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Title: Houston: Loop 610 floods on clear sunny day
Post by: MaxConcrete on February 27, 2020, 07:30:45 PM
Houston enhances its reputation for flooding

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/All-East-Loop-610-lanes-under-water-cars-flooded-15089622.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HC_AfternoonReport&utm_term=news&utm_content=headlines#photo-19098937 (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/All-East-Loop-610-lanes-under-water-cars-flooded-15089622.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HC_AfternoonReport&utm_term=news&utm_content=headlines#photo-19098937)

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Title: Re: Houston: Loop 610 floods on clear sunny day
Post by: Perfxion on February 27, 2020, 08:27:33 PM
Water main broke and now we got a water boil alert and HISD is closed tomorrow too.
Title: Re: Houston: Loop 610 floods on clear sunny day
Post by: Beltway on February 28, 2020, 05:44:30 AM
Quote from: MaxConcrete on February 27, 2020, 07:30:45 PM
Houston enhances its reputation for flooding

A broken water main can cause flooding, even on a clear, sunny day.
Title: Re: Houston: Loop 610 floods on clear sunny day
Post by: wxfree on February 28, 2020, 09:08:50 AM
I remember something like that happening in Dallas years go.  As I remember, it wasn't as severe.  Something like that might happen if the water poured into the Canyon.  I don't know what kind of drainage it has, and I don't remember if it was even in that area.  On the news, they showed high water rescue crews working on streets in water that wasn't nearly as deep.