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  Entire Area Under Flood Watch Through Saturday [UPDATED]

  May 9 at 4:34 p.m.

  After a wild round of thunderstorms Tuesday, Wednesday and much of the day Thursday were quiet with only small pockets of light rain falling around the region. It is expected that heavy rain and thunderstorms will begin filtering into the Houston area late this afternoon and early into the evening...

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  Flood Risk Continues Through Saturday

  May 9 at 6:37 a.m.

  On Wednesday, things were mostly quiet in our area while central and north Texas were hammered with rain thanks to a slow moving cold front. After Tuesday, when certain areas northeast and southwest of downtown received up to 10 inches of rain, it was a welcome break. But, there is...

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  Flood Threat This Weekend in Southeast Texas

  May 8 at 4 a.m.

  Tuesday's rains, which were particularly heavy southwest and northeast of Houston, are just the start of an extremely wet end of the week. Our city's weather pattern, which included something called a capping inversion that acted a bit like a giant umbrella for the area, has changed allowing Gulf moisture...

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  Weather Weekend: Like Easter, but Warmer

  April 25 at 5:37 a.m.

  The much ballyhooed storms overnight Wednesday mostly fizzled in the Houston area despite causing flooding and spawning tornadoes in other parts of the state. Most of the city received about a tenth of an inch of rain or less. And while we could use a little more rain, the skies...

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  Weather Week: Possible Storms Mid Week

  April 22 at 6:06 a.m.

  We just had one of the loveliest weekends this year with the kind of weather Houston gets maybe a handful of times each year. Dry air and temperatures only reaching around 80 degrees, it was positively stunning outside, perfect for Easter egg hunts. Unfortunately, it is possible that was our...

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  Weather Weekend: A Rocky Start to a Beautiful Easter Weekend

  April 18 at 4 a.m.

  Some absolutely beautiful weather early in the week gave way to rain on Wednesday ahead of a cold front that will move through Thursday morning. By the time you read this, it may already be over and the skies may be starting to clear. Rainfall amounts associated with the front...