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In a Tuesday evening weather update, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that while Tropical Depression Beta continues to move slowly out of our region, it will likely keep dropping rain on the Houston area for “about 12 more hours.” After south and southwest Houston were battered by heavy rainfall Monday night and through the early hours of Tuesday, Turner said Beta is now heading northeast. “We will reposition additional assets on the north [and] northeast,”…

HOUSTON — Some residents of the Meyerland area and Harris County officials are crediting the widening of Brays Bayou and new bridges with helping keep the water down. The area was hit repeatedly by flooding, most recently during Hurricane Harvey. Flood gauges show Brays Bayou at Rice Avenue hit its highest level around 4 a.m. during heavy rains from Tropical Storm Beta early Tuesday. That’s still 4 feet below the level where the Flood Control…

Here is the latest on the ongoing flood threat from Tropical Storm Beta, including the forecast, school closings and road closures. HOUSTON — After Tropical Storm Beta made landfall over the Matagorda Bay Peninsula late Monday, it parked over the Houston area and dumped enough rain to cause flash flooding in several areas. Beta is now a slow-moving tropical depression and the flood threat continues through midday Wednesday. 6:55 p.m. Tuesday Several Houston-area school districts will…

A number of school districts tapped into virtual learning options rather than cancel classes, which was the really only option before the pandemic. HUMBLE, Texas — The biggest messages of the day: stay off the road. That’s why a number of Houston-area school districts moved classes entirely online, at least for the day. It’s a last-minute swap made possible in a pinch because of the pandemic. So many families and school districts know how to…

For the man trapped in floodwaters, clinging to an umbrella for a way out, his prayers were answered. HOUSTON — A driver whose SUV began floating away in Tropical Storm Beta floodwaters is safe thanks to a Houston-area pastor. Pastor Jaime Garcia spotted the man late Monday night near Keegans Bayou in southwest Houston. “Sir, you need some help?” Pastor Jaime Garcia asked the man whose car was trapped in floodwaters. “Guys, I’m going to…

Beta made landfall southwest of Houston and will continue to push through our area as a depression throughout the day and into Wednesday midday. Daytime high temps this week will only be in the 70s to the low 80s, even after the rain clears out. By Thursday, we should be done with the impacts from Beta.

After a break from the rain this afternoon, Our KHOU 11 weather team says new bands of rain are moving in and they could bring trouble. HOUSTON — Tropical Depression Beta made landfall over the Matagorda Bay Peninsula around 10 p.m. Monday as a tropical storm with sustained winds of 45 mph. Later, it parked over the Houston area and dumped enough rain to cause flash flooding in several areas. The flood threat continues through…

An oil and gas refinery near La Porte, on Aug. 28, 2020. Harris County Pollution Control Services is conducting extra air quality monitoring during Tropical Storm Beta, with a focus on areas located next to industry. In light of Tropical Storm Beta, Harris County Pollution Control Services is beefing up its air and water quality monitoring, as part of an initiative to bring real-time data to residents during storms and disasters. The county collected baseline…

Ongoing high water spots are expected throughout the day Tuesday after Beta made landfall on the Texas coast last night. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Beta made landfall Monday night near the southern end of the Matagorda Bay Peninsula with sustained winds of 45 mph. As of 12 p.m. Tuesday, Beta was a tropical depression, but despite no longer being a tropical storm the flood threat remains for Southeast Texas for at least the next 24…

Protesters march Aug. 21 outside a courthouse in Houston, where evictions are continuing despite a moratorium ordered recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Beta has led to street flooding across Houston. COVID-19 remains a major health and financial concern for many people. And the federal government has ordered a moratorium on many evictions across the country. Despite all of this, Houston-area housing court judges are moving forward…

Ongoing high water spots are expected throughout the day Tuesday after Beta made landfall on the Texas coast last night. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Beta made landfall Monday around 10 p.m. near the southern end of the Matagorda Bay Peninsula with sustained winds of 45 mph. As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, Beta was downgraded to a tropical depression, but the flood threat remains for Southeast Texas for at least the next 24 hours. Beta was…

We’re closely watching the levels in the waterways across Southeast Texas because of Tropical Storm Beta. HOUSTON — As of Tuesday morning, rainfall amounts total anywhere from only an inch (on Harris County’s north side) to more than 11 inches (on the southeast side) as Tropical Storm Beta continues to move slowly southwest of the Houston area. Most of the overnight flooding into Tuesday morning has been limited to roadways on Houston’s southside, especially southeast…

Ongoing high water spots are expected throughout the day Tuesday. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Beta made landfall Monday around 10 p.m. near the southern end of the Matagorda Bay Peninsula with sustained winds of 45 mph. LIVE NOW: Watch a live update from Meteorologist Chita Craft at about 7:35 a.m. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, Beta was nearly stationary (moving northwest at only 3 mph) just east of Victoria with winds at 40 mph, but…

Updated 2:54 p.m. CT Beta weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas farther inland. Beta made landfall late Monday as a tropical storm just north of Port O’Connor, Texas, and has the distinction of being the first time a storm named for a Greek letter made landfall in the continental United States. Forecasters ran out of traditional storm names…