The northeast part of Harris County and areas around Kingwood have been heavily affected by the recent heavy rains and flooding, however, authorities are sharing a glimmer of hope Sunday evening.
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The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office released aerial images which appear to show floodwaters in the Kingwood area and Atascocita starting to recede.This is certainly great news for areas that have been inundated by the floodwaters, but authorities are telling people to stay on guard and aware despite the appearance.“We must not get complacent. Any amount of rain over the next few hours can bring these waters up quickly.
The good news is it appears right now that the Houston area will get a break from the rains for a few days. Aside from the outside chance of a shower or thunderstorm on Monday, our rain chances go down for much of the upcoming week.Here are the latest projections from the National Weather Service for the East and West Forks of the San Jacinto River.Areas along the East Fork saw major flooding throughout this week. This led to evacuations and many people having to be rescued from their homes.
This is a graphic showing the water levels and projected levels near New Caney, just upstream from evacuation areas in northeast Harris County. The river here has already come out of major flood stage and is in moderate flood stage right now. The levels will continue to drop throughout the week, barring more heavy rainfall upstream.
The release into the river from the dam at Lake Conroe has also been decreasing steadily. Barring any more heavy rainfall this week, these trends should continue.Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.
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