HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The city of Houston’s Office of Emergency Management said Tuesday afternoon that it continues to monitor the Gulf as Tropical Storm Cindy makes her way to the coast line.
“There's certain parts of our area that could see flooding rainfall and other parts that might not see much rain at all, that's the difficulty we have right now in trying to determine where exactly the impacts will be the worst,” explained Jeff Lindner, meteorologist for the Harris County Flood Control District.
He said the main threat is heavy rain and possible flooding.
Lindner said strong winds could hit some areas, but won’t produce much damage.
"A little bit higher than average tides, especially along the gulf facing beaches, we'll have more wave action, but nothing that we haven't seen before; nothing that is overly worrying down along the coast,” Lindner said.
OEM personnel stayed overnight at TranStar to monitor the forecast.
Authorities said the Houston Fire Department prepared its rescue and evacuation boats and positioned them over the city. Along with the Public Works and Engineering Department, they have their high-water vehicles on standby.
Workers also have barricades for low-water crossings ready to go if need be.
The Houston Fire Department has water rescue trucks ready just in case there is significant flooding.
“For Harris County, we're definitely looking at areas east of I-45,” Lindner said.
He said people at home need to be vigilant, pay attention to the weather and be prepared, but he said there’s no need to panic.
