Disaster Declaration for Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX -- Due to the ongoing flooding and the potential for additional rainfall I have signed a Disaster Declaration for Montgomery County. This declaration has activated all available resources throughout the county to address the immediate needs.

An Areal Flood Warning is in effect for most of Montgomery County until at least midnight tonight. A Flood Watch remains in effect through 12 PM tomorrow. We do expect additional rounds of rain tonight. The sheer number of roads with high water or closed is too vast to continue to list individually.

Please DO NOT drive in high water. The county’s first responders have been assisting motorists all day who have ignored barricades and water over the roads and proceeded to drive through the water.

The San Jacinto River Authority is currently releasing water from the Lake Conroe Dam at 16,525 CFS with the lake currently at 203.75 ft. We have been informed that releases will continue as inflows into the lake from our northern continues has not yet crested.

Please monitor the weather tonight and tomorrow and heed any warnings issued by the NWS or our local officials. My office continues to monitor the situation across the county and we are active in the emergency operations center.