Community Flood Resilience Task Force Highlights a Year of Engagement

The Harris County Community Flood Resilience Task Force is wrapping up a busy year of public engagement and planning aimed at strengthening flood resilience across Harris County. Task Force Chair Dr. Pamela Hernandez recently highlighted the group’s progress before Harris County Commissioners Court, including extensive community outreach, continued work on the county’s flood resilience plan…

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Weather & Alerts

First Strong Cold Front of Fall Arrives Friday

After temperatures climbed to 96 degrees this week, Harris County is preparing for a much different weather pattern as the first strong cold front of the fall moves through the region Friday. The front is expected to arrive Friday morning, helping limit daytime temperatures before a stronger push of cold air moves into the area…

October 14, 20260Comments

Projects

Getting Stormwater Back on Course in the Hunting Bayou Watershed

Sometimes, keeping stormwater moving the way it should means restoring its original path. Over time, erosion and sediment buildup can shift a channel, directing its flow off course. Realigning a channel helps bring it back to where it can carry stormwater more efficiently. That’s part of the work the Harris County Flood Control District is…

October 12, 20260Comments

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College Park Subdivision Drainage Improvements and Luella Stormwater Detention Basin Project

The Harris County Flood Control District, in partnership with Harris County Precinct 2 and the City of Deer Park, continues to advance the College Park Subdivision Drainage Improvements and Luella Stormwater Detention Basin project. The project is designed to reduce flood risks and improve drainage within the College Park subdivision through the construction of a…

October 8, 20260Comments

Community

Before You Build: Check for Drainage Easements

Planning a fence, shed, or landscaping near a drainage area? Before you get started, it is important to check whether a drainage easement, or right-of-way, crosses your property. When structures or other improvements are placed within or extend into the Harris County Flood Control District’s right-of-way without authorization, they are considered encroachments. In many cases,…

October 7, 20260Comments

Weather & Alerts

Tropical System Could Become Hurricane Over Gulf This Week

Featured Image Courtesy of NOAA A tropical system in the western Gulf is becoming better organized and could develop into a hurricane as it moves across the Gulf later this week. The system, currently designated Invest 92L, is expected to move slowly over the western Gulf before gradually turning east and then north. Current forecast…

October 6, 20260Comments

Community Projects

Flood Resiliency: More Than What You See

The work of the Harris County Flood Control District goes far beyond the construction residents may see along a bayou or channel. Across Harris County, teams are planning projects, maintaining infrastructure, monitoring conditions, engaging with communities, and working to reduce flood risk. Executive Director Marcus Y. Stuckett, P.E., CFM, says helping residents better understand that…

October 2, 20260Comments

Weather & Alerts

Much-Needed Rainfall Expected Into the Weekend

Featured Image Courtesy of NOAA Much-needed rainfall is expected across Southeast Texas heading into the weekend, although rainfall amounts could vary significantly depending on location. The greatest potential for heavy rainfall through Friday remains west of the Houston metro area, while rain chances are expected to shift closer to the coast over the weekend. A…

October 1, 20260Comments

Projects

Repairs Address Erosion in the Carpenters Bayou Watershed

Slope failures along a short stretch of a tributary channel in the Carpenters Bayou watershed in east Harris County are getting the attention they need. Harris County Flood Control District maintenance crews are repairing several areas of severe erosion in the Cloverleaf neighborhood of Harris County Precinct 2, within Beltway 8 just south of Woodforest…

October 1, 20260Comments

Weather & Alerts

Much-Needed Rainfall Expected to Return Late This Week

After an extended stretch of hot and dry weather, much-needed rainfall is expected to return to Harris County and Southeast Texas beginning this week, with rain chances increasing Thursday and continuing into the weekend. A slow-moving storm system over the southwestern United States will move into Texas over the next several days, bringing increasing moisture…

September 30, 20260Comments

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