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Alberto, First Named Storm of Season, Lashes Mexico, South TX

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 […]

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Heaviest Rainfall Threat from PTC1 Shifting Southwest

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 […]

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NHC Issues Advisory on Potential Tropical Cyclone One

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 […]

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Flash Flooding Chances Increase for Tuesday, Wednesday

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 […]

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Entergy Delay Forces Change to Northpark Expansion Plan…Again

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 […]

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Lakes Being Lowered in Advance of Expected Heavy Rains

6/14/24 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) is lowering Lake Conroe and the Coastal Water Authority (CWA) is lowering Lake Houston in advance of expected heavy rainfall associated with a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. At this hour, forecasters predict storms could drop 3-6 inches of rain on the Houston area with […]

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Hurricane Center Posts First Tropical Threats of Season for Gulf

6/13/24 – NOAA’s National Hurricane Center’s 7-day outlook shows the first tropical threats of the season for the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic. That orange area in the Bay of Campeche carries a 40% risk of formation within 7 days. According to NHC forecasters, “A broad area of low pressure is forecast to form over […]

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May Floods Destroyed Popular Trail in East End Park

May floods destroyed the popular “Overlook” hiking trail with spectacular river views in Kingwood’s East End Park. The northern perimeter of East End Park is on the cutbank side of the San Jacinto East Fork where it joins Caney and Peach Creeks. According to the National Park Service, “As water flows around these curves, the […]

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Two More West Fork Sand Mine Breaches Discovered

6/9/24 – After posting about four West Fork sand mine breaches just last night, I discovered two more this morning. Both were at the end of White Sands Drive, which branches off of Sorters-McClellan Road a half mile south of Kingwood Drive. The first was at the Eagle Sorters mine north of White Sands. Operators […]

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Another Sand Pit Captured, More Breached by San Jacinto West Fork

Today, I discovered another sand pit captured by the San Jacinto West Fork. I also discovered two more dikes breached. That makes at least four San Jacinto West Fork sand pits seriously damaged in the last storm. See the photos below. Photos Taken on 6/8/24 Pit capture is a phenomenon where the river cuts through […]

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