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May 3, 2024 at 10:05 AM. Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused ...
May 2, 2024 at 10:40 PM. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued near Houston on Thursday for some residents following heavy rains in Texas that stranded motorists, flooded streets and closed ...
Bayous on the west side of Houston have been especially impacted by flooding. In a span of nine hours on Monday, water in the White Oak Bayou rose 25 feet , while water in the Buffalo Bayou rose ...
Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving body of water which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas.Formed 18,000 years ago, it has its source in the prairie surrounding Katy, Fort Bend County, and flows approximately 53 miles (85 km) east through the Houston Ship Channel into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. [2]
Barker Reservoir is a flood control structure in Houston, Texas which prevents downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou, the city's principal river. The reservoir operates in conjunction with Addicks Reservoir to the northeast, which impounds Mayde and Bear Creeks, two tributaries of the Buffalo. Both reservoirs were authorized under the Rivers and ...
George Bush Intercontinental Airport closed for about 90 minutes due to flooding on the runways, canceling 655 flights. [29] Throughout Houston, hundreds of homes were affected by flooding and more than 1,600 vehicles were towed. In Harris County alone, 422 people required high-water rescue; the Texas National Guard rescued 130 people. [30]
High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 300 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in ...
The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is a government agency that was established to reduce the effects of flooding in Harris County, Texas, United States. The flood control district has its headquarters in Houston. [2] After destructive floods occurred in 1929 and 1935, residents of Harris County advocated for relief of flooding issues.