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Amy Slaughter’s Hurricane Harvey Experience
Amy Slaughter, her husband, two kids, a dog and a rabbit lived in a picturesque one-story house…until Hurricane Harvey. For the last eight months, she has lived with her husband and daughter in a trailer in their driveway while they struggle to rebuild their house. Their college-age son now lives with in-laws; it saves space […]
Lake Conroe Association Announces It Will Fight Temporary 2-Foot Lowering of Lake During Hurricane Season
A political storm is brewing with the Lake Conroe Association. On April 26, in response to pleas from Lake Houston residents and a directive from the governor (to protect downstream residents from flooding), the SJRA board voted to lower the level of Lake Conroe temporarily. The lowering would amount to one foot during the rainiest […]
Outlook for Tropical Disturbance: Texas Clear, But Not Florida
National Hurricane Center has issued a Special Tropical Weather Outlook this afternoon for the area of disturbed weather over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. An area of showers and thunderstorms has become slightly better organized today. Global forecast models continue to suggest that this area will gradually develop into a tropical or sub-tropical cyclone over […]
New River Gage at I-69 Will Measure Flow Accurately Despite Sediment
The river gage at US59 and the West Fork of the San Jacinto River is being upgraded. A new Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter (ADVM) should be operational by Monday, May 14, 2018, according to Jeff Lindner of Harris County Flood Control. Concerns About Previous Gage Some flood forecasting professionals suspected that the previous meter was not […]
Unsettled Weather In the Gulf
Harris County Flood Control District just issued an alert about unsettled weather in the Gulf. Chances of it developing into a subtropical storm system are less than 30% at this time. But nature just issued a wake-up call to get those hurricane kits ready. Here is the exact text of the alert. A weak low […]