redag06 said:

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chimpanzee said:

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IrishTxAggie said:

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redag06 said:

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Live in kingwood and don't have flood insurance. But I'm at the top of a hill and have gravity working for me.

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Yeah, but you live in Kingwood...

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I'm beginning to see the entire Houston area as temporary swamp islands.

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Someday people will look back in the history books at Houston and wonder what the hell people were thinking settling in a swamp.

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94chem said:

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LondonAg89 said:

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Our office has a delayed 10 am opening. It may go later.

Kingwood folks - how's kingwood doing? I'm traveling for business and haven't see. The news.

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Here's what happened in Elm Grove, and why it happened:

Elm Grove Flooding

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Here's what happened: that new construction covered a major are that used to be drainage ditches and the water needed somewhere to go, the lowest area ie the streets of Elm Grove. This isnt rocket science.

Yep. My mom and step-dad got flooded during Harvey and he had lived in that house for 30 years and always had flood insurance, even though he never flooded. During Harvey, they got about 6" of water.

My inlaws hadn't flooded since their house was built in the 60's.

They had 60" of water for about 2 weeks during Harvey.

So was there anything more than flash flooding last night?

Ducks4brkfast said:

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My inlaws hadn't flooded since their house was built in the 60's.

They had 60" of water for about 2 weeks during Harvey.

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Damn. My parents got lucky and sold their house down at the end of Bramblewood about a year before the storm. If I remember correctly from a photo someone showed me, the water was almost to the top of the stop sign and the home has since been torn down and rebuilt. I can't imagine the feeling of thinking you made it through the storm high and dry only to see the floodwaters rise rapidly and severely flood the whole neighborhood all while the weather is pretty pleasant in the aftermath.

Not to my knowledge. Just a lot of rain in a short amount of time, so the typical streets flooding that you'd expect around Houston. I'm working from the house today and took a drive around Kingwood this morning to see how things were and many of the drainage ditches are almost to normal levels. The one flowing behind Town Center that you cross on Kingwood Drive is flowing pretty good, but that's not unusual when we get a good rain.

Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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94chem said:

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LondonAg89 said:

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Our office has a delayed 10 am opening. It may go later.

Kingwood folks - how's kingwood doing? I'm traveling for business and haven't see. The news.

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Here's what happened in Elm Grove, and why it happened:

Elm Grove Flooding

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Here's what happened: that new construction covered a major are that used to be drainage ditches and the water needed somewhere to go, the lowest area ie the streets of Elm Grove. This isnt rocket science.

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Yep. The bayou overflowed, but that was handled by the street drains. This was water that never even made it to the bayou, just plain runoff. I saw another video that claims the builder filled in the existing bayou and diverted it.

I was apparently wrong earlier about Elm Grove. I assumed it had been bayou flooding of homes that had been placed in the 100 year zone after Allison. Looks like it was mostly homes near this clear cut area.

MAS444 said:

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My house has never flooded so flood insurance is a waste of money...said no one ever who ultimately flooded.

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You guys have scared me into looking into flood insurance, but it seems like there are some homes in the town, where if they flood, we are all royally f***ed and the city would never be even close to the same again. If certain areas of the heights or surrounding areas that have never come close to flooding, flood, that means much of the city was wiped out, time for everyone to pack up and leave, right?

I would think the type of flood to flood a home that barely got water in the yard during the worst storms to ever hit Houston would wipe out the city. I guess it would still be good to have flood insurance though so you could rebuild in a different city.

Good luck with all the a-hole contractors that will be flooding the area.

https://abc13.com/tires-stolen-from-flooded-vehicles-abandoned-during-storm/5294135/

Very houston

aTm2004 said:

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Yep. My mom and step-dad got flooded during Harvey and he had lived in that house for 30 years and always had flood insurance, even though he never flooded. During Harvey, they got about 6" of water.

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Flood insurance helps, especially when you consider what it DOESN'T cover. We had 13 months of rent on top of the home repairs. The cost of restoring and gutting the home is only part of the expenses.

Boo Weekley said:

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MAS444 said:

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My house has never flooded so flood insurance is a waste of money...said no one ever who ultimately flooded.

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You guys have scared me into looking into flood insurance, but it seems like there are some homes in the town, where if they flood, we are all royally f***ed and the city would never be even close to the same again. If certain areas of the heights or surrounding areas that have never come close to flooding, flood, that means much of the city was wiped out, time for everyone to pack up and leave, right?

I would think the type of flood to flood a home that barely got water in the yard during the worst storms to ever hit Houston would wipe out the city. I guess it would still be good to have flood insurance though so you could rebuild in a different city.

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Didn't a lot of houses in Bellaire and Braeswood flood during Harvey? Looking at new builds in the area, they're all built up.

Your Friend said:

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https://abc13.com/tires-stolen-from-flooded-vehicles-abandoned-during-storm/5294135/

Very houston

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THIS IS SOOOOO HOUSTON!!

aTm2004 said:

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Boo Weekley said:

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MAS444 said:

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My house has never flooded so flood insurance is a waste of money...said no one ever who ultimately flooded.

