A crash occurred on Tomball Parkway during nonpeak hours Tuesday under broken cloud conditions, with visibility reduced to 6.2 miles. The corridor has recorded 41 incidents over the past 30 days, with crashes concentrated during the 3 PM–4 PM window on weekdays and Fridays seeing the highest activity. Kuykendahl Road or Stuebner Airline offer alternate routing for affected drivers in the Tomball and Cypress area.
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40 crashes had been recorded here in the month leading up to this incident.
Since then, the location has recorded 139 additional crashes. Among them, 96 were major crashes.
The recent run shows crashes coming slower than before.
Some of those crashes occurred within days of each other.
The combined count puts this stretch in the top tier for crashes in the area.
Current through August 14, 2026.
North Sam Houston Tollway Westbound at SH-249 Tomball Parkway
Harris County, Texas
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