Update: I just got word that SJRA is starting to increase the release rate from Lake Conroe to up to 19,500 cubic feet per second as of 9PM Wednesday night. Their modeling suggests that will cause the West Fork at US59 to peak at 53.5 feet – above the major flood stage. The previously forecast peak this afternoon was 51.8 feet and flood stage is 49.3 feet. People in low-lying areas near the river, even those in elevated homes, should consider evacuating. The river may not recede below flood stage before next weekend.
National Weather Service (NWS) flood watches and warnings have been extended. Continued heavy rainfall today has many streams especially in the northern part of the Houston Region coming out of their banks.
NWS Houston/Galveston Office predicts that showers and thunderstorms will continue through at least 7am tomorrow, with most areas experiencing a 60% chance of rain. While additional accumulations should be mild tomorrow, the Weather Service warns that higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms. The last wave of this marathon mess should push through overnight tonight. The sun may poke out by Thursday afternoon.
Rain-swollen confluence of San Jacinto West Fork (r) with Spring Creek (l) at US59at noon Wednesday. The normal river bank is defined by the arc of small shrubs just right of center.Low-lying streets in Lakewood Cove were already under water at noon today. West Fork is in upper left.
In the meantime, we aren’t out of the woods yet.
Flood Watch Through Noon Thursday
NWS has extended flood warnings and issued flood watches for large parts of SE Texas.
A flood watch means flooding is possiblein the highlighted areas above.
Flood Warning Through Midnight Tonight
Much of the area picked up another 1-3 inches today with much higher totals off to the north and northwest from Columbus to Brenham to Lufkin where a swath of 8-12 inches has fallen since Sunday night, according to Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner.
A flood warning means flooding has already occurred or is expectedin highlighted areas above.
Upstream run-off continues to work into creeks in northern Waller, northwest Harris, and Montgomery Counties along with the San Jacinto River basin.
Areas with Flooding Concerns
The Harris County Flood Warning System shows that several channels are already out of their banks (red dots) or in danger of coming out (yellow triangles).
Harris County FWS as of 5PM on 1/24/24
For up-to-the-minute readouts on the status of a channel near you, go to Harris County Flood Warning System. Use the “Map view options” to select Channels, Channel Status. Under site selection, choose All.
Streams with Highest Flood Risk
According to Lindner, several creeks feeding into Lake Houston are already flooding. They include:
Upper Spring Creek:
Low land flooding of rural lands near the creek as well as roadway crossing across the creek is occurring from upstream of SH 249 to the headwaters. Several low bridge crossings over the creek are flooded and some impassable. The creek will peak tonight and begin a fall into Thursday. No structures have flooded. Any low-land flooding downstream of SH 249 will be limited as the capacity of the channel increases.
Little Mound/Upper Cypress Creeks:
Low-land flooding is ongoing along Mound Creek from eastern Waller County into extreme western Harris County. Water levels will peak tonight, then fall into Thursday. Flow from Little Mound Creek will route into upper Cypress Creek where a rise to near bankfull is likely around Sharp Rd. Sharp Rd may become inundated on Thursday. No structure flooding foreseen.
West Fork of the San Jacinto River:
The river is rising and will exceed its banks this evening and continue to rise into moderate flood levels over 50.0 ft on Thursday with a forecasted peak near 52.0 ft on Friday. At these levels, low land flooding will occur along much of the river from upstream of US 59 to Lake Houston.
The US 59 turn arounds under the US 59 bridge crossing will be under several feet of water. The City of Houston has already closed off traffic under the turnarounds.
Several streets on the north bank of the river will be flooded including Lakeshore, Northshore, River Bend, and Lake Point.
The few structures in this area are elevated and could potentially become cut-off into the weekend as water levels remain elevated. At these levels back water will also begin to affect tributary drainage channels into the river and higher than normal water is likely along these tributaries. No flooding of homes is expected in Kingwood.
East Fork of the San Jacinto River:
The river is rising and will exceed its banks early Thursday and then continue to rise into moderate flood levels by late Friday into Saturday. FM 1485 west of the river bridge will be flooded and impassable for an extended period of time. Additionally, some roads on the west side of the river just downstream of FM 1485 will be flooded and elevated structures cut-off. Elevated structures downstream on the east river bank off River Terrace Rd will be cut-off. The river is forecasted to remain well above flood stage through the weekend.
