“Things are a little slow; we’ve had some delays,” Begley said. “But nothing beyond the normal impacts on operation when you get a backlog.”

Rain totals appeared to be highest in central and southeast Harris County over the last 24 hours, according to the flood warning system. The storms didn’t produce as much rainfall as storms earlier in the week, which dumped 10 to 12 inches of rain on Sugar Land and Kingwood.

Residents took to social media to show pictures of the hail that punctured the Houston area Thursday night. Precinct 3 Constable Wayne Thompson tweeted pictures of balls of hail about the size of the palm of a hand.

In Katy, police reported finding an alligator washed up near railroad tracks in town. The police turned the gator over to a game warden.

And although the retractable roof at Minute Maid Park was closed, some fans at the Houston Astros’ Thursday night game were drenched after the roof began leaking.

The Red Cross continued to operate shelters five shelters for displaced residents in Houston, Kingwood and New Caney.

Marcy de Luna, Rebecca Hennes, Samantha Ketterer, Julian Gill, Jay R. Jordan and the Associated Press contributed to this report.