Millions still under flood watch as southeastern Texas braces for more rain
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A flood watch remained in effect for parts of southeastern Texas on Sunday, with forecasters expecting several more inches of rainfall and potentially serious runoff across a huge area that altogether covers more than 100 square miles and includes the city of Houston. The densely populated metro center is home to more than 2 million people and has been swamped by consistently heavy downpours. Crews carried out hundreds of water rescues in Houston and the surrounding neighborhoods earlier in the weekend.
Flood watches are issued when a mixture of weather hazards creates favorable conditions for flooding, but they do not necessarily mean that flooding is imminent in a particular region. A flood watch currently in effect from Harris County — which includes Houston all the way to College Station — was set to remain in place through Sunday evening. It also extended eastward from greater Houston toward the Gulf Coast.
Meteorologists warned people within the flood watch boundaries to prepare for additional spells of rainfall and thunderstorms overnight Saturday and throughout the day on Sunday, after previous rounds of heavy rain drenched the area and submerged a wide section of land in murky high waters.
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