Did your home flood unexpectedly in in the Clear Lake City area of SE Houston?

Clear Lake City is located in SE Harris County, TX.  It includes twenty-one subdivisions developed beginning in the late 1960s and continuing to the present.  There are significant areas with high flooding risk, however the area has generally avoided serious damage from major storms during that time.

The recent Hurricane Harvey event provides a case study for examination of the accuracy of the predictive value provided by Flood Insurance Risk Maps (FIRM) developed by FEMA.  The patterns of water accumulation and the resulting damage will be presented in future posts as a basis for discussion and further investigation.

If your home or neighborhood is located in a low flooding risk area according to the FIRM but had significant water damage please join in the discussion.  Let's examine the possible causes and implications for the future. 

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