SCW Thursday night update

SCW Thursday night updateRains near Houston on Thursday night; Stage 1 flood alert in effect for areas west of Highway 59/I-69. Eric Berger · Thursday, October 1, 2026 8:23 PMIn brief: *Storms have moved further east than anticipated this evening, and we are instituting a Stage 1 flood alert for locations along and to the west of Highway 59/I-69 for Thursday night. We'll reevaluate the situation early Friday morning.*A mass of thunderstorms associated with a slow-moving front has edged further to the east than expected this evening, bringing heavy rains to some locations north and west of the central Houston region.
*Most totals have been manageable, in the 1 to 2 inch range.
*But some locations near Cypress and Waller have picked up 4 inches, and parts of western Montgomery County have seen 4 to 6 inches.*As of 8:15 pm these storms have progressed to a line from roughly Katy north to The Woodlands.
*Our latest high resolution modeling indicates the mass of storms could move a little bit further east, perhaps as far as Highway 59, before petering out this evening by around midnight.
*For areas currently receiving rainfall another 1 to 2 inches is possible in some locations tonight, with street flooding the principal threat, which is why we've put the Stage 1 flood alert into place.👉We then expect a quieter period early on Friday and into the morning hours. After that? We will have to see about that in the morning.