Training rains over much of Houston

Will make this quick and will have a complete update later this evening but showers and thunderstorms continue to train over western and eastern sections of Harris county with downtown Houston in the clear at the moment. A quick check of the RUC-2 model analysis shows good moisture convergence continues across northern sections of Galveston and Brazoria counties where showers and being initiated before growing in intensity over Harris county. With very high moisture levels over the area, these storms are putting down 1-2 inches of rain per hour and there have been reports of some minor street flooding in your typical flood prone areas. With very low convective temps, look for the possibility of additional rain through the evening with things calming down after sunset.

The KHGX 3 hour rainfall total shows a large swath of 1.5-2.75'' rain amounts across the western sections of the city and then right across downtown Houston. At the moment though, downtown looks to just be getting some scattered rain with the more organized stuff across areas west of Beltway 8 where another 1-2 inches is possible over the next hour.

KHGX 3-Hour Precip Estimate