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At around 6:30 p.m., the weather service in Houston noted a “destructive storm” with wind gusts of up to 80 mph was over the metro area, and urged residents to take cover immediately in a post ...
The heavy rain and powerful storms also flooded streets and busted windows in downtown buildings. In Harris County, where Houston is, about 782,000 homes and businesses were without power at about ...
Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and putting stranded drivers and a school bus of children in need of high-water rescues. There had ...
Due to the amount of rain accumulated from Harvey, the National Weather Service added 2 new colors to the rain index representing around 50% of the maximum rainfall dropped by Harvey. Multiple flash flood emergencies were issued in the Houston area by the National Weather Service beginning the night of August 26.
Houston is no stranger to winter storms. Over the past 130 years, 1-4 inches of snow have accumulated during many storms, including a whopping 19 inches from a single storm in mid-February 1895.
Rainfall of 16.88 in (429 mm) was measured at a point 2.7 miles NNE of Hilshire Village, while parts of the Greater Houston area received 13.55 in (344 mm) of rain. [5] Storm surge at Surfside Beach reached between 3–7 feet (0.91–2.13 m), with several 18-wheeler trucks reported being flipped over in Freeport due to recorded wind gusts ...
Harvey's storm total rainfall is the most recorded within the United States. [120] [121] Harvey's extremely heavy rainfall produced catastrophic flooding across much of southeastern Texas; particularly in and around the Houston metropolitan area, where accumulations exceeded 40 in (1,000 mm) over a four-day period. [120]
Houston area school districts canceled classes for more than 400,000 students Friday. The Houston Independent School District, the state’s largest, said 215 of its 274 campuses would be open Monday.