SUGAR LAND, Texas — Water continues to recede in Sugar Land neighborhood streets.
More than eight inches of rain fell in about four hours Tuesday night, creating a mess on the roads and headaches in neighborhoods off Settler’s Way and William Trace.
“I was having heart palpitations again,” said resident Doreene Hoang. “Of course the first thing that came into my mind was Harvey.”
But last night’s storm was worse for Sugar Land than the 2017 hurricane.
“As a comparison during Harvey, we got the same amount of rain over three days. So when people tell us, something’s wrong,” said Doug Adolph who is the spokesman for the City of Sugar Land. “This didn’t even happen during Harvey. They’re right. This didn’t happen during Harvey. What we had was much worse, at least for Sugar Land.”
Higher river levels in the Brazos are also impacting the way storm water drains.
“So what happens when the Brazos River is up near flood stage is that the levees close their floodgates,” explained Adolph. “When the floodgates are closed, the water can’t drain naturally into the outflows, which is the Brazos River. They have to pump the water out. It’s a very slow process.”
KHOU11’s weather team is forecasting more rain to fall over the Houston metro from now through Saturday.
The threat of more flooding in Sugar Land starts Thursday with at least six more inches of rain expected to fall over the Houston suburb.
Adolph says street flooding is possible and, “then there’s the possibility of homes being impacted. And that’s the concern right now. Residents need to stay very alert. Pay attention to the weather forecasts.”
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