Heavy Rain Caused Flooding in Texas and Along the Gulf Coast

This setup resulted in flooding along parts of the Texas Gulf Coast, including the Houston metro area, on Saturday. Many roadways and vehicles were reported to be under water around Houston Saturday night. Other parts of Texas have also seen flooding in recent days, with localized rainfall totals of more than one foot. Corsicana, Texas, has already received more than 20 inches of rain since Thursday, causing serious flash flooding.

New Orleans International Airport recorded 8.67 inches of rain on Sunday, making it the fourth wettest calendar day on record there dating to 1946.

On Monday, the heavy rain moved farther east with more than 4 inches of rain reported in Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida.

In addition to flooding, a few rotating thunderstorms spawned brief, weak tornadoes on Sunday along the Gulf Coast.

Flood Threat Spread East

The flood threat spread east along the Gulf Coast and into other parts of the South into Monday night. 

On Sunday afternoon, Galveston, Texas, saw a top wind gust of 56 mph.

Winds were even stronger offshore. One location saw sustained winds to 52 mph with a gust to 62 mph as of early Sunday afternoon. 

Coastal Flooding 

Onshore winds from the area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico contributed to coastal flooding.

The ramp to I-10 eastbound from the causeway over Mobile Bay was closed due to coastal flooding Monday morning.

Minor coastal flooding was also reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas over the weekend..

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