{"id":1033960,"date":"2026-08-31T00:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1033960\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T00:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:41:23","slug":"houston-weather-gulf-activity-bringing-heavy-rain-flood-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1033960\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston weather: Gulf activity bringing heavy rain, flood chances"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Houston \"Houston <\/p>\n

HOUSTON<\/strong> – We’re keeping an eye on a system in the Gulf that’s expected to bring some flooding potential to Southeast Texas this week.<\/p>\n

Most of Monday dry <\/p>\n

The week starts steamy, with Monday highs in the upper 90s and heat index values above 100\u00b0. INVEST 97L in the Gulf will change the dry pattern into a rainy couple of days on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\"\" Storms and downpours <\/p>\n

Scattered showers and downpours along with rounds of thunderstorms will move into southeast Texas starting Monday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The bulk of the rain arrives Tuesday and could linger through Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\"\" Low pressure in the Gulf <\/p>\n

Sunday evening, the National Hurricane Center continues to monitor showers\/storms associated with an area of low pressure in the north central Gulf. This system has become better organized over the past 24 hours and is labeled as INVEST 97L.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Slow development of this system is expected over the next couple of days as it west-northwestward towards Texas. A short-lived tropical depression or tropical storm is possible as it reaches the coast Tuesday.<\/p>\n

At the very least, increased moisture from this system will increase our chances for rainfall, some of which may be locally heavy especially east of I-45.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

Forecast rainfall totals are dependent on how this system evolves, so expect the forecast to change a bit over the next day or so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of right now, our latest forecast reflects 2-4″ of rainfall east of I-45 with the potential for locally higher amounts. Rainfall rates in tropical environments can easily exceed 3-4″ per hour, so localized instances of flash flooding are certainly plausible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The window for the heaviest rainfall currently looks to be Tuesday afternoon\/evening. The Weather Prediction Center has outlined portions of Southeast Texas at a slight risk (level 2 of 4) of excessive rainfall for Tuesday.<\/p>\n

7-Day Forecast \"\" <\/p>\n

The Source:<\/b> Your Gulf Coast Weather Authority<\/p>\n

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