Although Tropical Depression Imelda steered mostly clear of Spring and Klein as it pummeled parts of Southeast Texas with as much as 42 inches of rain Sept. 17-20, the community’s eastern edge still felt the effects of the storm.
While western portions of Spring near Hwy. 249 received about 5 inches of rain throughout the course of the storm, those rainfall totals continued to climb eastward where Cypresswood Drive and Cypress Creek meet, where more than 14 inches of rain fell, according to rain gauge data from the Harris County Flood Warning System. In that same area, the Spring Fire Department rescued nearly 100 people due to flooding on Sept. 19, SFD Chief Scott Seifert said.
“Imelda put our firefighters and our department’s heavy utility trucks to the test,” he said. “We are proud of our team for rescuing more than 100 people here in Spring and about 125 more in northeast Montgomery County.”
Although Mike Gosselin, Klein Volunteer Fire Department chief, said his department did not have to make any high-water rescues, it still assisted with transporting stranded motorists to higher ground in areas outside its typical coverage area, such as the Aldine area.
