(Chron) – Clusters of violent and slow-moving thunderstorms converged on the Houston area Thursday night, unleashing torrential rain and enormous hail. The deluge wrought havoc on the city, spurring floods reminiscent of Hurricane Harvey in some areas. And the heavy rain threat is not over. Houston is under a flash flood watch through Saturday night given the potential for at least one to three additional inches
of rain on top of the two to five inches which fell Thursday night and two to three inches Tuesday. “Soils remain saturated from recent rainfall and many bayous, creeks and rivers remain high so any additional rainfall should run off quickly and cause flooding,” the National Weather Service office serving Houston wrote. Houston is in a slight risk zone for excessive rainfall both Friday and Saturday READ MORE
