HOUSTON – Just as many families are getting ready to put last week’s flooding in the rear-view mirror, Mother Nature is gearing up another storm that could dump several inches of rain on already saturated areas.
Another round of showers is forecast to move through the Houston area later in the day on Monday.
Some areas could see several inches of rain, including neighborhoods north of I-10. Many of those communities are still cleaning up from the most recent flooding.
“Yes, we washed up. But it stunk so bad,” said Sharon Hambrick.
It was a flood that nearly rivaled that of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
In its wake is streets lined with debris and cars flooded out.
“t flooded, maybe 3 or 4 days, and it hasn’t flooded since like 2017,” said Glenn Sutton.
Gage: “We could see a healthy amount of rain, does that worry you at all that give you PTSD or Déjà vu?”
Glenn: “No. I’m okay. You know, it’s not going to rain 20 inches like it did the other day, I don’t think. But no, I’m okay.”
Sharon: “Yeah, especially my husband. He’s very worried. He always gets jumpy and, you know, should we do this anymore because of our age? We’re up in age.”
Simply put - some of these neighborhoods are like a soaked sponge.
Any more water and the ground might not be able to absorb it, resulting in flooding.
While this rain won’t even come close to what we just went through, it’s a knee jerk reaction that still has those that went through the heartbreak a little nervous about any kind of rain.