The San Jacinto River Authority and City of Houston have abandoned their automatic “seasonal” lake lowering policy. The seasonal program lowered Lake Conroe automatically to fixed levels during the rainiest parts of the year (April/May and August/September, i.e., the peak of hurricane season). They have replaced seasonal lowering with a new program called “active storm […]
Updated 6/25/24 – After the near miss with Tropical Storm Alberto, Lake Conroe Association (LCA) President Kevin Lacey penned an angry, demanding letter to the City of Houston (CoH) about lowering the lake 5 inches. Complaints In Lacey Letter Among other things, the letter complains that: Use of the word “breach” by Mr. Lacey seems […]
The Nurture Nature Center, a nonprofit organization in Easton, Pennsylvania, is conducting focus group studies nationwide on National Weather Service hydrologic forecast products for NOAA. Next month, they will conduct a group in the Houston area. Purpose of Study The research team is currently studying new Flood Inundation Mapping Products. The goal: make sure people […]
Another disturbance is forming over the southern Gulf of Mexico where Tropical Storm Alberto formed earlier this week. However… “Few impacts are expected along the upper Texas coast.” Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner Satellite and surface observations indicate that the storm is moving slowly toward the WNW/NW. “A deep convective band has developed well to […]
6/21/24 – Entergy has removed some – but not all – blockages to the Northpark expansion project related to its equipment. The project is designed to build an all-weather evacuation route for 78,000 Kingwood residents. Entergy removed several of its poles that blocked expansion of the roadway earlier this week. The company is also committing […]
6/19/24 – Potential Tropical Cyclone #1 just became Tropical Storm Alberto, according to the National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) 10 AM update. Alberto will reach the coast of northeast Mexico early tomorrow morning. Texas Impacts from Alberto Until then, the entire Texas Coast up to San Luis Pass is under a tropical storm warning. Residents can […]
The heavy rainfall threat for the northeast Houston area from PTC1 (Potential Tropical Cyclone #1) has shifted southwest somewhat today. While the storm takes its time getting organized, high pressure from the eastern US is building into the Houston area. That’s squeezing the heaviest rains toward the coast and the Rio Grande Valley. Meanwhile, the […]
6/17/24 – At 4PM CDT, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an advisory on Potential Tropical Cyclone One. The disturbance in the Gulf has a 70 percent chance of tropical formation during the next two days. NHC also issued a tropical storm watch for Port O’Connor southward to the mouth of the Rio Grande and […]
6/16/24 – 8 PM update – As of 8 PM, the National Hurricane Center has increased the chances of tropical formation to 70% from 50% for the disturbance in the Bay of Campeche. Excessive rainfall and flash flooding chances are increasing for the middle part of the week. Coastal counties could see 8-11 inches in […]
6/15/2024 – Fireworks erupted in the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ-10 Board Meeting on 6/13/24 over more Entergy delays related to the Northpark Expansion plan. Four years after being notified to move its power poles and a transformer, Entergy still has equipment blocking the expansion. Ralph De Leon, the TIRZ project manager, explained that as a […]