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Strong Thunderstorms, Street Flooding, Tornados Possible Tomorrow

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:16:18 +0000

Tomorrow will likely bring strong thunderstorms. Rainfall rates could exceed the capacity of street drains leading to localized street flooding. And the severe weather may also spin up some tornados, according to Harris County’s meteorologist and the National Weather Service (NWS). Heavy Rainfall NWS predicts two to three inches of rain could fall on Friday, […]

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Move by Dems Could Mean Flood-Bond Projects in Outlying Neighborhoods Never Get Built

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:23:32 +0000

Harris County Commissioners Court considered a motion today by the County Administrator to change the prioritization of flood-bond projects for the fourth time. By a 3-2 party-line vote, they approved a proposal that could soon lead to depriving outlying neighborhoods of flood bond funding. The vote today was preliminary. Before they take a final vote, […]

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Possible Street Flooding Later Today

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:26:04 +0000

A front moving into the region could bring high hourly rainfall rates and rapid street flooding, according to Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s meteorologist. He says, “A weak front will move into the area today and tonight, and stall near the coast or just offshore on Tuesday and Wednesday.” Slow-Moving Front, Training Cells, Possible Street Flooding […]

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Looking Through the Wrong End of the Drainpipe: The Politics of Misdirection

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 17:35:38 +0000

Seventh in a series of eight articles on flood-mitigation funding in Harris County. For the last two years, I’ve heard the same tirades in commissioners’ court – that rich neighborhood’s get all the flood-mitigation money while the poor neighborhoods get none. According to Commissioners Ellis and Garcia, that’s because higher home values in rich neighborhoods […]

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Low-Income Watersheds Get Three Times More Flood-Mitigation Funding Per Square Mile

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:56:49 +0000

Fourth in a series of eight on flood-mitigation funding in Harris County Since 2019, Commissioners Ellis and Garcia have harped on the need for more “equity” in flood-mitigation funding. They and some residents in their precincts allege that all the money is going to high-income watersheds while minority, low-income watersheds get “none.” Ellis repeatedly complains […]

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Street Flooding Rampant Throughout Kingwood, Streams Near Capacity

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 17 May 2021 23:05:15 +0000

Had Harris County Flood Control not recently excavated parts of Bens Branch and Taylor Gully, both streams would have likely come out of their banks today. The skies opened up and dumped 4.98 inches on my rain gage in a little more than two hours. That’s about a 10-year rain according to the new Atlas […]

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