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Chances of Tropical Formation in Gulf Increasing for Next Week

9/6/24 – Between yesterday and today, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) increased the chances of tropical formation in the Gulf of Mexico for next week. Yesterday, NHC gave that orange area a 10% chance of development in the next seven days. Earlier this afternoon, they updated that to 40%. And by this evening, they upgraded […]

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Flood Digest: Quick Updates on Six Flood-Mitigation Projects

8/30/24 – Another month has flown by. Below are quick updates on six flood-mitigation projects in the area. HCFCD Beryl-related Ditch Maintenance According to Jeremy Phillips, Director of Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) Asset Management Division, “The quickest way to ensure we are including debris in our post-storm cleanup is to fill out a […]

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Remembering the Seventh Anniversary of Hurricane Harvey

8/27/24 — This week marks the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. Today is the 2555th day since the event. It’s hard to pinpoint an exact date for a storm that ravaged SE Texas for the better part of a week. But most of us remember anniversaries in a personal context. For whatever reason, back when […]

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Sand-Pit Capture Between White Oak and Caney Creeks

8/16/24 – Today, thanks to an anonymous tip by a fisherman, I observed an instance of sand-pit capture between White Oak and Caney Creeks in the headwaters of Lake Houston. The sand pit in question used to be known as the Triple PG Mine, but is now being operated under a different name. Alleged environmental […]

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How to Report Storm Debris Blocking HCFCD Ditches, Creeks

Here’s how to report storm debris blocking Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) ditches and streams. After a storm, it’s crucial to keep HCFCD channels clear of fallen trees and debris to reduce future flood risk. One tree down across a stream can catch other trees that create a log dam, backing water up into […]

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Costs of NOT Preserving Floodplains

7/29/24 – Yesterday, I reviewed a thought-provoking, academic study co-authored by Dr. Samuel Brody of Texas A&M about the relative effectiveness of three different forms of flood mitigation. Today, I would like to discuss a related topic – the costs of not preserving floodplains. Land in a floodplain is cheap. But the initial cost to […]

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Most Effective Ways to Mitigate Flood Losses

7/28/24 – An 2020 academic study in the journal “Cities” quantifies the relative effectiveness of three different ways to mitigate flood losses. They include storage, conveyance and measures designed to promote infiltration. Best Ways to Mitigate Flood Losses The study, called “How Effective are Drainage Systems in Mitigating Flood Losses?” found that storage was the […]

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