HOUSTON – You’ll need to keep your umbrella handy Wednesday as the last bits of rain continue to move out of the Gulf of Mexico, 11 News Meteorologist David Paul said.
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 11 a.m. for Calhoun county and 5:54 p.m. for Jackson county. The other areas are clear for the moment, but heavy rain may still cause problems in some neighborhoods and streets.
"There will be some heavy downpours here and there today," said Paul. "Watch for ponding on the secondary and feeder roads."
In fact, rain chances are still high across the Houston area at 60 percent. High temps are expected to max out at a warm, muggy 86 degrees.
Tropical Storm Hermine brought heavy rains and some flooding to the Houston area before weakening late Tuesday to a tropical depression.
Houston Transtar reported high water Tuesday on the feeder roads at Interstate-45 North and Tidwell, as well as on the Gulf Freeway at Spur 5.
Delays were reported Tuesday at Bush Intercontinental Airport where travelers had to wait up to one hour and 15 minutes to take off, airport officials said. There were also a few cancellations reported.
Continental Airlines said it was letting customers change their flights for free through Wednesday.
The seven-day forecast shows we’ll still see some scattered showers toward the end of the week, but those chances drop to only 20 percent by the weekend.
Paul said there is nothing brewing in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea for now, but we are watching a development way out on the coast of Africa that has a 50-50 chance for developing.
For the latest on any tropical developments, head to khou.com’s Hurricane Central.
