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16 hours ago · The board was required to create the plan in a 2019 state law passed in response to Hurricane Harvey. The public can make comments on the plan during a May 30 meeting in Austin and have until June 17 to submit comments online. The plan, released in early May, estimates that close to 1.3 million Texas homes are in flood-prone areas.
1 day ago · Punching in with a heavyweight price tag of over $49 billion, the recommended flood mitigation projects include the "Ike Dike" project, designed to shield the Houston area from hurricane storm surges.
6 days ago · Hurricane Ike resulted in over $30 billion in storm-related damages to the Texas coast, reports the Coastal Barrier Project, and created a debris line 15 feet tall and 40 miles long in Chambers County. The estimated economic disruption due to Hurricane Ike exceeded $150 billion, FEMA reported.
1 day ago · Texas has a long history of flooding, and Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane that dumped more than 50 inches of rain in parts of the Houston area over four days, was the wettest tropical cyclone in U ...
12 hours ago · MORE: Texas’ first-ever statewide flood plan estimates 5 million live in flood-prone areas. There are several ideas to help with the flooding some of the recommendations, include, flood ...
4 days ago · 8 mins ago. Flooding is seen May 2 on U.S. 59 in Livingston. Thousands fled their Southeast Texas homes as heavy rains inundated multiple counties. (Drone Bros LLC Photo) LUFKIN — U.S. Highway ...
1 day ago · Water levels are near those reached with the storm surge from Hurricane Ike in 2008. Widespread catastrophic flooding occurs across much of Orange. 6: Major flooding can be expected. Numerous roads and homes in Orange are subject to flooding. Backwater flooding along Adams Bayou can be expected. Water begins to approach the travel lanes on I-10. 5
