Sixth person found dead as Houston drenched with more than a foot of rain

Houston officials said Tuesday six people were confirmed dead after flash flooding dumped more than a foot of rain on the city
and surrounding towns.

"I regret anyone whose home is flooded again," Houston mayor Sylvester Turner said. "There's nothing I can say that's going to ease your frustration. We certainly can't control the weather."

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said three people were killed in the City of Houston, two in Harris county, and one in Waller County.

Flash flooding and a 50 percent chance of more were possible Tuesday, a day after nearly 18 inches fell in 24 hours. The National Weather Service had the area under a flash flood watch through Wednesday morning.

Scores of subdivisions were flooded and most schools remained closed although the city itself was returning to normal. Municipal offices reopened Tuesday and by midmorning, less than 10,000 CenterPoint Energy customers were without power, an improvement from 24 hours earlier when electricity outages topped 100,000. Houston's Metropolitan Transit Authority resumed service and most highways within the city were open.

Outside the city and into the suburbs of northwest Harris County, runoff from Monday's rains forced creeks over their banks and forced more people to evacuate their homes overnight.

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