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>> Correction.
We actually peaked at 66.72 in 1994
@Burnsway: 67.30 in 1994, 62.80 in 2008 (hurricane Ike) This one will go down as #5 with 61.90 and is the 3rd highest since homes have been built in Forest Cove. Historic Crests(1) 67.30 ft on 10/18/1994(2) 63.20 ft on 05/31/1929(3) 62.80 ft on 09/14/2008(4) 62.20 ft on 11/26/1940(5) 60.10 ft on 11/15/1998
@Maisey1:
Pulled my info off harris county flood district archived history levels. Maybe they entered that before it peaked. Anyway you look at it, thats a lot more than this weekend but yet damage and depth in homes were very close.
@Burnsway: Not really, if you think of it. This was a very high crest (3rd highest in recent history) so it makes sense that some places that haven't flooded in years did take on water, but other than the homes along the river in Forest Cove were there any other reports of water in homes? I haven't heard of any. I haven't heard of homes flooding north side of Hamblen yet either. And of course Kings Harbor wasn't around back then and given it's location flooding would be expected regardless. Street flooding is to be expected and there is a reason why many homes (forest cove excepted) sit much higher than street level. I would rather be stuck in my house a day or two due to street flooding than have water in my home. In 94 the flooding was much, much more extensive. The homes near the pond in Kingwood Lakes took on water as well as several homes in Kings Point. The Kingwood Lakes apartments also flooded and the sub floors of Kingwood High School flooded (mostly the gym with their band new floor). So given the recent height of the river I think Kingwood fared relatively well.
@Maisey1:
I saw this on FB. This house is said to be behind that Country Inn Suites that was evacuated down by the mall --
@HoofHearted: I saw those too. I believe this is not their first rodeo with flooding though...
I was inquiring about it on another thread to see if it was related to the new coscto and someone replied that they have flooded over there before. Probably 08 and 94 just like forest cove. I think I would move if I lived back there! 4951