Lake Houston:
Water levels will be elevated likely to the top or just over the top of bulkheads and docks in the lake as upstream flows are passed through the lake. Additionally, large amounts of floating debris will make any boating hazardous into the weekend.
Lower San Jacinto River below Lake Houston:
While flooding is currently not forecasted, given the amount of water that will be moving through Lake Houston and over the spillway, a rise to potentially near flood levels is certainly possible downstream of Lake Houston at Sheldon, Banana Bend, and Rio Villa. Low lying roads near the river may become inundated. Any possible flooding at locations below Lake Houston would be this weekend.
Lake Releases
At 5PM 1/24/24, the SJRA dashboard showed that Lake Conroe as at 203.78 feet, almost 3 feet above its normal elevation of 201 feet. SJRA has temporarily closed Lake Conroe because of high currents, submerged objects and floating debris.
Because of continuing high inflows, SJRA was releasing 16,525 cubic feet per second at 5PM. They have steadily increased the volume released for the last three days.
To put this in perspective, 16,525 CFS is half the discharge rate of Lake Conroe during the October 1994 storm. And it’s about a fifth of the maximum release rate during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Farther south, Houston Public Works has had its flood gates wide open since Sunday. Regardless, water is now going over the spillway. Normal lake level is 42.4 ft and it’s currently at 43.57 ft.
Early this morning, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for areas north of the Houston Metropolitan area. It will remain in effect through midnight tonight.
As of 2PM, NWS extended the flood watch to include Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Chambers, and Liberty Counties through Wednesday morning.
Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner predicts heavy rainfall toward I-10 and the coast by tonight. More rain on top of what has already fallen along with elevated creeks and streams led to issuing the flood watches.
Five of the six watersheds most in danger of flooding flow into the Lake Houston Area. And the SJRA is releasing water from Lake Conroe.
Flood watch map from NWS Houston/Galveston officefor Wednesday AM
Forecast for Next 48 Hours
The ground has generally been saturated by yesterday’s rain and NWS predicts additional heavy rains today and tomorrow. The total could approach another 4.5 inches in the Lake Houston Area and even more to the north and west.
Those same areas received the highest rainfall totals yesterday on 1/22/24. Luckily, the rain has been fairly spread out until now.
Only One Stream in Region Currently Out of Banks
The San Jacinto West Fork came out of its banks at Highway 30 yesterday afternoon and is still out at noon on Tuesday, although waters have receded approximately a foot since the peak early this morning.
However, the Harris County Flood Warning system is also flashing warning signs for areas in the upper Cypress and Spring Creek Watersheds. All of those creeks are still within their banks as of noon Tuesday.
The map below shows the rainfall totals for the last 48 hours. Note how they peak in the north and west.
A gage on the Trinity River just west of Lake Livingston (not shown below) received 4.8 inches in the last 36 hours.
Two-day totals as of Noon 1/23/24
Lakes Conroe and Houston Both Releasing Water
Heavy rains north and west of Lake Conroe have led the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) to open the floodgates at Lake Conroe. The lake level is currently at 201.61 feet (normal 201) and the SJRA is releasing at a rate of 2665 cubic feet per second as a precaution against much larger releases later.
The City began releasing water from Lake Houston last Sunday in anticipation of this rainfall. At the noon hour on 1/23/24, Lake Houston is still slightly below normal. It is at 41.57 feet; normal is 42.4. But there’s much more headed toward the dam.
How to Monitor Flood Potential
If you live near water, monitor conditions closely.
Remember: It’s not just the rain that falls where you are at that causes flooding. Look upstream to see what’s coming at you.
We should begin to see some rises in the Lake Houston Area soon because of Lake Conroe releases and the heavy rainfall upstream on Spring and Cypress Creeks. They are the three main tributaries that govern the volume of water flowing into Lake Houston from the west.
The West Fork at US59 is still well below flood stage because of the Lake Houston release. Regardless, the river rose there almost 2 feet in the last 16 hours.
