Floodwaters in the Houston area began to recede on Monday, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall
by JUAN A. LOZANO Associated PressA mobile home in an unincorporated area in east Harris County near Houston on Sunday morning, May 5, 2024, is surrounded by flood waters caused by the nearby San Jacinto River, which overflowed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. that pummeled the area and led to hundreds of rescues — including people who were stranded on rooftops.
Areas near Lake Livingston, located northeast of Houston, received upwards of 23 inches of rain over the past week, National Weather Service meteorologist Jimmy Fowler said. Areas in northeastern Harris County, the nation's third-largest county, had a range of between 6 inches to almost 17 inches of rain in that same period.
Most of the city of Houston was not heavily impacted by last week's rainfall, except for the neighborhood of Kingwood, where some homes and roads flooded.
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