“The City of Conroe, stating that flooding is imminent, is calling for more than a dozen communities to evacuate in response to the record release of water from the Lake Conroe Dam,” a report from the Houston Chronicle states.
Areas of evacuation include:
McDade Estates – Evacuate
River Plantation – Recommended
Woodhaven Forest – Recommended
Artesian – Recommended
Riverbrook Drive & Sherbrook Circle (East of I45 @ 1488) – Recommended
Neighborhoods Downstream from McDade Estates – Recommended
The approximate 200 homes of McDade Estates in West Conroe off of FM 2854 west of Loop 336 West have been prone to flooding due to their position along the West Fork of the San Jacinto River.
River Plantation, a large community south of Conroe, has also experienced flooding during previous major storms.
The city plans to go knocking door to door to alert McDade Estates residents, who expressed concerns to about the potential of flooding from the Lake Conroe release.
The current release rate from Lake Conroe is 73,201 cubic feet per second (cfs), more than doubling the previous record set in 1994. This weekend, the lake has received 18.5 inches of rain on the north side by FM 1097.
Rivers and creeks downstream from the Lake Conroe Dam are expected to reach major flood levels today.
Source: The Houston Chronicle