Today, we got two inches of rain between 1:30 and 3:20. That’s according to the closest official gage at US59 and the West Fork. See the graph below. Ben’s Branch came out of its banks almost immediately and nearly flooded St. Martha’s Catholic School and Kids in Action again. Today’s Rainfall in 10-minute Increments The […]
Not sure how I missed this one, but for the historical record, a story appearing the the Houston Chronicle on October 18th reports that President Trump told a rally in Dallas that Texas “made a fortune” off of Harvey. I know some victims who might dispute that claim. If you think this is biased reporting, […]
By Debbie Z. Harwell, PhD, Editor of Houston History Magazine Many claims have been made about increasing local flood frequency. They raise the question, “How accurate are those statements?” The report “Significant Houston Area Floods” by Jill F. Hasling, CCM, offers an interesting list for analysis that ranges from April 1837 through February 2019 (two […]
Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Harris, Montgomery Counties to Help Imelda Survivors Joint state/federal Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) opened earlier this month in Harris, Montgomery and certain other southeast Texas counties to help disaster survivors affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), […]
On October 24, 2019, Congressman Dan Crenshaw, along with Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Kevin Brady (TX-08), sent a letter to Acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor. The letter requested FEMA’s swift approval of the City of Houston’s new plan to dredge more of the San Jacinto river mouth bar. Letter in Response […]
Houston is at an existential crossroads. We’ve had five major floods in the last five years. If we can’t reduce flooding, people will no longer want to live here or move here. With that in mind, I believe flooding is the number one issue a new mayor must address. That’s not to say we don’t […]
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the entire Houston City Council have been sued for allegedly diverting approximately $44 million in drainage fees. This comes after the City campaigned last year to build a “lockbox” around those funds. Both Turner and City Council Member Dave Martin told an audience at last year’s October town hall meeting in […]
The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) will hold an initial public meeting tomorrow night to discuss its Flood Forecasting and Reservoir Operations Tool project. Date: Thursday, October 24, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: SJRA General and Administrative Building Board Room, 1577 Dam Site Road, Conroe, Texas, 77304 Objectives of Forecasting Tool The SJRA hopes to […]
A week after J. Carey Gray, a lawyer representing Perry Homes’ subsidiaries and contractors, promised the Mayor of Houston that his clients would move as quickly as possible to complete Woodridge detention ponds, there still has been no excavation activity at the job site. And in fact, according to Jeff Miller, an Elm Grove resident […]
Recently, I flew up the West Fork of the San Jacinto in a helicopter and got some pictures of the new 91-acre Northpark Woods subdivision. It’s just north of Northpark, between Sorters Road and the West Fork. Where thousands of trees once stood, I saw a massive gash in the landscape. But when reviewing my […]