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Houston’s Tax Day flooding put into historical perspective
Note: This is the first in a series of reports by Matt Lanza that puts the Tax Day floods into perspective, and discusses what Houston should learn from this natural disaster. On Monday afternoon the...
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Sizing up Houston’s tax day floods—all hail our reservoirs
The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has released their second report on the Tax Day Flood event last month. There isn’t anything shockingly new in this report, but it is an interesting...
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Finally, after the Tax Day floods, the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs have...
Nearly three months have come and gone since the Tax Day Floods ravaged the Houston area in April. As you may recall, during these storms rain fell at rates as high as 1 inch in just 5 minutes over...
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Houston just shattered its rainfall record for an 18-month period
This post summarizes the historically wet period from the spring of 2015 through the summer of 2016 for the greater Houston area. Not only did the region set a record for total rainfall, it also...
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Houston’s flooding issues under the lens in a Texas Tribune piece
This week the Texas Tribune, along with ProPublica, unleashed their second in-depth piece on Houston’s flooding risk. This one, entitled “Boomtown, Flood Town,” takes a closer look at the Tax Day flood...
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