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Houston Area School Closures, Road Closures, Lakes And Bayous

Severe weather in the Houston area has forced school districts to close for the day, and roads are closed in some areas.

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HOUSTON — A powerful band of severe storms added about 5 inches of rain to areas already saturated from the more than 10 inches of rain that fell over areas of Houston on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch on Thursday afternoon for much of Southeast Texas that will remain in effect until at least 7 p.m. Saturday

Dozens of school districts announced Thursday night and Friday morning that classes were canceled, with plans to reopen on Monday. Creeks and Bayous are in danger of flooding, and some area rivers are already at flood stage.

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School Closures include:

  • Aldine ISD
  • Alief ISD
  • Alvin ISD
  • Channelview ISD
  • Cold Spring ID
  • Crosby ISD
  • CyFair ISD
  • Conroe ISD
  • Cleveland ISD
  • Clear Creek ISD
  • Dickinson ISD
  • Friendswood ISD
  • Fort Bend ISD
  • Galena Park ISD
  • Goose Creek ISD
  • Lone Star College Campuses: Due to inclement weather, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Atascocita Center and the LSC-Process Technology Center will delay opening on May 10, until 10 a.m. All other LSC locations are scheduled to be open and operating normal hours Friday, May 10.
  • Hempstead ISD
  • Houston ISD
  • Houston Community College campuses: Postponed commencement
  • Huffman ISD
  • Humble ISD
  • Katy ISD
  • Tomball ISD
  • Magnolia ISD
  • Pearland ISD
  • Klein ISD
  • Spring ISD
  • Stafford MSD
  • Spring Branch ISD
  • Pasadena ISD
  • Sheldon ISD
  • San Jacinto College: Postponed commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday due to the threat of severe weather. The ceremony has been rescheduled for May 17 at NRG Stadium.
  • Santa Fe ISD
  • New Caney ISD
  • University of Houston: University of Houston, including UH at Sugar Land, is closed Friday and Saturday, May 10-11, 2019, and all commencement ceremonies scheduled for these dates are postponed due to unsafe road conditions and continued threat for severe weather. Commencement ceremonies will be rescheduled for next week.
  • University of Houston-Downtown is closed May 10 and 11 due to inclement weather and area street flooding.

Residents are warned to stay off the roadways, if possible and if you encounter a barricade, to turn around. Do not go around barricades. According to TranStar, there are 22 high water locations and road closures related to high water in Houston: CLICK HERE to see those road closures.

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The levels of area creeks and bayous are also a concern. Residents can monitor those at the Harris County Flood Control District by CLICKING HERE.

In other areas, the creeks, bayous and rivers are also being impacted. The Brazos River has surpassed estimates and is in the moderate flood stage, as a result of runoff from storms impacting north and central Texas earlier this week, and the 10-plus inches of rain that fell over Richmond-Rosenberg on Tuesday. CLICK HERE for Brazos River levels.

The San Jacinto River and Lake Houston, one of the Houston areas most flood prone areas, is still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.

The Houston Public Works Department began lowering lake levels on Lake Houston earlier this week. Residents in Kingwood and Humble were inundated with more than 10 inches of rain on Tuesday, experiencing some of the worst of Houston's street flooding.

In Montgomery County, officials began preparing residents on Lake Conroe, ahead of the anticipated storm. However, areas of southeast Montgomery County were also among those areas that saw significant flooding this week, with more expected through the weekend.

Residents can CLICK HERE to monitor the current conditions of the San Jacinto River and Lake Conroe.

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