Streams Most in Danger of Flooding
Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s meteorologist, expects the heaviest rains to shift from the north toward the south later today. Lindner said, “Rises will continue along upper Spring and upper Cypress Creeks this morning as upstream run-off moves downstream.”
“No flooding is currently expected,” continued Lindner, “but high flows in these creeks will continue today into tomorrow. This area will be particularly sensitive to additional rainfall and will need to be monitored closely.”
“Also watch the San Jacinto River basin,” said Lindner. “Due to the widespread nature of the rains, run-off is starting to work into the basin and minor flooding will be possible along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River later this week.”
Lindner says the Harris County streams most in danger of flooding include:
Cypress Creek
Spring Creek
Little Cypress Creek
Lower South Mayde Creek
Willow Creek
San Jacinto River basin
All but Mayde Creek flow into Lake Houston. If you are unfamiliar with the watersheds around us, here is a map.
Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) flood-mitigation spending finished down for the third year in a row last year. Spending for all four quarters totaled $243.1 million, a little more than half of its peak in 2020.
Spending for 2023 was 56% of its 20-year peak in 2020 at $433 million. Here are the exact amounts spent by HCFCD year by year since 2000.
Possible Reasons for Slowdown
HCFCD flood-mitigation spending increased each quarter last year, but the total wasn’t enough to prevent another annual decline.
HCFCD watchers have conjectured about possible reasons for the slowdown. They include:
The departures of key executives who sold the 2018 flood bond
A focus on planning how to spend $850 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds administered by the Texas General Land Office (GLO)
Loss of experience in related county departments, such as IT, that provide support to HCFCD.
Bond Fully Funded, But Inflation Taking Toll
Despite the slowdown, there was some very good news last year. During 2023, thanks to those HUD funds, the 2018 flood bond became fully funded.
The original bond contained approximately $5 billion in projects. But voters approved only $2.5 billion. The ambitious project list associated with the bond contained a bet that HCFCD could raise as much money from partners as it did from voters. And last year, the District did just that. Partner commitments now exceed another $2.5 billion.
Now, HCFCD must spend the money before inflation steals it away. Inflation has already reduced the purchasing power of bond funds by 15-20% in the last four years. Twenty percent of a $5 billion, is another billion that the grant writers must raise just to stay even.
Where is Money Going? Will There Be Enough to Finish All Projects?
That raises two questions, “Where is the money going?” It certainly isn’t going proportionally to all watersheds or precincts.
The four graphs and tables below show where the flood-bond money and partner money has gone since Harvey and during the last quarter.
County-wide projects include such things as planning, MAAPnext, subdivision drainage projects and preliminary planning for flood tunnels (see Z-level projects at end of list).
Q3 2017 through end of 2023.
Note that “Since Harvey” includes a year’s worth of spending not in the flood bond. Voters passed the bond on the first anniversary of Harvey. The District spent $172 million during that year. So the actual amount of bond/partner funds spent to date should total a bit over $1.8 billion.
Q4 2023 Spending Shows Shifts in Some Spending Priorities
Compare those figures with the last quarter of 2023 to see how priorities have or haven’t changed.
By comparing this bar chart with the one immediately above, we can see that relative spending in the San Jacinto watershed has remained consistent if dismal. The county’s largest watershed ranked 14th since Harvey and 13th last quarter.
Other noteworthy observations:
Brays Bayou spending dropped to fourth place from its perennial spot atop the pyramid. Most projects in Project Brays are now completed.
Willow Creek dropped from eighth place to last.
Sims Bayou jumped from 12th place to 6th.
Spending in the Little Cypress Creek watershed jumped to first place from fifth…even outpacing county-wide spending. That may be related to engineering for several large land purchases made earlier in the bond for the Harris County Frontier Program. The Frontier Program buys land in optimal locations in developing watersheds for flood-mitigation projects, such as detention basins. Then it leases capacity back to developers.
Fourteen watersheds received less than a million dollars in spending last quarter.
Based on data obtained via FOIA Request
And four watersheds of Harris County’s 23 watersheds received less than $100,000 last quarter.
The difference in spending between the high and low watersheds last quarter was more than 500 to 1!
