More heavy rain is expected Sunday, bringing with it the threat of more flooding in the Houston area.
Hidalgo said the evacuation orders that are in place will remain for now, as problems could arise with rising water if people left.She said while rain is holding off for the most part today, the area is not out of the woods, especially considering more rain in theof the San Jacinto River has crested and has even gone down a few feet, but flooding is ongoing there.
“Maybe people would leave and then rain ends up falling north of us again and there ends up being a significant amount,” she said. “And that’s certainly possible.”Where flooding is happening: List of rivers and streams that are out of their banks, as well as those that are close "We definitely advise folks not to get into high water, because there's all kinds of materials in there," Hidalgo said."There were snakes, there were rats, there were spiders that we could just see with our eyes from the vehicle in the water. And you don't know what's at the bottom."
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