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High water locations reported around Houston: Avoid these streets or better yet, stay home

White Oak Trail Saturday night August 27, 2017

White Oak Trail at 7:30 pm Saturday night before even more big rains came.

Photo by Anthony Rivich

Updated: With a strong band of showers rolling through Houston Saturday night, a flash flood emergency was issued for the entire area as many roadways were flooded. The big message from The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is for residents and visitors to stay off the roadways over the next few days during Hurricane Harvey.

With the amount of rain the Houston-area is receiving, the chances of high water and flooding are increased. The Department of Public Works and Engineering and OEM put together a list of roadways and underpasses that are prone to flooding. Access an updated list of high water areas from our partners at ABC13. If you absolutely have to leave your home, please avoid these areas.

And check out this ABC13 video on why avoiding flood water at any level is important:

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R.I.P., Mayor Turner

How to pay respects as late Houston mayor Sylvester Turner lies in state

Photo courtesy of Mayor's Office, City of Houston

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The City of Houston is remembering the late Sylvester Turner - the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18.

He died Wednesday, March 5 at 70 years old.

Turner was in attendance at President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress last week. According to his family, he was taken to the hospital Tuesday night and later released while in Washington, D.C. At 5:45 am Wednesday, he died at home from enduring health complications, the family said.

Turner will lie in state at the Houston City Hall rotunda on Tuesday, March 11. The memorial began at 9 am with brief remarks from Mayor John Whitmire. The rotunda will be open to visitors until 7 pm Tuesday.

Members of the public are invited to sign the book of condolence at the entrance to City Hall. Visitors are asked not to stop in the rotunda to talk, take photographs, or video so that the line continues to move without delay.

After he's honored in Houston, Turner will "lie in honor" at the State Capitol in Austin on Thursday and Friday.

Then, he'll return to his hometown for the last time for his funeral on Saturday at 1 pm at The Church Without Walls on Houston's northwest side, where Turner attended church for 35 years.

Turner's family is asking guests attending the service to wear blue.

A private burial will follow.

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Read the full story, with video, on CultureMap's news partner, ABC13.com.

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