As I interviewed flood victims in Elm Grove last week, I constantly heard different versions of the same story. “We never flooded before. Then they changed the drainage on that land to the north of us and we flooded.” Another common theme: “Water was flowing right out of the new subdivision through our street.” “You […]
Figure Four Partners, LTD, a subsidiary of Perry Homes and PSWA, Inc., its sole general partner, issued a statement today regarding the flooding in Elm Grove Village. Elm Grove is a part of Kingwood that borders Figure Four’s development, Woodridge Village, in Montgomery County. In the statement, Figure Four denied any responsibility for the flooding […]
New Atlas-14 data from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sheds some light on the intensity of storms in the last week. How unusual were they? May 3rd was a 200-year storm. May 7 was a 100-year storm. And we can expect a week that wet about once every 5-10 years. Here’s how to […]
U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw is in a new fight now – to help provide flood relief. Elm Grove had hundreds of flash flood victims this week; other villages had smaller numbers. Gift Cards Needed “Few of the victims had flood insurance,” said Crenshaw. “Let’s come together as a community to help our neighbors, just as […]
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serivice (USFWS) has urged the Army Corps of Engineers to deny outright Romerica’s application to build high rises and a marina in the floodplain and floodway of the San Jacinto. From the date on the USFWS letter, February 28, it appears that USFWS arrived at its recommendation even before the […]
The hardest hit area from Tuesday’s storm seemed to be one that never flooded before: Elm Grove Village. Media have reported as many as 400 homes flooded there. As I drove down Elm Grove streets near the Harris/Montgomery County line, home after home had waterlogged trash, carpet, mattresses and furniture piled in front. Suddenly, I […]
This morning, local videographer Jim Zura took his drone down to River Grove Park and photographed the Romerica property flooding for the seventh time in 14 months. It proves that there’s a developer born every minute! The history of this land involves half a dozen different developers, each with big dreams, determined to get rich […]
Multiple news outlets are reporting that 400 homes flooded in the Kingwood area yesterday due to street and ditch flooding. Street flooding happens when the RAINFALL RATE exceeds the DRAINAGE CAPACITY of storm sewers. Water backs up into streets where it waits until the input and output balance. But when drains are blocked by downed […]
On May 7, 2019, Kingwood received as much rain in one afternoon as we were expecting in a whole week of heavy rains. This wasn’t just street flooding. It was street flooding on steroids…as these pictures and this video show. Remember, no matter how frustrated you get, losing your car or your life isn’t worth […]
My friend, John Knoerzer, owner of Uniserve Air Conditioning, sent me this video from East End Park around sunset tonight. It shows the East Fork of the San Jacinto River has already come out of its banks. This was at about 6:22 p.m. Tuesday. I have no pictures from the West Fork, so this graph […]