Flood threat remains as storms march through South this weekend
A week of wet weather has led to water-covered roads in parts of South, and more rain is in the forecast through the weekend.
Flood threats begin to shift Sunday
After days of flood threats across a bulk of the South, the threats begin to shift farther east this week.
HOUSTON – Days and days of heavy rain across the South led to flooding in some areas, and even more downpours are in the forecast through the weekend.
Heavy rain is expected to plague the South through the weekend, with millions of people from Texas to North Carolina in flooding risk zones through Sunday.
A stalled front that has been the focus of the slow-moving storms will finally break down by early next week, bringing drier weather to parts of the region.
A second system is expected to continue the wet weather for parts of the Southeast next week.
Flooding in Houston, east Texas
On Friday, there were several reports of water-covered roads in the Houston metro which had been placed under a Flash Flood Warning for much of the morning.
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Officials in the town of Dickinson, between Houston and Galveston, reported that several roads were impassable early Friday morning, and several people had to be rescued from their flooded vehicles.
Video from FOX 26 Houston showed flooded roads in Baytown, to the east of Houston.
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Officials in Texas City, closer to the coast, also reported numerous high-water rescues Friday, including a few from flooded homes.