Updated
Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jun 14
Houston Braces for 2-8 Inches of Rain as Flood Watch Runs Through Wednesday
Updated
Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jun 14

Houston Braces for 2-8 Inches of Rain as Flood Watch Runs Through Wednesday

3 articles · Updated · KPRC Click2Houston · Jun 14

Summary

  • Houston faces repeated downpours through midweek, with most areas expected to get 2 to 3 inches of rain and some spots nearing 8 inches, raising the risk of street flooding.
  • A low-pressure system moving through Mexico is pulling deep tropical moisture into southeast Texas, and that moisture will collide Monday through Wednesday with a slow-moving cold front.
  • Monday's rain is expected to build from spotty morning showers into afternoon and nighttime waves of storms moving southwest to northeast, with rain chances lasting into late week.
  • The setup fits a broader South-wide flash flood threat that has put Houston under a Level 2 risk, while forecasters expect drier but hotter and more humid weather by the weekend.

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