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July 3, 2024 Reduce Flooding

How May 2024 Flood Compared to Harvey

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) briefed the County’s Community Resilience Flood Task Force on how the extent of the May 2024 flood compared to Hurricane Harvey. In places, inundation matched Harvey. And in others it came close or fell short. See the inundation map below. In my opinion, it dramatizes three things: Anytime As […]

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May 15, 2024 Reduce Flooding

HCFCD Report Puts May 2024 Flood in Historical Perspective

A report issued by Harris County’s Meteorologist Jeff Lindner puts the May 2024 flood into historical perspective. Significant flooding occurred along the West and East Forks of the San Jacinto River as well as the lower San Jacinto River below Lake Houston. While rainfall occurred over a 7-day period, the most intense rainfall in Harris […]

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