Powerful thunderstorms swamp Houston region

Powerful thunderstorms swamp Houston region

School has been canceled Monday for abounding acceptance in the Houston arena as able thunderstorms rake the area, bidding threats of calamity and tornadoes.

The storms hit brief and are accepted to abide throughout the day and into Tuesday, according the National Acclimate Service.

Powerful thunderstorms swamp Houston region

 A Flash Flood Warning is in aftereffect until 9 a.m. Monday for abundant of the region, including portions of Harris, Waller and Montgomery counties. A Flash Flood Watch has been issued through 7 a.m. Tuesday for the area.

Heavy downpours are acceptable to deluge the arena Monday and Tuesday, said Lance Wood, a astrologer with the acclimate service. By about 5 a.m. Monday the storms began blame into the Houston city breadth and will apparently arrest and linger.

Wood said the breadth may get a breach from the abundant rain by mid morning Monday, but added thunderstorms will acceptable advance afresh in the afternoon and brief into Tuesday.

Powerful thunderstorms swamp Houston region

"We're appealing anxious this is traveling to be a long-duration event," Wood said. "We are beneath the gun for a while."

Early Monday morning the storms formed northwest Harris County and portions of Waller County. Amid 8 inches and 16 inches of rain ashore those areas overnight, calamity creeks, streets and homes. The high end of White Oak Bayou as able-bodied as Langham, Horse Bend, Little Cypress and Mayde creeks all were reportedly out of their banks.

Powerful thunderstorms swamp Houston region

High apprehension threatened some spots with tornadoes overnight, but Wood said no twisters were reported. A Tornado Watch was in aftereffect for Liberty County until about 6:15 a.m. Monday.

The astringent acclimate has affected academy admiral to abolish classes for at atomic Monday. The afterward accept canceled classes:

Aldine ISD

Alief ISD

Conroe ISD

Crosby ISD

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

Fort Bend ISD

Galena Park

Houston ISD

Harmony Charter Schools

Huffman ISD

Humble ISD

Katy ISD

KIPP

Klein ISD

Lamar ISD

Lone Star College

Magnolia ISD

Montgomery ISD

New Caney ISD

Royal ISD

Sealy ISD

Sheldon ISD

Splendora ISD

Spring ISD

Tomball ISD

University of Houston

Waller ISD

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