Communities face obstacles as they work to improve infrastructure for hurricane damage

Communities face obstacles as they work to improve infrastructure for hurricane damage

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — It’s been a relatively quiet hurricane season, but that could quickly change as we enter what is traditionally the busiest part of the season. Experts from Duke University say many communities have ideas on how to improve their infrastructure to be more resilient to storm damage, but a number of things stand in the way such as financial resources and other community needs. One of the biggest obstacles is the rush…

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Group hosting cleanup events along Shoal Creek Trail after flooding brings debris, litter

Group hosting cleanup events along Shoal Creek Trail after flooding brings debris, litter

The recent flooding brought litter to the area, so the Shoal Creek Conservancy is hosting cleanup events with the first one set for Friday. AUSTIN, Texas — After all the rain Austin got on Monday, the Shoal Creek Conservancy said there’s a lot of litter and debris to pick up. Heavy rainfall caused Shoal Creek to overflow over the hike-and-bike trail and into the Colorado River in Downtown Austin. The flooding brought litter to the…

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Here's how the North Texas flooding rain actually helped the Houston area

Here's how the North Texas flooding rain actually helped the Houston area

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…

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Thanks, Dallas. Here's how the North Texas flooding rain helped the Houston area

Thanks, Dallas. Here's how the North Texas flooding rain helped the Houston area

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…

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Flash Flood Warning for parts of the Greater Houston area expires

Flash Flood Warning for parts of the Greater Houston area expires

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…

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Flash Flood Warning for parts of the Greater Houston area

Flash Flood Warning for parts of the Greater Houston area

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…

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Duke experts: Contaminants from flooding in NC hurricanes a risk to environment

Duke experts: Contaminants from flooding in NC hurricanes a risk to environment

Environmental experts from Duke University on Wednesday discussed North Carolina’s hurricane season, including preparedness, flooding and the associated spread of contaminants. Despite the distraction of COVID-19, experts agreed there is more organized preparedness ahead of hurricane season in recent years, due in part to the catastrophic impacts from Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence. “A pandemic hits and suddenly, you know, all the community resources and the community planning has to be redirected toward a new…

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Scattered downpours continue across the Houston area | Flash Flood Warning for Fort Bend, Brazoria, Austin, Colorado counties

Scattered downpours continue across the Houston area | Flash Flood Warning for Fort Bend, Brazoria, Austin, Colorado counties

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…

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Pace of Harris County home buyouts slower than hoped for after Hurricane Harvey

Pace of Harris County home buyouts slower than hoped for after Hurricane Harvey

From Houston Public Media: On a hot day in July, a small audience of cars appeared camped out across the street from a demolition site. Local residents were there to bear witness to a highly anticipated event in South Kingwood: the last of the Forest Cove Townhomes were getting knocked down. For the past five years, a complex of townhomes has sat empty and ramshackled after getting slammed with stormwater following Hurricane Harvey. According to…

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Five years after Hurricane Harvey | Port Aransas business owner talks about the recovery

Five years after Hurricane Harvey | Port Aransas business owner talks about the recovery

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/da68d6f1-8815-4c29-81b6-45c46ed7a20a/da68d6f1-8815-4c29-81b6-45c46ed7a20a_750x422.jpg The hurricane tied Katrina for the costliest hurricane on record, $125 billion dollars. PORT ARANSAS, Texas — Five years ago on Thursday, August 25, a tropical depression would explode rapidly, turning into a major Category 4 hurricane known as Harvey. Hurricane Harvey made landfall along the Texas coast. causing catastrophic flooding, and more than 100 deaths It cost $125 billion dollars in damage, tying Katrina for the costliest hurricane on record. Coastal communities were devastated…

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Five years after Hurricane Harvey | We check in with a Port Aransas business owner to see if she rebuilt

Five years after Hurricane Harvey | We check in with a Port Aransas business owner to see if she rebuilt

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/da68d6f1-8815-4c29-81b6-45c46ed7a20a/da68d6f1-8815-4c29-81b6-45c46ed7a20a_750x422.jpg The hurricane tied Katrina for the costliest hurricane on record, $125 billion dollars. PORT ARANSAS, Texas — Five years ago on Thursday, August 25, a tropical depression would explode rapidly, turning into a major Category 4 hurricane known as Harvey. Hurricane Harvey made landfall along the Texas coast. causing catastrophic flooding, and more than 100 deaths It cost $125 billion dollars in damage, tying Katrina for the costliest hurricane on record. Coastal communities were devastated…

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Scattered downpours continue across the Houston area | Flash Flood Warning for Austin, Colorado counties

Scattered downpours continue across the Houston area | Flash Flood Warning for Austin, Colorado counties

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…

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Austin Watershed monitoring flooding hotspots as scattered rain remains in the forecast

Austin Watershed monitoring flooding hotspots as scattered rain remains in the forecast

Shoal Creek flooded on Monday. As the water receded, Austin Watershed leaders noted which areas took on too much water. AUSTIN, Texas — As the flood waters of Monday receded, the Austin Watershed Protection Department said it was prepared for the heavy downpour. “We have droughts that are interrupted by floods like the one we had yesterday, but luckily it was a fairly manageable flood. We were ready for it,” Scott Prinsen, the program manager…

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Katy-area neighborhood residents doubt Clay Road will stop flooding after expansion

Katy-area neighborhood residents doubt Clay Road will stop flooding after expansion

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…

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Concerns over Clay Road flooding remain among residents in Katy-area subdivision

Concerns over Clay Road flooding remain among residents in Katy-area subdivision

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…

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