May 3, 2024 – As of 10 PM last night, the level of Lake Conroe had declined slightly for several hours. That indicates inflows are now less than outflows. Accordingly, San Jacinto River Authority Board Member Mark Micheletti worked out an agreement with the SJRA General Manager to start reducing the lake’s release rate. By […]
5/2/24 at 4:30 PM – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) is releasing water at the rate of 69,545 cubic feet per second (CFS from Lake Conroe. That’s down a couple thousand from the 71,835 they released earlier this afternoon, the second highest release rate ever – 90% of the all-time record of 79,000 CFS […]
5/2/24 Noon Update: Since publishing this, Lake Conroe has continued to rise and the SJRA has increased the release rate to 66,100 CFS. – Heavy storms dumped 10-12 inches of rain in isolated areas north of Lake Conroe last night. Most areas experienced 5-7 inches. As a result, Lake Conroe has increased its release rate […]
May 1, 2024 – Even as East Fork homes are flooding, the National Weather Service has issued another Flood Watch for the region. Monday’s Storm Brings Wednesday’s Flood The stormwater from last Sunday night/Monday morning that’s flooding homes near the East Fork San Jacinto could get reinforcements tonight. Another powerful storm is approaching and will […]
(Updated with more Subdivisions/Streets at 9PM Tuesday) As yesterday’s heavy rains work their way downstream, the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service forecasts that the East Fork at FM1485 will rise 15 feet in the next 24 hours. As of noon Tuesday, NWS said the river had already reached the “Action Stage” at […]
4/29/24 – The rainfall distribution in last night’s storm was very uneven. It ranged from a tenth of an inch in some places to more than 10 inches in others. Totals to the north and east of Houston approached 8-10 inches in places. But most of Harris County received less than 2 inches. Regardless, the […]
Correction: This sand pit in this post was sold by Hallett to Riverwalk Porter LLC on January 23, 2024. A breach at the giant Hallett Mine on the San Jacinto West Fork that began in late January or early February is still open and expanding. Two Pairs of Pictures, Two Weeks Apart I first reported […]
In 2019, Montgomery County posted a minor update to a drainage criteria manual first published in 1989. However, in February 2024, the County published a draft of a comprehensive new update to the county’s drainage standards. The 124-page manual is a thorough rewrite that brings the County’s standards up to date and more in line […]
Harris County and the Houston area are receiving $863 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) via the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for disaster relief and flood mitigation. So, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, GLO Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham met with a group of Lake-Houston-Area leaders to discuss the area’s […]
Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s Office will host a meeting about local infrastructure at Kingwood High School tonight. The meeting will include representatives from the City of Houston, San Jacinto River Authority, Congressman Dan Crenshaw’s office, and Harris County Flood Control District. 6:30-8:00 PM The infrastructure meeting will follow an open-house format. After […]