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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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Read More8/16/24 – 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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Read MoreHere’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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Read More7/29/24 – 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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Read More7/28/24 – 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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Read More7/26/24 – The National Weather Service has produced a must-read publication called “The 2024 Official SE Texas Hurricane, Severe Weather Guide.” It puts everything you need to know about dealing with hurricanes and severe that strike this area – in one place. It’s a concise, well-written, easy-to-understand compilation of essential information. And it contains large […]
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Read More7/23/24 at 7PM – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for much of southeast Texas until at least Wednesday evening. They warn to keep storm drains clear of debris from Hurricane Beryl. NWS already predicts the East Fork San Jacinto to reach the moderate flood stage. Other bayous and channels could […]
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Read More7/17/24 – After days of uncertainty about the trajectory of Hurricane Beryl, at 6 AM on 7/9/24, radar indicated that the eye of the storm had moved onshore between Lake Jackson and Bay City. The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued Hurricane, Tropical Storm, and Storm Surge Warnings for much of the upper Texas Coast. […]
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Read More6/29/24 1:30PM and updated at 3PM – Overnight, a tropical depression in the Atlantic turned into a tropical storm named Beryl. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicted Beryl would intensify into a hurricane by Sunday morning. But it reached hurricane strength by approximately 3PM today. NHC now predicts, Beryl will become a category 3 major […]
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