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Houston highways hit by flooding in some areas after Beryl

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HOUSTON (KIAH) — Tropical Storm Beryl left heavy rain on Houston roads Monday, and many of those roads remained closed into the afternoon.

Houston Transtar reports that about 50 locations in the city have high water as of 2 p.m. One of the locations with high water is Highway 288 at the 610 South Loop, where a man had to be rescued by Houston Fire Department officials from the flooding.


Motorists drive through floodwaters on Reading Rd. during a lull in the wind and rain as Tropical Storm Beryl passes through Rosenburg, Texas, Monday, July 8, 2024. Hurricane Beryl was downgraded to a tropical storm after sweeping Texas as a Category 1 storm with heavy rain and powerful winds. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
A vehicle is stranded by high water on a flooded highway in Houston, Monday, July 8, 2024, after Beryl made landfall in Texas as a hurricane and dumped heavy rains along the coast. (AP Photo/Juan A. Lozano)
Anthony Le, left, and his father Phuong Le help pull out a car stuck in the mud after Beryl made landfall early Monday morning, July 8, 2024, in Houston. The National Hurricane Center said high winds and flash flooding will continue as Beryl continues to move inland. (Ishika Samant/Houston Chronicle via AP)

There are also high water levels on portions of I-45 and I-10 on all sides of the city, including southbound I-45 between Tiki Drive and the Galveston Causeway Bridge. In Fort Bend County, the northbound Grand Parkway from the Harris/Fort Bend County line to Katy Gap is also closed.

For all road closures in the Houston area, visit HoustonTranstar.org/roadclosures.

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