Flash flood warning issued for Sugar Land, Missouri City and Stafford 4%
By Ashley Soebroto10%
7/23/2026, 11:36:57 PM
Topics: Tropical Storm Bertha, Flash Flood Warning
Keywords: National Weather Service, Stafford, Harris, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Houston, U S 59, Fort Bend, Texas, Tropical Storm Bertha, Rain, Texas 6
BS Summary: This article contains 4 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Red Herring, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 23.2% saturation with 29 hits. Analysis detected 61 faulty-reasoning hits from 125 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 16.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (21,202 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 96.90% of the article peer group.
A flash flood warning was issued Thursday evening for areas near Sugar Land, Missouri City and Stafford.
The National Weather Service issued the warning around 5:47 p.m. for parts of Fort Bend and Harris counties.
It was set to remain in effect until 9 p.m. as heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Bertha moved across the area.
The Weather Service said around 6:12 p.m., local emergency management officials responded to reports of several vehicles that were stranded near U.S. 59 and Texas 6 in Sugar Land.
READ MORE: Tropical Storm Bertha makes Texas landfall.
Here's what Houston can expect next.
Rain was expected to ease Thursday night, with hot, dry weather returning this weekend.
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