valenta, left, and his mother Koran Kaptchinskie phone for help after their car was stranded in high water on Telge Rd. near Spring Cypress Rd. in northwest Houston, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle )
Raymond Valenta, left, and his mother Koran Kaptchinskie phone for help after their car was stranded in high water on Telge Rd. near Spring Cypress Rd. in northwest Houston,
A car sits in high water along White Oak Drive near Beauchamp Street, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
White Oak Drive near Beauchamp Street
A car sits in high water along White Oak Drive near Beauchamp Street, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle File
Fondren Road and Southwest Freeway
Vehicles make their way through high water along Fondren near the Southwest Freeway, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
Fondren Road and Southwest Freeway
Vehicles make their way through high water along Fondren near the Southwest Freeway, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle File
Clinton Drive and McCarthy Street
High water on Clinton Drive at McCarthy as rain fell on the greater Houston area Thursday, April 11, 2013. ( Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle )
Clinton Drive and McCarthy Street
High water on Clinton Drive at McCarthy as rain fell on the greater Houston area Thursday, April 11, 2013. ( Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle )
Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle File
North Freeway near N. Main Street exit
Vehicles make their way through high water along the North Freeway near N. Main, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
North Freeway near N. Main Street exit
Vehicles make their way through high water along the North Freeway near N. Main, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle File
Quitman Street
A car sits in high water along Quitman Street, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
Quitman Street
A car sits in high water along Quitman Street, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle File
Little Cypress Creek area(Cypress)
A man rides on the side of a truck in two feet of flood water on Longwood Trace Drive in the Longwood neighborhood as floodwaters from the Little Cypress Creek flowed over its banks Friday, July 13, 2012, in Cypress.
A man rides on the side of a truck in two feet of flood water on Longwood Trace Drive in the Longwood neighborhood as floodwaters from the Little Cypress Creek flowed over its
A Lexus drove into high water along Polk St. near Cullen Blvd. east of Downtown Houston during the heavy rain this morning on Friday, July 13, 2012, in Houston.
Polk Street near Cullen Boulevard
A Lexus drove into high water along Polk St. near Cullen Blvd. east of Downtown Houston during the heavy rain this morning on Friday, July 13, 2012, in Houston.
Photo: Mayra Beltran, Houston Chronicle File
West 43rd and Oak Forest
Cars drive by a stranded vehicle in the high water at the intersection of West 43rd and Oak Forest after a downpour Monday May 26, 2014.
West 43rd and Oak Forest
Cars drive by a stranded vehicle in the high water at the intersection of West 43rd and Oak Forest after a downpour Monday May 26, 2014.
Photo: Dave Rossman, Houston Chronicle File
South Mayde Creek area(Katy)
Cutter Urban, an oil and gas worker, helps police direct traffic out of high-water at the intersection of Greenhouse Road and Saums Road on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, in Katy. The flooding was caused by South Mayde Creek overflowing from its banks.
Cutter Urban, an oil and gas worker, helps police direct traffic out of high-water at the intersection of Greenhouse Road and Saums Road on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, in Katy. The
A METRO officer walks in the flooded Travis St. entrance to I-45 Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Houston. Authorities turned cars around and prohibited passage through the flooded area.
A METRO officer walks in the flooded Travis St. entrance to I-45 Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Houston. Authorities turned cars around and prohibited passage through the flooded
A man pushes his car after it stalled out in high water along Studewood, North of Washington Avenue, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Houston.
Studewood Street near Washington Avenue
A man pushes his car after it stalled out in high water along Studewood, North of Washington Avenue, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Houston.
Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle File
Interstate 10 entrance from Louisiana Street in downtown
A police car blocks off the Interstate 10 west on ramp where Louisiana street intersects with I-10 due to high water due to heavy rains Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Houston.
Interstate 10 entrance from Louisiana Street in downtown
A police car blocks off the Interstate 10 west on ramp where Louisiana street intersects with I-10 due to high water due to heavy rains Friday, Dec. 19,
Traffic makes its way through high water north of Farm-to-Market 1488 Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Conroe.
