The U.S. Geological Survey gauge at Lake Houston near Sheldon, site 08072000, read 42.58 feet at 5:30 p.m. Central on Tuesday, September 8. The lake has held in a narrow band over the past 48 hours, ranging from 42.46 to 42.64 feet, and sat about a half inch below the 42.63 feet recorded Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service had no watches, warnings or advisories in effect for Harris, Montgomery or Liberty County as of 6 p.m. Tuesday. Active alerts elsewhere in Texas at that hour included severe thunderstorm warnings in Jasper, Angelina and San Augustine counties and a flood warning in Hardin and Jefferson counties, none of which reach the Lake Houston area.
Readings come from the USGS instantaneous values service for site 08072000 and the National Weather Service active alerts feed.
