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Vehicles are stranded by high water on the Katy Freeway at Patterson after Tropical Depression Imelda soaked the Houston area on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Vehicles are stranded by high water on the Katy Freeway at Patterson after Tropical Depression Imelda soaked the Houston area on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Photo: Jay R. Jordan/Houston Chronicle Photo: Jay R. Jordan/Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 94 Caption Close Image 1 of 94 Vehicles are stranded by…

Splendora Police Lt. Troy Teller, left, Cpl. Jacob Rutherford and Mike Jones pull a boat carrying Anita McFadden and Fred Stewart from their flooded neighborhood inundated by rains from Tropical Depression Imelda on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Spendora. less Splendora Police Lt. Troy Teller, left, Cpl. Jacob Rutherford and Mike Jones pull a boat carrying Anita McFadden and Fred Stewart from their flooded neighborhood inundated by rains from Tropical Depression … more Photo: Brett…

A man sits on top of a truck on the flooded feeder road along Sam Houston Tollway West between Wilson and Ralston Rd. near Garners Bayou Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Houston. Members of the Houston Fire Dept. brought him a life jacket and walked him to dry land. less A man sits on top of a truck on the flooded feeder road along Sam Houston Tollway West between Wilson and Ralston Rd. near Garners…

Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or @HoustonMatters. On Friday’s Houston Matters: We get the latest on the heavy rain and flooding that’s blanketed much of the area from News 88.7 reporters, the National Weather Service, and other sources. Also this hour: We meet a Houston native who’s developed Mental Health Match, a new app to help people find the right therapist. And…

Tropical Storm Imelda inundated the city of Houston and surrounding parts of southeast Texas this week with some areas receiving 20, 30, even 40 inches of rain over a 48-hour period. Places like Winnie and New Caney saw flooding on par with or higher than rates during Hurricane Harvey. That now gives our area four major floods in five years and, for many, it came as somewhat of a surprise. Now that we have moved…

CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Friday morning for the Greater Houston Area and most of Southeast Texas. >> Watch live coverage in the video player above. View the live blog with latest info under the radar image below. LIST: High water locations on major roads in the Houston area CLOSURES: School closures, cancellations in Houston Area FORECAST: When will the rain go away? WEATHER RADAR: Track rain & storms across Texas…

CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Friday morning for the Greater Houston Area and most of Southeast Texas. >> Watch live coverage in the video player above. View the live blog with latest info under the radar image below. LIST: High water locations on major roads in the Houston area CLOSURES: School closures, cancellations in Houston Area FORECAST: When will the rain go away? WEATHER RADAR: Track rain & storms across Texas…

CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Friday morning for the Greater Houston Area and most of Southeast Texas. >> Watch live coverage in the video player above. View the live blog with latest info under the radar image below. LIST: High water locations on major roads in the Houston area CLOSURES: School closures, cancellations in Houston Area FORECAST: When will the rain go away? WEATHER RADAR: Track rain & storms across Texas…

CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Friday morning for the Greater Houston Area and most of Southeast Texas.  >> Watch live coverage in the video player above. View the live blog with latest info under the radar image below. LIST: High water locations on major roads in the Houston area CLOSURES: School closures, cancellations in Houston Area FORECAST: When will the rain go away? WEATHER RADAR: Track rain & storms across Texas…

CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Friday morning for the Greater Houston Area and most of Southeast Texas.  >> Watch live coverage in the video player above. View the live blog with latest info under the radar image below. LIST: High water locations on major roads in the Houston area CLOSURES: School closures, cancellations in Houston Area FORECAST: When will the rain go away? Emergency Managers have requested residents in warned areas…

The KHOU 11 Verify Team gets answers on social media posts circulating on during the Houston-area flooding event. Conroe flooded overpass photos Two photos of flood waters in Conroe are circulating around social media. Conroe police confirm the photo of a submerged car at an underpass on Frazier Street near Sacred Heart Catholic Church is real. The underpass was flooded, but the water is now receding. Google Maps street view shows the railroad underpass on…

HOUSTON – If you were one of the many Houston residents forced to abandon your flooded or stalled vehicle as a deluge of rain from Tropical Depression Imelda flooded roads throughout the city, your car may have been towed by the time you are able to search for it. Houston City officials said they will likely begin towing vehicles blocking public roadways as flood water starts to recede. If your car was towed in Houston,…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Texas Governor Greg Abbot has declared a state of disaster in 13 counties as the remnants of Imelda moves through the state, creating a flooding event that some are describing as “worse than Harvey”. 24 hour rain totals are hitting 10 inches inside the Loop, with other areas racking up as much as 20 inches of rainfall. Stay indoors during flash flood warnings in your area, and avoid driving in areas…

CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS: A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 6:15 p.m. Thursday for Brazoria, Chambers and Galveston counties. >> Watch live coverage in the video player above. View the live blog with latest info under the radar image below. LIST: High water locations on major roads in the Houston area CLOSURES: School closures, cancellations in Houston Area FORECAST: When will the rain go away? Emergency Managers have requested residents in warned areas to stay put…