I need more time to dig into these numbers. Look for additional analysis in the days to come.
Posted by Bob Rehak on 1/22/2024
2337 Days since Hurricane Harvey
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Flood Watches and Warnings Extended, Streams Starting to Flood
Update: I just got word that SJRA is starting to increase the release rate from Lake Conroe to up to 19,500 cubic feet per second as of 9PM Wednesday night. Their modeling suggests that will cause the West Fork at US59 to peak at 53.5 feet – above the major flood stage. The previously forecast peak this afternoon was 51.8 feet and flood stage is 49.3 feet. People in low-lying areas near the river, even those in elevated homes, should consider evacuating. The river may not recede below flood stage before next weekend.
National Weather Service (NWS) flood watches and warnings have been extended. Continued heavy rainfall today has many streams especially in the northern part of the Houston Region coming out of their banks.
NWS Houston/Galveston Office predicts that showers and thunderstorms will continue through at least 7am tomorrow, with most areas experiencing a 60% chance of rain. While additional accumulations should be mild tomorrow, the Weather Service warns that higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms. The last wave of this marathon mess should push through overnight tonight. The sun may poke out by Thursday afternoon.
In the meantime, we aren’t out of the woods yet.
Flood Watch Through Noon Thursday
NWS has extended flood warnings and issued flood watches for large parts of SE Texas.
Flood Warning Through Midnight Tonight
Much of the area picked up another 1-3 inches today with much higher totals off to the north and northwest from Columbus to Brenham to Lufkin where a swath of 8-12 inches has fallen since Sunday night, according to Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner.
Upstream run-off continues to work into creeks in northern Waller, northwest Harris, and Montgomery Counties along with the San Jacinto River basin.
Areas with Flooding Concerns
The Harris County Flood Warning System shows that several channels are already out of their banks (red dots) or in danger of coming out (yellow triangles).
For up-to-the-minute readouts on the status of a channel near you, go to Harris County Flood Warning System. Use the “Map view options” to select Channels, Channel Status. Under site selection, choose All.
Streams with Highest Flood Risk
According to Lindner, several creeks feeding into Lake Houston are already flooding. They include:
Upper Spring Creek:
Low land flooding of rural lands near the creek as well as roadway crossing across the creek is occurring from upstream of SH 249 to the headwaters. Several low bridge crossings over the creek are flooded and some impassable. The creek will peak tonight and begin a fall into Thursday. No structures have flooded. Any low-land flooding downstream of SH 249 will be limited as the capacity of the channel increases.
Little Mound/Upper Cypress Creeks:
Low-land flooding is ongoing along Mound Creek from eastern Waller County into extreme western Harris County. Water levels will peak tonight, then fall into Thursday. Flow from Little Mound Creek will route into upper Cypress Creek where a rise to near bankfull is likely around Sharp Rd. Sharp Rd may become inundated on Thursday. No structure flooding foreseen.
West Fork of the San Jacinto River:
The river is rising and will exceed its banks this evening and continue to rise into moderate flood levels over 50.0 ft on Thursday with a forecasted peak near 52.0 ft on Friday. At these levels, low land flooding will occur along much of the river from upstream of US 59 to Lake Houston.
The US 59 turn arounds under the US 59 bridge crossing will be under several feet of water. The City of Houston has already closed off traffic under the turnarounds.
Several streets on the north bank of the river will be flooded including Lakeshore, Northshore, River Bend, and Lake Point.
The few structures in this area are elevated and could potentially become cut-off into the weekend as water levels remain elevated. At these levels back water will also begin to affect tributary drainage channels into the river and higher than normal water is likely along these tributaries. No flooding of homes is expected in Kingwood.
East Fork of the San Jacinto River:
The river is rising and will exceed its banks early Thursday and then continue to rise into moderate flood levels by late Friday into Saturday. FM 1485 west of the river bridge will be flooded and impassable for an extended period of time. Additionally, some roads on the west side of the river just downstream of FM 1485 will be flooded and elevated structures cut-off. Elevated structures downstream on the east river bank off River Terrace Rd will be cut-off. The river is forecasted to remain well above flood stage through the weekend.
