Flooding rains continued within the Brazos Valley into Thursday (Could 2). Thursday simply earlier than midday, the TxDOT Bryan district workplace introduced Freeway 30 was closed in Grimes and Walker counties on account of excessive water. A number of college districts cancelled lessons on Thursday, together with Madisonville, Normangee, Iola, North Zulch, Leon, Centerville, Buffalo, and Anderson-Shiro. Sam Houston State College-Huntsville and TWC had been closed Thursday. As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, SHSU-COM was open presently. Go to shsu.edu/katsafe for updates. The mayor of Huntsville issued a catastrophe declaration for town on account of extreme climate on Thursday and final weekend that has included flooding, damaging winds, and twister exercise that has resulted in downed bushes and a number of days of energy outages amongst different issues. A reminder of the message “flip round, don’t drown” occurred Thursday morning exterior the workplace constructing the place Bryan Broadcasting is situated. To the north of Crystal Park Plaza/Warranty Financial institution constructing, a automobile went into the flooded drainage ditch. The driving force received out safely and there have been no passengers. The Nationwide Climate Service reported 2.28 inches at Easterwood Airport as of 10 a.m. Thursday. As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, here’s a checklist of rainfall studies from WTAW listeners. Textual content your quantity to 979-695-1620. (8 a.m. Thursday) 5.5 inches at Camp Creek in Robertson County (10 a.m. Thursday) 4.5 inches three miles north of Anderson (11 a.m. Thursday) 3.5 inches Miramont/Copperfield space in Bryan (6 a.m. Thursday) 2.5 inches Freeway 30 close to the previous Smitty Okay’s constructing (7 a.m. Thursday) 2 inches NNW of Easterwood Airport (6 a.m. Thursday) 2 inches Tiffany Park neighborhood in Bryan (7 a.m. Thursday) 1.8 inches at FM 1179 and Riverstone in Bryan (7 a.m. Thursday) 1 inch Greens Prairie & Wellborn Roads in School Station From WTAW’s Fb web page: