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According to the rain gage in my back yard, more than half the rain this year has fallen this month. I recorded: Year to date = 24.98 inches Month to date = 12.72 inches That’s 51%. If that’s not impressive enough for you, consider this. 11.19 of the 12.72 inches in May fell this week. […]
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Read MoreAccording to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), recent satellite imagery suggests that a low-level circulation is forming associated with the disturbance over the Gulf of Mexico. The NHC has upgraded the chances of tropical formation from 20 percent to 40 percent overnight. However, shower and thunderstorm activity remains disorganized and the flood threat from the […]
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Read MoreAfter four days of heavy rains, today looked like a respite. This morning’s predictions mentioned another inch or two on Friday and Saturday. But then this the National Hurricane Center posted this within the last few minutes: a warning about what could turn into the season’s first tropical depression. And hurricane season doesn’t officially start […]
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Read MoreA Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday morning. A serious flash flood threat remains in place over all of SE TX and much of eastern TX into Thursday. According to Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner, “After the storms from yesterday, deeper moisture has been pushed toward the coastline and offshore, but will rapidly […]
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Read MoreThe Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the federal Interagency Flood Risk Management (InFRM) team (composed of USGS, FEMA, the Army Corps, and National Weather Service) has enhanced their Flood Decision-Support Toolbox. The Toolbox is an interactive online application that provides maps and data that simulates the extent of flooding and shows historical flood extents. It […]
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