Aftermath Ike Rain - River Flooding

We have numerous rivers/creeks/bayous still under flood warnings. Here is the latest summary from the National Weather Service.

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUFFALO BAYOU...CYPRESS CREEK...GREENS BAYOU...LUCE BAYOU...PEACH CREEK...SAN JACINTO RIVER...SPRING CREEK...WEST FORK SAN JACINTO...WHITE OAK BAYOU.PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE RIVER UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE.MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ANY WATER COVERED ROADS AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN FOR THE NEXT FEWDAYS.

I went throught the entire list from the National Weather Service and by the way, here is the link so you can read the entire report yourself: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=HGXFLSHGX

Although some levels are still expected to rise, I didn't not see any forecast levels high enough for homes to flood. I'm not sure the extent of flooding around the Heights, but I wanted to include the statement for that location as it looks very serious from this discussion and I want to make sure that you can see that the water will start to recede some time this afternoon.

..FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WHITE OAK BAYOU IN HEIGHTS BOULEVARD* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.* AT 8 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.3 FEET* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 45.1 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

Please stay away from the water everyone. Remember, also that there will be many displaced snakes. Please be careful. Keep your kids away from storm drains too!

Be safe!
Cecilia Sinclair
Wonder Weather Woman