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You guys have scared me into looking into flood insurance, but it seems like there are some homes in the town, where if they flood, we are all royally f***ed and the city would never be even close to the same again. If certain areas of the heights or surrounding areas that have never come close to flooding, flood, that means much of the city was wiped out, time for everyone to pack up and leave, right?

I would think the type of flood to flood a home that barely got water in the yard during the worst storms to ever hit Houston would wipe out the city. I guess it would still be good to have flood insurance though so you could rebuild in a different city.

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Didn't a lot of houses in Bellaire and Braeswood flood during Harvey? Looking at new builds in the area, they're all built up.

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Bellaire and Braeswood did. I flew to Brazil the night before Harvey landed and when I came back all I saw was dry wall and furniture lining the streets. Still a few "houses" for sale that were Harvey flooded

aggiebq03+ said:

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redag06 said:

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Live in kingwood and don't have flood insurance. But I'm at the top of a hill and have gravity working for me.

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Does your house not have any water pipes in it?

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Homeowner's insurance covers this

Boo Weekley said:

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MAS444 said:

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My house has never flooded so flood insurance is a waste of money...said no one ever who ultimately flooded.

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You guys have scared me into looking into flood insurance, but it seems like there are some homes in the town, where if they flood, we are all royally f***ed and the city would never be even close to the same again. If certain areas of the heights or surrounding areas that have never come close to flooding, flood, that means much of the city was wiped out, time for everyone to pack up and leave, right?

I would think the type of flood to flood a home that barely got water in the yard during the worst storms to ever hit Houston would wipe out the city. I guess it would still be good to have flood insurance though so you could rebuild in a different city.

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That's an accurate statement if you are only considering widespread, hurricane/tropical storm-induced flooding (i.e. Allison, Harvey, etc.).

As others have pointed out, something as simple as a damaged/collapsed storm sewer pipe or blocked inlet could cause a street to flood that has never ever flooded. In that instance, without flood insurance you'd be screwed as rising water isn't covered by your homeowner's policy.

A friend of mine who lives in Spring Branch West had his [stock] wheels and tires off his 2018 GMC Sierra stolen out of his driveway last night. I got a text this morning, with a picture of his truck on blocks, that read "the hail really hammered my truck last night". Fckers.

*******s did that to me in Midtown back in the day. Came out Thanksgiving morning to find my car on blocks.

redag06 said:

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That is covered by homeowners insurance.

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Burst pipe is covered. But I was trying to confirm you do have running water in your house, which means you have sewer. Backed up sewer is not covered.

Not having flood insurance is a stupid decision. Doesn't matter where you live.

94chem said:

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Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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94chem said:

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LondonAg89 said:

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Our office has a delayed 10 am opening. It may go later.

Kingwood folks - how's kingwood doing? I'm traveling for business and haven't see. The news.

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Here's what happened in Elm Grove, and why it happened:

Elm Grove Flooding

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Here's what happened: that new construction covered a major are that used to be drainage ditches and the water needed somewhere to go, the lowest area ie the streets of Elm Grove. This isnt rocket science.

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Yep. The bayou overflowed, but that was handled by the street drains. This was water that never even made it to the bayou, just plain runoff. I saw another video that claims the builder filled in the existing bayou and diverted it.

I was apparently wrong earlier about Elm Grove. I assumed it had been bayou flooding of homes that had been placed in the 100 year zone after Allison. Looks like it was mostly homes near this clear cut area.

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Marv C. World said:

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chimpanzee said:

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IrishTxAggie said:

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redag06 said:

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Live in kingwood and don't have flood insurance. But I'm at the top of a hill and have gravity working for me.

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Yeah, but you live in Kingwood...

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I'm beginning to see the entire Houston area as temporary swamp islands.

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Well that is what it was before anything was built.

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Indeed.

Where on Bramble wood?

aggiebq03+ said:

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redag06 said:

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That is covered by homeowners insurance.

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Burst pipe is covered. But I was trying to confirm you do have running water in your house, which means you have sewer. Backed up sewer is not covered.

Not having flood insurance is a stupid decision. Doesn't matter where you live.

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Sewer back up can be covered by adding an endorsement to the policy

TX04Aggie said:

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Ugh I hate clear cutting. Im sure it is cheaper, but come on be creative and keep the trees developers!
(I an a native East Texan..)

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Amen. (Big Thicket native here.)

Boo Weekley said:

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MAS444 said:

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My house has never flooded so flood insurance is a waste of money...said no one ever who ultimately flooded.

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You guys have scared me into looking into flood insurance, but it seems like there are some homes in the town, where if they flood, we are all royally f***ed and the city would never be even close to the same again. If certain areas of the heights or surrounding areas that have never come close to flooding, flood, that means much of the city was wiped out, time for everyone to pack up and leave, right?

I would think the type of flood to flood a home that barely got water in the yard during the worst storms to ever hit Houston would wipe out the city. I guess it would still be good to have flood insurance though so you could rebuild in a different city.

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It's also dependent upon where the rain is focused. My brother lived in OF during Harvey, right off of TC Jester maybe 100 yards from the bayou. He didn't end up flooding mostly because OF got pretty lucky with breaks in the rain. Had that storm been different and concentrated more on that area, he definitely would've flooded.

That said, you're right that there are certain spots in town that would only flood if everything else around them was absolutely ****ed.