The city of College Station shares on social media, consequences of Thursday’s (May 16) flooding rains.
Storm damage resulted in closing South Dowling Road between Koppe Bridge and I&GN Roads until emergency repairs are completed.
And city residents who lost trash containers are asked to look for them before asking for a replacement. City officials say the containers, which have addresses stenciled, could have floated away by flooding rains and/or been blown away. Neighbors who find stray containers are asked to return them to their home.
The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts at Easterwood Airport during Thursday’s storms as high as 49 miles per hour and total rainfall of 3.31 inches.
WTAW listeners texted (979-695-1620) on Friday the following rain gauge amounts from Thursday’s storms:
6.41 inches in College Station’s Raintree neighborhood.
5.5 inches NNW of Easterwood Airport.
5 inches in Bryan’s Wheeler Ridge neighborhood.
5 inches in Snook.
3.5 inches in the 7-11 Ranch area south of College Station.
3.34 inches in the Cross community of Grimes County.
3 inches in College Station’s Great Oaks Estates neighborhood.
Reports received as of 6 p.m. Thursday:
5.59 inches in two hours east of Bryan in the Steep Hollow area at FM 1179 and Merka Road.
5 inches in Bryan’s Memorial Forest neighborhood.
4.26 inches in Bryan’s historic eastside district.
3.5 inches three miles north of Anderson.
1.3 inches east of Hearne in the Blackjack community.