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2020 Weather Events in Review

Temperature and Rainfall Data for 2020 for the first-order climate sites: BUSH IAH:  Average Temperature: 72.1 (2nd warmest year ever recorded, 2017 warmest) Rainfall 44.77 (5.0 below average) Hobby:  Temperature: 73.5 (warmest year ever recorded) Rainfall: 60.25 (+5.96) Galveston:  Temperature: 74.3 (second warmest year ever recorded, warmest was 2017) Rainfall: 40.47 (-10.29) College Station: Temperature: 70.9 […]

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Flooding of the Fifth Kind: By Government Neglect

The National Weather Service distinguishes between four major types of flooding: coastal, riverine, street and sheet flow. After flying over Colony Ridge on New Year’s Day, I would add a fifth: flooding by government neglect. Despite dire predictions for the New Year’s Eve storm, the Plum Grove/Colony Ridge area in Liberty County only got about […]

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Need to Reduce Impervious Cover to Prevent Flooding, Protect Water Quality

One of the most thought-provoking articles I have read lately is “The Need to Reduce Impervious Cover to Prevent Flooding and Protect Water Quality.” This brief, well-written article brings many flood-related issues into sharp focus. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management produced it. And the National Park Service helped fund it. Even though many […]

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Final San Jacinto River Basin Master Drainage Study Released Today, Recommendations Revealed

This afternoon, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA), Montgomery County, and City of Houston released final results of the massive San Jacinto River Master Drainage Plan (SJMDP) study which began in April 2019. It will take weeks to digest all this information. It consists of: 42-Page Executive Summary 117-Page Plan […]

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Flash Flood Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch from 6PM tonight through Thursday afternoon. In the north Houston Area, it includes: Houston The Woodlands Coldspring Trinity Shepherd College Station Huntsville Conroe Livingston Madisonville The watch extends much farther north and west. It includes the Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Oklahoma, Arkansas where NWS predicts up […]

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When Developers Claim No Detention Ponds are Necessary…

Harris County residents are spending billions on flood mitigation, even as developers upstream claim they need no detention ponds. So are those developers’ claims valid? Maybe not. A ReduceFlooding.com investigation into one found the developer’s engineer consistently mischaracterized soil types in a way that underestimated runoff from the property by 6X to 9X! Understand that […]

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Widespread Heavy Rains Predicted Later This Week; Minor Flooding Possible

Expect heavy rains Wednesday night into Thursday – New Year’s Eve morning – as two powerful storm systems collide over Texas this week. One front will dip down from Canada, then another from California will ride up over it producing a variety of threats. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center predicts a marginal risk […]

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Construction of Long-Awaited Edgewater Park to Begin in 2021

Andy Li and Kelly Schafler reported in Community Impact that Harris County Precinct 4 should begin construction on Phase 1 of Edgewater Park by mid-2021. Phase 1 includes a 19-acre park, parking lot, boat launch, fish-cleaning station, restroom, concession building, and detention pond. Cost: $2.3 million. Location: Between Hamblen Road and the San Jacinto West […]

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Webster, Spurlock Add Storm Water Solutions to Lawsuit for Elm Grove Plaintiffs

On December 17, 2020, Jason Webster and Kimberley Spurlock, lawyers for the plaintiffs in the 2019 Elm Grove lawsuits, added a ninth defendant in their eighth amended petition. The defendant is Storm Water Solutions, LLC at 16110 Hollister Street in Houston. Complete List of Defendants Defendants now include: Developers: Perry Homes, LLC Figure Four Partners, […]

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