General

Based on this morning’s forecasts, the heaviest impacts are still shown to be east of the Greater Houston/Fort Bend County area with the potential for 10-20 inches over the next 7 days along the Louisiana Coast with Fort Bend County possibly receiving 1 to 3 inches. Final rainfall amounts are dependent upon the ultimate path of this system so these estimates are subject to change.

The pump station, including the new pump are operational. The Board, Engineer and Operator are continuing to monitor the current forecasts and LID Solutions is on standby in the event they need to mobilize.

We encourage residents to continue to monitor forecasts for the area, check and stock hurricane kits and have plans ready to be enacted this week, and follow trusted weather sources for information, recommendations and changes to the forecast.  (National Hurricane Center, Houston/Galveston National Weather Service, West Gulf River Forecast Center and Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management).

The pumps were shut off around 11 PM last night. We are continuing 24 hour operations at the pump station. The pumps and generators are fully operational. The lakes are drained down per the EAP and we have capacity for an additional 7”-8” of rainfall in our lakes. The staff has been on duty 24/7 since Tuesday and will remain through the next few days due to the expected rain.

Below is the current Brazos River prediction and the cumulative rainfall expected over the next 24 hours to 3 days. The prediction for precipitation in the area is approximately 5”-7” of rainfall over the next 3 days.

We encourage you to sign up for alerts from the City of Sugar Land and from Fort Bend County. We will keep you updated with any changes.