Farm-to-Market 1488(Conroe)
Traffic makes its way through high water north of Farm-to-Market 1488 Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Conroe.
Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle File
Interstate 45 and Travis Street
The Interstate 45 north on ramp where Travis street intersects with I-45 is closed by high water due to heavy rains Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Houston.
Interstate 45 and Travis Street
The Interstate 45 north on ramp where Travis street intersects with I-45 is closed by high water due to heavy rains Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Houston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle File
Commerce Street downtown
Water gushes from a manhole on Commerce street high water due to heavy rains Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Houston.
Commerce Street downtown
Water gushes from a manhole on Commerce street high water due to heavy rains Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Houston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle File
Highway 288 near Holly Hall Street
Highway 288 near Holly Hall Street
Photo: Google Maps
Fannin Street in Midtown
Fannin Street in Midtown
Photo: Google Maps
Memorial Drive passing under Shepherd Drive
Memorial Drive passing under Shepherd Drive
Photo: Google Maps
Walker Street near BBVA Compass Stadium downtown
Walker Street near BBVA Compass Stadium downtown
Photo: Google Maps
Interstate 45 exits near University of Houston Campus
Interstate 45 exits near University of Houston Campus
Photo: Google Maps
Milam exit of Interstate 45 south near downtown
Milam exit of Interstate 45 south near downtown
Photo: Google Maps
Main Street near the Medical Center
Main Street near the Medical Center
Photo: Google Maps
9200 block Lake Park
9200 block Lake Park
Photo: Google Maps
5300 block Willow Glen
5300 block Willow Glen
Photo: Google Maps
2200 block Des Jardines
2200 block Des Jardines
Photo: Google Maps
Shepherd’s Ridge
Shepherd’s Ridge
Photo: Google Maps
About 150 flooding incidents were reported on Houston streets between January-March 2015.
About 150 flooding incidents were reported on Houston streets between January-March 2015.
Photo: Google Maps
Interstate 45 near Crosstimbers
Vehicles move past a stalled car in the high water along the I-45 northbound feeder near Crosstimbers Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Houston. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )
Interstate 45 near Crosstimbers
Vehicles move past a stalled car in the high water along the I-45 northbound feeder near Crosstimbers Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Houston. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )
Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle File
Photo: National Weather Service Houston/Galveston
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PHOTOS: Get ready
A flash flood watch is in effect until Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.
>>Avoid these streets if heavy rains occur…
PHOTOS: Get ready
A flash flood watch is in effect until Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.
>>Avoid these streets if heavy rains occur…
Photo: National Weather Service Houston/Galveston
Houston area under flash flood watch from afternoon until Tuesday morning
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A flash flood watch is in effect from 1 p.m. today until Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Brazoria, Chambers. Galveston, Fort Bend, Liberty and Harris counties are all included under the watch.
Thunderstorms might start along the coast this morning and then develop between the coast and Interstate 10 this afternoon, meteorologists said. Later, more thunderstorms could occur overnight.
Rainfall rates are expected to be high, and flash flooding could occur in areas where the rates remain high for longer periods of time.
Southwest Texas had a rainy week last week, and on Sunday, rainfall rates were 2 inches an hour, according to the weather service.
Street flooding is expected in low lying and poor drainage areas. Water should stay within the banks of bayous unless high rain rates last longer than two to three hours, meteorologists said.
The rain is expected to last through at least Friday.
And tropical activity is beginning to take shape in the Atlantic as hurricane season continues.
A storm system is also moving into the Gulf of Mexico this week. The tropical wave has low chances of developing into a tropical storm, however, meteorologists said.
But three hurricanes are already churning in the Atlantic – Florence, Helene and Isaac.
Florence is expected to hit the east coast of the United States sometime Friday. Helene is tracking northwest before it’s expected to take a sharp turn north in the Atlantic and Isaac should move west into the Caribbean this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.
PHOTOS: Get ready
