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WLHP Developer Still Flooding Neighborhood

Overnight, the gauge at West Lake Houston Parkway (WLHP) and the West Fork received 1.44 inches of rain. And once again, runoff from Trammell Crow’s High Street Residential apartment complex on WLHP flooded surrounding streets and neighbors. Visit from Engineering, Pollution Control and Constables Harris County Engineering made a series of visits to the work […]

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Northpark Tree Transplantation Finished, Drainage Updates

Despite constant rain that brought widespread flooding to the Houston region last week, contractors finished the Northpark tree transplantation. They also made significant progress on two other parts of the road expansion project since my last update two weeks ago. I took the pictures below on 2/1/24 with one exception. Among the highlights: Ideal Weather […]

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After Quitting Time, Contractor Pumps Silty Stormwater into Street

1/31/24 – At 5:20 today, about the time government inspectors usually knock off work and the sun was setting, I got a tip from a reader. The reader alerted me to flooding on Kings Park Way near West Lake Houston Parkway, adjacent to a new Trammell-Crow apartment complex that Harris County Engineering had cited for […]

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Developer on WLHP Cited for Stormwater Violations

In response to citizen complaints, Harris County Engineering has visited a construction site on West Lake Houston Parkway three times and issued an unspecified number of stormwater violations. Both phases of the development, Kingwood Residences HTX and HTX II LLC, are owned by High Street Residential, a wholly owned operating subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company […]

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All Floodwaters Receding, But Flood Warnings Remain in Effect

1/28/24, 2PM – After a week of near-constant rain and flooding, all river and lake gauges in the area show floodwaters receding, even if they aren’t below flood stage yet. Whew! If you didn’t flood, you can stop worrying. Nevertheless, the National Weather Service (NWS) still has flood warnings in effect for the areas: Photos […]

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Flood Crests Closer to Lake Houston

Friday, 1/26/24 – Flood crests moved closer to Lake Houston this morning. Crests in the upper Lake Houston Area should happen today and tomorrow. Here is today’s lake and river report based on information provided by Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner. While rain chances will be high today, actual amounts will be low – generally […]

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For Most, Life Returned to Normal Today, But Flooding Is Not Done Yet

5PM 1/25/24 – After four days of near constant rainfall, life returned to normal this morning. The sun came out. Birds sang. But for some, the ordeal is not done yet. Crests on several creeks and area rivers are moving downstream and should converge on the Lake Houston Area this weekend. According to Harris County […]

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Flood Watches and Warnings Extended, Streams Starting to Flood

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 […]

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