TEXAS CITY, Texas — Emergency management officials in Texas City are warning residents to stay off the roads as storms lead to flooded roadways.
Parts of the area have seen three to six inches of rainfall Friday morning.
“We are experiencing numerous flooded roadways and flooded vehicles. Please stay off of the roads until the water recedes,” officials said in an alert sent out.
They also said all of the Texas City buildings and facilities will be closed until noon.
Central Galveston County has been under a Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service since just after 5 a.m. when storms began to bring heavy rains to the area.
Multiple high-water spots have been reported in the area. One on the Gulf Freeway heading north near Holland brought traffic to a crawl coming from Galveston.
Video also showed the Dickinson Bayou just off the Gulf Freeway near Old Bayou Road overflowing its banks into backyards, business parking lots, and neighborhood streets.
The heavy rains also led to backups on some of the feeder roads through both towns where drivers were left stalled out and in some cases even had to be towed to safety.