7/23/24 at 7PM – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for much of southeast Texas until at least Wednesday evening. They warn to keep storm drains clear of debris from Hurricane Beryl. NWS already predicts the East Fork San Jacinto to reach the moderate flood stage. Other bayous and channels could […]
July 22 2024 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) still aims to complete the giant Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin between FM1960 and Cypress Creek just East of the Hardy Toll Road before the end of this year. Pictures taken 7/22/24 Show Progress Compare these pictures of the Mercer Basin in February this year when […]
July 21, 2024 – Last week, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) quietly shared this year’s flood-bond update with Commissioners Court. The update came during widespread power and internet outages from Hurricane Beryl that limited its visibility. The flood-bond update details progress on the 2018 Flood Bond for the first time since the last update […]
7/19/24 – With 4-5 inches of rain expected in the next few days, storm sewer inlets, ditches, and gutters blocked by tree debris from Beryl could form a secondary crisis. Especially if the downpours become intense enough to cause street flooding that floats debris. A Widespread Issue Jeff Miller from Elm Grove Village in Kingwood […]
7/18/2024 – Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved another $66,402,284 in regional mitigation projects. The money will go toward projects that improve roads, water detention, drainage and sewer systems. The projects are within the cities of Baytown, Brenham, Centerville, Charlotte, Corpus Christi, Houston, Jasper, Plantersville, Seadrift […]
7/17/24 – After days of uncertainty about the trajectory of Hurricane Beryl, at 6 AM on 7/9/24, radar indicated that the eye of the storm had moved onshore between Lake Jackson and Bay City. The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued Hurricane, Tropical Storm, and Storm Surge Warnings for much of the upper Texas Coast. […]
7/7/24, 10:30 AM – The National Weather Service (NWS) and FEMA have issued a tropical storm warning that includes Houston, Kingwood and Spring. Beryl is moving closer to the Texas Coast and turning a little more northward. Although it has not yet re-intensified into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center predicts it will, and that […]
7/6/24 – As of 7 AM on Saturday morning, Beryl was centered in the Gulf of Mexico. Once a powerful Cat 5 hurricane, the storm emerged from its trek across the Yucatan as a tropical storm. However, it will likely re-intensify into a hurricane just before making landfall. The storm is about to enter an […]
Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending data obtained via a Freedom of Information Act Request shows that countywide: For details, see below. Modest Rebound Compared to 1Q24 The chart below shows HCFCD spending in 27 quarters since Hurricane Harvey. It shows a dramatic uptick between 2018 and 2021, followed by an even more dramatic […]
Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) briefed the County’s Community Resilience Flood Task Force on how the extent of the May 2024 flood compared to Hurricane Harvey. In places, inundation matched Harvey. And in others it came close or fell short. See the inundation map below. In my opinion, it dramatizes three things: Anytime As […]