Lake Houston:
Water levels will be elevated likely to the top or just over the top of bulkheads and docks in the lake as upstream flows are passed through the lake. Additionally, large amounts of floating debris will make any boating hazardous into the weekend.
Lower San Jacinto River below Lake Houston:
While flooding is currently not forecasted, given the amount of water that will be moving through Lake Houston and over the spillway, a rise to potentially near flood levels is certainly possible downstream of Lake Houston at Sheldon, Banana Bend, and Rio Villa. Low lying roads near the river may become inundated. Any possible flooding at locations below Lake Houston would be this weekend.
Lake Releases
At 5PM 1/24/24, the SJRA dashboard showed that Lake Conroe as at 203.78 feet, almost 3 feet above its normal elevation of 201 feet. SJRA has temporarily closed Lake Conroe because of high currents, submerged objects and floating debris.
Because of continuing high inflows, SJRA was releasing 16,525 cubic feet per second at 5PM. They have steadily increased the volume released for the last three days.
To put this in perspective, 16,525 CFS is half the discharge rate of Lake Conroe during the October 1994 storm. And it’s about a fifth of the maximum release rate during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Farther south, Houston Public Works has had its flood gates wide open since Sunday. Regardless, water is now going over the spillway. Normal lake level is 42.4 ft and it’s currently at 43.57 ft.
According to the Harris County Flood Warning System, water has been going over the top of the spillway since 4AM this morning.
Helpful Resources
Weather conditions can change rapidly. For current information, go straight to these sources:
Posted by Bob Rehak on 1/24/24 at 6PM
2339 Days since Hurricane Harvey
NWS Issues Flood Watch
Early this morning, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for areas north of the Houston Metropolitan area. It will remain in effect through midnight tonight.
As of 2PM, NWS extended the flood watch to include Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Chambers, and Liberty Counties through Wednesday morning.
Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner predicts heavy rainfall toward I-10 and the coast by tonight. More rain on top of what has already fallen along with elevated creeks and streams led to issuing the flood watches.
Five of the six watersheds most in danger of flooding flow into the Lake Houston Area. And the SJRA is releasing water from Lake Conroe.
Forecast for Next 48 Hours
The ground has generally been saturated by yesterday’s rain and NWS predicts additional heavy rains today and tomorrow. The total could approach another 4.5 inches in the Lake Houston Area and even more to the north and west.
Those same areas received the highest rainfall totals yesterday on 1/22/24. Luckily, the rain has been fairly spread out until now.
Only One Stream in Region Currently Out of Banks
The San Jacinto West Fork came out of its banks at Highway 30 yesterday afternoon and is still out at noon on Tuesday, although waters have receded approximately a foot since the peak early this morning.
However, the Harris County Flood Warning system is also flashing warning signs for areas in the upper Cypress and Spring Creek Watersheds. All of those creeks are still within their banks as of noon Tuesday.
The map below shows the rainfall totals for the last 48 hours. Note how they peak in the north and west.
A gage on the Trinity River just west of Lake Livingston (not shown below) received 4.8 inches in the last 36 hours.
Lakes Conroe and Houston Both Releasing Water
Heavy rains north and west of Lake Conroe have led the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) to open the floodgates at Lake Conroe. The lake level is currently at 201.61 feet (normal 201) and the SJRA is releasing at a rate of 2665 cubic feet per second as a precaution against much larger releases later.
The City began releasing water from Lake Houston last Sunday in anticipation of this rainfall. At the noon hour on 1/23/24, Lake Houston is still slightly below normal. It is at 41.57 feet; normal is 42.4. But there’s much more headed toward the dam.
How to Monitor Flood Potential
If you live near water, monitor conditions closely.
Remember: It’s not just the rain that falls where you are at that causes flooding. Look upstream to see what’s coming at you.
We should begin to see some rises in the Lake Houston Area soon because of Lake Conroe releases and the heavy rainfall upstream on Spring and Cypress Creeks. They are the three main tributaries that govern the volume of water flowing into Lake Houston from the west.
The West Fork at US59 is still well below flood stage because of the Lake Houston release. Regardless, the river rose there almost 2 feet in the last 16 hours.
