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The Houston area was deluged with rain Tuesday evening into the night, causing major flooding and power outages in areas such as Kingwood, Sugar Land and Cleveland.
Areas in Kingwood saw up to 10 inches of rainfall, while 12 inches of rain was reported in areas in Sugar Land, leaving some roads impassable. Sugar Land spokesman Doug Adolph said the Tuesday night flooding was “worse than what we experienced in Harvey.” More than 800 students and 100-plus teachers and administrators were stranded at Southside Elementary in Cleveland Tuesday night as a result of the flooding
The Chronicle reported the Houston Fire Department received about 240 high-water rescue calls in the Kingwood area. Some Kingwood residents spent the night at their respective schools and businesses due to being stranded from the floods.
The Chronicle asked readers to share photos of the Tuesday floods. Click through the photos above for a look at the severe flooding across Houston…
More heavy rainfall is planned for this week, officials said.
“With the ground saturated, anytime between now and Saturday it’s not going to take much to cause high water situations,” said Francisco Sanchez, spokesman for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. “This is just a preview of what we might see next weekend. The forecast was wrong and we hope we don’t have a repeat of this.”