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Current News
May 10, 2012 - Severe Weather Forecasted: Harris County Flood Control District Is Monitoring Bayous and Creeks
The Harris County Flood Control District's Flood Watch team will be monitoring rainfall trends resulting from forecasted thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday. The team is checking the gages that measure rainfall amounts and water levels in bayous and creeks and will continue to do so over the next several days.
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April 19, 2012 - Harris County Flood Control District Marks Milestone with Start of Final Bridge Construction Project on Sims Bayou - South Post Oak Road Bridges Will Close in Phases as Construction Progresses
The Harris County Flood Control District marks a milestone with the start of the 22nd and final roadway bridge reconstruction project as part of the Sims Bayou Federal Flood Damage Reduction Project. On April 23, the Flood Control District will start construction on the bridges that cross Sims Bayou at South Post Oak Road.
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April 19, 2012 - Eagle Scout Aspires To Help Curb Erosion and Beautify Flood Control District Drainage Channel - Harris County Flood Control District to Supply 150 Trees for April 21 Volunteer Tree-Planting Event
Eagle Scout Clayton Marshall, 17, has inspired approximately 50 fellow Cypress Ranch High School students and Boy Scout Troop 44 members to join him in his quest Saturday to plant 150 trees on a Harris County Flood Control District drainage channel in northwest Harris County.
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April 9, 2012 - Harris County Flood Control District Opens Neighborhood Bridge after Reconstruction Project - Croquet Lane Bridge closes as construction progresses on final phase of Sims Bayou project
In mid-April, the Harris County Flood Control District expects to open the new bridge that crosses Sims Bayou at Heatherbrook Drive, just west of South Post Oak Road.
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April 9, 2012 - Harris County Flood Control District Supports Community Weather Collection Effort – Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network Recruiting Volunteers in Houston/Galveston Region
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is recruiting volunteers to help weather experts keep track of where and how much it rains across the United States. The Harris County Flood Control District relies on precipitation data collected by CoCoRaHS during and after rainfall and flood events and encourages residents in the Houston/Galveston region to be "data collectors" in their own backyards.
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March 15, 2012 - Harris County Flood Control District Repairing Severe Erosion near Fire Station on Cypress Creek
The Harris County Flood Control District is restoring a severely-eroded section of Cypress Creek that runs adjacent to the Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Department’s Station No. 23 on Cypresswood Drive in Harris County Precinct 4.
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March 8, 2012 - Here Comes The Rain – Be “Flood Aware” and Remain Prepared – Harris County Flood Control District Urges all Residents to Have Flood Insurance Coverage
Harris County has received approximately 11 inches of rain so far in 2012 – in 2011 we did not reach that point until September! Frequent rainfall is a welcome occurrence in our drought-ridden region, but with heavy rainfall comes the threat of flooding in Harris County.
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February 29, 2012 - Harris County Flood Control District to Excavate 1.5 Million Cubic Yards of Soil in Next Phase of Willow Waterhole Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Construction crews are on site preparing for the next phase of the Harris County Flood Control District’s Willow Waterhole Stormwater Detention Basin project in which they will remove approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of soil from the basin located in southwest Houston.
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February 16, 2012 - Harris County Flood Control District to Complete 150-Acre Stormwater Detention Basin Project on Horsepen Creek
This month the Harris County Flood Control District will launch the final phase of a 150-acre stormwater detention basin project in northwest Harris County that will result in an approximately $9.3 million cost savings to taxpayers.
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February 15, 2012 - First Place Team Plants 100 Trees in 20 Minutes at 2012 Arbor Day Tree Planting Competition
More than 130 volunteers braved frigid temperatures and muddy conditions Feb. 11 to plant 1,300 trees in less than two hours at the Texas Urban Forestry Council’s 2012 Arbor Day Tree Planting Competition sponsored by the Houston Area Urban Forestry Council and the Harris County Flood Control District.
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February 07, 2012 - 2012 Arbor Day Tree Planting Competition Rescheduled for February 11
A forecast of heavy rain and lightning caused event planners to postpone the scheduled Feb. 4 Texas Urban Forestry Council’s 2012 Arbor Day Tree Planting Competition sponsored by the Houston Area Urban Forestry Council and the Flood Control District, but this race is on this Saturday, Feb. 11!.
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January 24, 2012 - The Weather Forecast Calls for Family Flood Preparedness – The Harris County Flood Control District Has Tools To Help
The weather forecast predicts potentially heavy rainstorms Tuesday afternoon continuing into Wednesday, and with Harris County’s flat topography there is always a chance for flooding.
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January 20, 2012 - Northbound Hiram Clarke Road Bridge to Close for Construction
HOUSTON - On Monday, the Harris County Flood Control District will close the two-lane northbound bridge that crosses Sims Bayou at Hiram Clarke Road, between West Orem Drive and West Fuqua Street, to start work on a bridge construction project that is part of a federal flood damage reduction project to widen and deepen Sims Bayou.
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January 19, 2012 - Northwest Harris County Drainage Channel’s ‘Makeover’ Features New Trees and Wildflowers
The Harris County Flood Control District recently planted 838 new trees and shrubs and a variety of wildflower seeds on a Langham Creek tributary south of FM 529 near Queenston Boulevard in northwest Harris County.
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January 9, 2012 - Buxley Street Pedestrian Bridge to Close for Construction This Week
HOUSTON – On Jan. 12, the Harris County Flood Control District will close the Buxley Street Pedestrian Bridge located approximately .05 miles west of Hiram Clarke Road to start work on a $420,000 construction project.
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January 9, 2012 - Residents Urged to Monitor Rainfall and Bayou Levels at Harris County Flood Control District’s Flood Warning System Website (www.harriscountyfws.org)
When the weather forecast includes thunderstorm warnings and heavy rainfall it is important for Harris County residents to be aware of conditions near their workplace, schools and homes. The Harris County Flood Control District urges all residents to monitor rainfall and bayou levels on its Flood Warning System website at www.harriscountyfws.org.
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