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Reduce Flooding: NWS Issues Cold Weather Advisory, Winter Storm Watch

1/18/25 ā€“ Donā€™t get a flood in your attic. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a cold weather advisory and a winter storm watch for the entire Houston region. Sub-freezing temperatures and extreme wind chills mixed with ice and snow are expected. The: For more details on each, see below. Cold Weather Advisory Details [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Tornado Watch, Flood Warning, Flood Watch In Effect

4:30 PM May 16, 2024 ā€“ 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 [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: National Weather Service Rolling Out New Flood Warning Maps

The National Weather Service (NWS) has launched a nationwide rollout ofĀ ā€œexperimentalā€ flood forecasting maps.Ā The maps show when, where and how much floodwaters will impact specific areas up to five days in advance. System Already Rolled Out to Houston Area NWS has already rolled out the system for Houston and East Texas with other parts of [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Is Precipitation Increasing with Temperature?

Data provided by the National Weather Service (NWS) shows that precipitation appears to be increasing with temperature in Houston and Harris County. A reader recently asked whether there was a correlation. The hypothesis: in this climate, if temperature increases, then so will evaporation and rainfall. Eighty to 130 years worth of data at different locations [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: NWS Says Chance of San Jacinto River Flooding in Next Three Months is Minor

The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts only minor flood risk for both the West and East Forks of the San Jacinto through the end of May. Thatā€™s the good news. Drought Conditions Expanding Across Texas But there is a downside: potential drought. The reason for the low risk has to do with a below-average rainfall [ā€¦]

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