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FEMA Issues Flood Watch for Entire Houston Region

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:59:36 +0000

10/24/25 @ 5PM– FEMA and the National Weather Service Houston/Galveston office have issued a flood watch for the Houston region that will last until October 26 at 5:00AM CDT. See details below. WHAT Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE A portion of southeast Texas, including the following areas, Austin, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, […]

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FEMA Issues Flood Watch for Entire Houston Region

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:59:36 +0000

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FEMA Issues Flood Watch for Entire Houston Region

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:59:36 +0000

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City Lowering Lake Houston in Advance of Flood Threat

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:48:40 +0000

10/23/25 – Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger announced this afternoon that the City will lower the level of Lake Houston one foot beginning tomorrow morning. The reason: a severe storm arriving Friday night into Saturday morning could dump 2-4 inches of rain over widespread parts of the Lake Houston Watershed. Isolated higher […]

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LCA Still Complaining to SJRA About Lake Lowering

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:44:01 +0000

9/25/2025 – At this morning’s San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) board meeting, the president of the Lake Conroe Association (LCA) protested the SJRA’s latest efforts to find a suitable compromise that protects upstream and downstream interests. LCA argued against SJRA’s request to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to increase the maximum release rate […]

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Details of Lake Conroe Contract between SJRA, City

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:00:53 +0000

8/21/24 – The City of Houston approved a new Lake Conroe contract with the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) last September. For those interested in a deep dive, I’ve posted the entire 48-page document on my Reports Page under the San Jacinto River Authority tab. For everyone else, I’ve posted a brief summary below. It […]

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Guest Editorial: Where are the New Lake Houston Flood Gates?

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:50:56 +0000

7/24/24 – Note: This guest editorial by Kingwood resident Tony Lanson is timely. The Lake Houston Area is currently under yet another flood watch. Why are the promised Lake Houston flood gates not completed? Why has the schedule slipped repeatedly? Will they really be constructed by 2028 – the latest target date? That’s 11 years […]

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“Seasonal” Lake Lowering Out. “Active Storm Management” In.

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:14:47 +0000

The San Jacinto River Authority and City of Houston have abandoned their automatic “seasonal” lake lowering policy. The seasonal program lowered Lake Conroe automatically to fixed levels during the rainiest parts of the year (April/May and August/September, i.e., the peak of hurricane season). They have replaced seasonal lowering with a new program called “active storm […]

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Lake Conroe Association Complains About Lowering Lake Conroe … Again

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:48:09 +0000

Updated 6/25/24 – After the near miss with Tropical Storm Alberto, Lake Conroe Association (LCA) President Kevin Lacey penned an angry, demanding letter to the City of Houston (CoH) about lowering the lake 5 inches. Complaints In Lacey Letter Among other things, the letter complains that: Use of the word “breach” by Mr. Lacey seems […]

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NHC Issues Advisory on Potential Tropical Cyclone One

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:42:54 +0000

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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Lakes Being Lowered in Advance of Expected Heavy Rains

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:15:35 +0000

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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Flickinger Provides Updates On Gates, Dredging, Northpark, More

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:32:15 +0000

City of Houston District E Council Member Fred Flickinger addressed a group of local executives at the Kingwood Country Club this morning. He covered a wide range of topics, both in his talk and during Q&A. They included the status of five flood-related topics for the Lake Houston Area: Floodgate Construction Could Start in ’25 […]

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All Floodwaters Receding, But Flood Warnings Remain in Effect

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:34:27 +0000

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 Watches and Warnings Extended, Streams Starting to Flood

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:33:53 +0000

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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NWS Issues Flood Watch

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:10:36 +0000

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for areas north of the Houston Metropolitan area. It will remain in effect through midnight tonight. More rain on top of what has already fallen along with elevated creeks and streams led to issuing the flood watch. As of 2PM, NWS extended the flood watch to […]

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City Will Lower Lake Houston Sunday in Advance of Heavy Rainfall

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 21:47:13 +0000

Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger announced today that Houston Public Works will lower Lake Houston beginning Sunday afternoon. They expect to complete the lowering before rain starts on Monday. Houston Public Works is actively monitoring weather forecasts. The National Weather Service has predicted 3-5+ inches of rainfall in our watershed beginning Monday […]

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TWDB to Consider $50 Million Grant for Lake Houston Gates

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:58:52 +0000

Save the date. On December 7, 2023, the Texas Water Development Board will consider a $50 million grant to the City of Houston for structural improvements to the Lake Houston Dam. The improvements will extend the life of the dam and enable rapid lowering of lake levels in advance of a flood. The project, led […]

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SJRA Appoints Aubrey Spear New General Manager

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:58:31 +0000

November 15, 2023 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Board of Directors announced today the selection of Aubrey A. Spear, PE, as general manager. Duties As general manager, Spear will oversee the development and implementation of SJRA’s vision, mission and strategic goals through the collaboration with the SJRA’s Operating Divisions: General and Administrative Services, […]

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Why Lake Houston Is So Full in a Drought

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:56:22 +0000

I flew over Lake Houston this morning in a helicopter. I expected to see the barren lake bed in places like you could during the 2011 drought. However, much to my surprise, the lake was virtually full. Coastal Water Authority Shows Lake Down Only 6 Inches The Coastal Water Authority, which manages the lake for […]

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Heavy Upstream Rainfall Now Working Its Way Down

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:09:50 +0000

While no flooding in the Lake Houston Area is predicted at this time, the East and West Forks of the San Jacinto are swelling because of 5-9 inches of upstream rainfall–mostly to the north and northwest. As that stormwater works its way downstream, residents should be prepared to take action. Meteorologists warned us that rainfall […]

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