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West and East Forks of San Jacinto Flooding Again

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 20 May 2024 01:02:45 +0000

May 19, 2024 – For the second time this month, the West and East Forks of the San Jacinto River are flooding. The East Fork crested last night about 1.5 below the prediction. However, the West Fork is now cresting at US59. Parts of River Grove Park and the turnaround under US59 are already flooded. […]

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Tornado Watch, Flood Warning, Flood Watch In Effect

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 16 May 2024 21:27:22 +0000

4:30 PM May 16, 2024 – The National Weather Service has issued a trio of alerts that affect the Lake Houston Area. A tornado watch, flood warning, and flood watch are all simultaneously in effect. Tornado Watch The three include a tornado watch until 10 PM tonight. The watch includes all counties in the Houston […]

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SJRA Reducing Lake Conroe Release Rate

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 03 May 2024 05:56:53 +0000

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 […]

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Lake Conroe Increasing Release Rate After Torrential Rain

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 02 May 2024 15:54:25 +0000

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 […]

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East Fork Predicted to Rise 15 Feet in Next 24 Hours

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:02:48 +0000

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 56.85 feet. NWS predicts it will reach […]

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Swollen San Jacinto East and West Forks Sweep Through Sand Mines

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:10:13 +0000

As floodwaters worked their way down the East and West Forks of the San Jacinto from last week’s heavy rains, they invaded sand mines on both rivers on Easter Sunday, 2023. Up to 9 inches of rain fell in the headwaters of both rivers during 3 days from 4/5 to 4/7. Atlas-14 rainfall probability statistics […]

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February East Fork Mouth Bar Dredging Update

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:08:07 +0000

Since last month, dredgers have removed one island and have started on another in the massive complex of sand bars laid down during Harvey and Imelda on the San Jacinto East Fork where it meets Lake Houston. Current Location The sand bar already eliminated was toward the top and left side of the frame above. […]

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San Jacinto East Fork Dredging Begins

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:56:53 +0000

This morning, for the first time, I photographed dredging on the San Jacinto East Fork. It was a welcome site and one that hundreds of East Fork residents who flooded will appreciate. Three Months After Plans Unveiled It was back on July 9, 2021, that Stephen Costello, the City’s Chief Recovery Officer, unveiled the City’s […]

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FM1485: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 02:15:04 +0000

I took this picture on May 26, 2021. It shows TxDOT construction of the new State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) next to FM1485 in New Caney. The picture looks northeast toward Colony Ridge in Liberty County. The East Fork of the San Jacinto River flows under both bridges toward Lake Houston on the right. Note […]

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Floodgate, Dredging Plans Unveiled

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 21:10:41 +0000

At one of the first large public meetings since Covid began, several hundred people crowded into the Kingwood Community Center last night. They came to see the City unveil floodgate and dredging plans for Lake Houston. Stephen Costello, PE, the City’s Chief Recovery Officer, addressed dredging. And Chris Mueller, PhD, PE, of engineering firm Black […]

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Floodwaters Converging Downstream on Lake Houston

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 03 May 2021 22:23:28 +0000

As of Monday morning, the threat to Lake Conroe had passed, but now floodwaters from the rain soaked northwestern portion of the region are converging on Lake Houston. Here’s a roundup of what’s happening where. Lake Conroe Going Down The San Jacinto River Authority reduced its discharge rate to from 9275 cubic feet per second […]

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Rampaging East Fork Floodwaters Cut New Path Through Plum Grove Sand Mine

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 03 May 2021 20:45:40 +0000

The sign outside the abandoned Texas Concrete Sand and Gravel Mine in Plum Grove tells readers that an RV resort is coming soon. They might want to rethink that concept. Yesterday, rampaging floodwaters destroyed most of the mine except for a small area near the entry on FM1010. Classic Example of Pit Capture The East […]

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