Streams Most in Danger of Flooding
Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s meteorologist, expects the heaviest rains to shift from the north toward the south later today. Lindner said, “Rises will continue along upper Spring and upper Cypress Creeks this morning as upstream run-off moves downstream.”
“No flooding is currently expected,” continued Lindner, “but high flows in these creeks will continue today into tomorrow. This area will be particularly sensitive to additional rainfall and will need to be monitored closely.”
“Also watch the San Jacinto River basin,” said Lindner. “Due to the widespread nature of the rains, run-off is starting to work into the basin and minor flooding will be possible along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River later this week.”
Lindner says the Harris County streams most in danger of flooding include:
All but Mayde Creek flow into Lake Houston. If you are unfamiliar with the watersheds around us, here is a map.
Posted by Bob Rehak on 1/23/24
2338 Days since Hurricane Harvey
HCFCD Flood-Mitigation Spending Down for Third Straight Year
Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) flood-mitigation spending finished down for the third year in a row last year. Spending for all four quarters totaled $243.1 million, a little more than half of its peak in 2020.
Spending for 2023 was 56% of its 20-year peak in 2020 at $433 million. Here are the exact amounts spent by HCFCD year by year since 2000.
Possible Reasons for Slowdown
HCFCD flood-mitigation spending increased each quarter last year, but the total wasn’t enough to prevent another annual decline.
HCFCD watchers have conjectured about possible reasons for the slowdown. They include:
Bond Fully Funded, But Inflation Taking Toll
Despite the slowdown, there was some very good news last year. During 2023, thanks to those HUD funds, the 2018 flood bond became fully funded.
The original bond contained approximately $5 billion in projects. But voters approved only $2.5 billion. The ambitious project list associated with the bond contained a bet that HCFCD could raise as much money from partners as it did from voters. And last year, the District did just that. Partner commitments now exceed another $2.5 billion.
Now, HCFCD must spend the money before inflation steals it away. Inflation has already reduced the purchasing power of bond funds by 15-20% in the last four years. Twenty percent of a $5 billion, is another billion that the grant writers must raise just to stay even.
Where is Money Going? Will There Be Enough to Finish All Projects?
That raises two questions, “Where is the money going?” It certainly isn’t going proportionally to all watersheds or precincts.
The four graphs and tables below show where the flood-bond money and partner money has gone since Harvey and during the last quarter.
County-wide projects include such things as planning, MAAPnext, subdivision drainage projects and preliminary planning for flood tunnels (see Z-level projects at end of list).
Note that “Since Harvey” includes a year’s worth of spending not in the flood bond. Voters passed the bond on the first anniversary of Harvey. The District spent $172 million during that year. So the actual amount of bond/partner funds spent to date should total a bit over $1.8 billion.
Q4 2023 Spending Shows Shifts in Some Spending Priorities
Compare those figures with the last quarter of 2023 to see how priorities have or haven’t changed.
By comparing this bar chart with the one immediately above, we can see that relative spending in the San Jacinto watershed has remained consistent if dismal. The county’s largest watershed ranked 14th since Harvey and 13th last quarter.
Other noteworthy observations:
Brays Bayou spending dropped to fourth place from its perennial spot atop the pyramid. Most projects in Project Brays are now completed.
Willow Creek dropped from eighth place to last.
Sims Bayou jumped from 12th place to 6th.
Spending in the Little Cypress Creek watershed jumped to first place from fifth…even outpacing county-wide spending. That may be related to engineering for several large land purchases made earlier in the bond for the Harris County Frontier Program. The Frontier Program buys land in optimal locations in developing watersheds for flood-mitigation projects, such as detention basins. Then it leases capacity back to developers.
And four watersheds of Harris County’s 23 watersheds received less than $100,000 last quarter.
The difference in spending between the high and low watersheds last quarter was more than 500 to 1!
I need more time to dig into these numbers. Look for additional analysis in the days to come.
Posted by Bob Rehak on 1/22/2024
2337 Days since Hurricane Harvey
The thoughts expressed in this post represent opinions on matters of public concern and safety. They are protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution and the Anti-SLAPP Statute of the Great State of Texas.