Month: August 2022

Hurricane Harvey wrought enormous destruction across the Gulf Coast when it made landfall five years ago, and no place was hit worse than Houston, where the storm dropped an estimated one trillion gallons of water and caused more than 35 flood-related deaths. Harvey marked the largest rain event in U.S. history, and it obviously would have caused a great deal of damage to the city no matter what. However, new research published last week in…

Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA This file photo shows first responders conducting a rescue in the Houston area during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, in the late summer of 2017. Every year, when late August rolls around, Kevin M. Fitzpatrick reflects on Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. And his memories remain vivid and intense, even though he was not directly impacted and was not on the Texas Gulf Coast when the powerful storm made landfall…

Less coverage and accumulation today. HOUSTON — Scattered showers are popping up across the Houston area, dropping at least an inch of rain in some areas.  Active weather alerts A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for a portion of Galveston County until 4:30 p.m. Get ready for a typical summer weekend! Hot and humid with scattered rain chances in the afternoon, much like what our Friday is featuring. In between the storms, temperatures will…

News // Houston & Texas Damages from Dallas’ Monday flooding could make the storm one of the most costly to hit Texas in several decades. Michael Murney, Chron Aug. 25, 2022 Fire truck driving through a traffic light on a rainy day in Irving, TX. On Sunday night the Dallas-Fort Worth area saw flash flooding caused by more than nine inches of rainfall across the metro. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) HUM Images/HUM…

It’s been five years since the remnants of Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, dumping feet of rain on the city and causing widespread flooding. Though progress has been made in those years, some of the damage still remains. If you lived in Houston in Aug. 2017, you probably remember where you were when Harvey rolled in. It made landfall in Rockport two days before it crept up to Houston and hovered over the city. By the…

It’s been five years since the remnants of Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, dumping feet of rain on the city and causing widespread flooding. Though progress has been made in those years, some of the damage still remains. If you lived in Houston in Aug. 2017, you probably remember where you were when Harvey rolled in. It made landfall in Rockport two days before it crept up to Houston and hovered over the city. By the…

News // Houston & Texas People from Houston and around the country offered assistance during Hurricane Harvey. Brianna Griff, Chron Aug. 25, 2022Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 1:03 p.m. Glenda Montelongeo, Richard Martinez and his two sons are helped out of a boat after being rescued near Tidwell Road and Toll Road 8 in Houston, TX on Tuesday, Aug 29, 2017. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im When Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017,…

Five years ago, Lily, who was 8 years old at the time, was handing out toys she had collected for those in her community who lost everything. HOUSTON — One of the people who reached out to help victims of Hurricane Harvey was a little girl who made it her mission to help kids who lost everything. Five years later, she’s still giving back to her community. “We have all our stuffed animals,” said 13-year-old…

One spot in Nederland recorded over 60 inches of rainfall. That is a record for the United States. HOUSTON — Why was flooding during Harvey so bad? A lot of rain fell in the Houston area during Hurricane Harvey. One spot in Nederland recorded over 60 inches of rainfall. That is a record for the United States.  A study in the journal Nature looked at why. Study finds Houston buildings increased rainfall It looked at…

Even with all the rain falling in North Texas, their lakes are still below normal levels. As it turns out, the Houston area is actually benefitting from the storms. HOUSTON — Neighborhoods in North Texas are slowly starting to recover after the deadly storms that caused massive flooding. The storms dumped more than a foot of rain, sparking flash flooding and hundreds of water rescues. But, even with all the rain falling there, North Texas…

Even with all the rain falling in North Texas, their lakes are still below normal levels. As it turns out, the Houston area is actually benefitting from the storms. HOUSTON — Neighborhoods in North Texas are slowly starting to recover after the deadly storms that caused massive flooding. The storms dumped more than a foot of rain, sparking flash flooding and hundreds of water rescues. But, even with all the rain falling there, North Texas…

HOUSTON — A Flash Flood Warning for Fort Bend, Brazoria, Wharton and Matagorda counties expired at noon after a group of heavy rains moved the communities southwest and south of the Houston metro area. A stalled frontal boundary will act as a focal point for developing storms with heavy, tropical downpours over the next two days. On average we should pick up 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rain. We will see the chance for these…

HOUSTON — A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Fort Bend, Brazoria, Wharton and Matagorda counties until 11:45 a.m. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 3 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. A stalled frontal boundary will act as a focal point for developing storms with heavy, tropical downpours…

HOUSTON — A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Fort Bend and Brazoria County until 11:45 a.m. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 3 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. There is a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Austin and Colorado counties until 11:15 a.m. A stalled frontal…

HOUSTON — There is a Flash Flood Warning for Austin and Colorado counties until 9:15 a.m. A stalled frontal boundary will act as a focal point for developing storms with heavy, tropical downpours over the next two days. On average we should pick up 0.5″ to 1.5″ of rain. We will see the chance for these downpours through the early evening.  There is the threat of these storms producing flooding especially if they track slowly…

LakeHouse subdivision residents said they can’t leave their neighborhood when it rains. Local leaders said they’re doing what they can to make sure they can. WALLER COUNTY, Texas — Residents of the LakeHouse subdivision just outside Katy said they’re worried because, thanks to new construction on the one road leading in and out of their neighborhood, they get flooded in when it rains. RELATED: ‘It floods when the rains come’ | Katy-area residents say they’re…

LakeHouse subdivision residents said they can’t leave their neighborhood when it rains. Local leaders said they’re doing what they can to make sure they can. WALLER COUNTY, Texas — Residents of the LakeHouse subdivision just outside Katy said they’re worried because, thanks to new construction on the one road leading in and out of their neighborhood, they get flooded in when it rains. RELATED: ‘It floods when the rains come’ | Katy-area residents say they’re…

Five years ago, Lily, who was 8 years old at the time, was handing out toys she had collected for those in her community who lost everything. HOUSTON — One of the people who reached out to help victims of Hurricane Harvey was a little girl who made it her mission to help kids who lost everything. Five years later, she’s still giving back to her community. “We have all our stuffed animals,” said 13-year-old…