In the Tuesday 8/23/22 Harris County Commissioners Court Meeting, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) will deliver the results of a study on the Greens Bayou mid-reach area. The study shows that when the Aldine-Westfield Phase 2 and Lauder Phase 2 Basins are complete, the area will be protected from a 10-year flood (10% annual […]
Three bonds that amount to a $1.2 billion mystery tax will go on the November ballot in Harris County. In a special Harris County Commissioner’s Court meeting on Thursday 8/18/22, three Democrats voted for the bonds in another carefully orchestrated meeting. They did not: Make the bond language public before (or after) the meeting. Release […]
As of 7 pm CDT on 8/19/22, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) gave a tropical disturbance in the Gulf an 80% chance of turning into a named storm today or tomorrow. They call this area of investigation “99L.” Two days ago, the NHC gave this only a 10% chance of developing. But it survived going […]
Most people think of Kingwood’s East End Park as a place to commune with nature. But it began as a natural, low-cost form of flood mitigation. When Friendswood was building Kingwood, it toyed with the idea of building homes where the park now stands. Instead, it bequeathed the land to the Kingwood Service Association (KSA). […]
By this weekend, the second tropical wave in two weeks will make its way into the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a disturbance in the southwestern Caribbean. They predict it will track northwest across Central America and the Yucatan. Then it should emerge into the Gulf of Mexico later this […]
Five years after Hurricane Harvey, the City of Houston’s Harvey Recovery Map shows that in the Lake Houston Area less than 100 families have received some form of financial assistance. That’s out of 16,000 homes and 3,300 businesses that flooded in the Lake Houston Area during Harvey. Breakdown by Program To be more precise, the […]
A reader who visited a trade show recently in Las Vegas sent me several links to news stories about flash flooding there. 1.24 inches of rain caused widespread flooding, killed at least two people, and resulted in dozens of high water rescues! See also: https://www.ktnv.com/news/nws-issues-another-flash-flood-warning-for-some-parts-of-northeastern-las-vegas-valley https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/las-vegas-flooding/507-ca847b48-9abc-44be-a0ee-07109edc011b https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/monsoonal-rains-flood-streets-casinos-las-vegas-rcna40794 His comment: “Imagine if those types of videos […]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a tropical weather outlook today that shows a 10% chance of tropical formation in the Gulf. This is your “heads up.” Hurricane season is ramping up. NHC will provide an update on chances for development later this evening, but models show growing support that a tropical depression or weak […]
Quick, somebody call Ripley. Against all odds, water appears to be flowing uphill at the Laurel Springs RV Resort. Is this an optical delusion? Or could something else be going on here? Could water actually be leaking through the dike? Location of Buried Pipe Back in January, contractors dug a trench through the dike and […]
When I first started exploring the forests north of Houston 40 years ago, I thought they were among the prettiest places in Texas. The towering pines had a quiet beauty. They wrapped you in a blanket of solitude. Surrounded you with silence. Calmed the soul. Enabled a retreat from workday worries into a world of […]