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Houston Area Hit With Flash Flooding On Labor Day
Residents in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery. Galveston and Brazoria counties are dealing with bouts of heavy rain and flooding on Labor Day.
HOUSTON --The Labor Day weekend became a washout for many in the Houston area when heavy rain began moving slowly through communities south of downtown on Sunday and into Labor Day Monday.
On Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch for residents in Fort Bend and Harris Counties until 7 p.m.
More heavy rain began moving into areas of the Houston area dumping several inches of heavy rain in northwest Harris County on Monday morning.
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Heavy rain also caused some street flooding in eastern Galveston County, as well as parts of Brazoria, Chambers, and Matagorda Counties on Monday morning, making some roadways impassable, officials said.
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY: A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for portions of the area from midnight TONIGHT through Monday afternoon. Widespread 1 to 3 inches of rainfall with isolated totals of 5 to 6 inches is possible. Keep the rain in mind for your holiday plans #houwx #glswx #txwx pic.twitter.com/SPKms87mJD
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) September 2, 2018
Because of the heavy downpours, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for residents in Galveston, Brazoria, Chambers, and Matagorda Counties until 11 a.m., which was extended until 3:45 p.m.
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Some locations in those areas that will experience flooding include the Galveston Causeway, Galveston Island West End, Texas City, La Marque, Hitchcock, Surfside Beach, Galveston Pier 21, Bayou Vista,Oyster Creek, Jamaica Beach, Tiki Island, High Island, Scholes Field, Port Bolivar, Offatts Bayou, Galveston Pleasure Pier,Pelican Island, Galveston State Park, Crystal Beach and Schlitterbahn.
Officials are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Gordon, which formed off the south Florida Coastline. The storm is moving in a northwesterly direction, and if it stays the course, will impact Louisiana. As a result of the storm, areas of the Texas Gulf Coast could experience periods of heavy rain this week.
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