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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts) Mon Aug 28, 2017, 07:28 PM Aug 2017

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Harvey Brings Catastrophic Flooding To Houston Area

Aug 28, 2017
Victoria, Texas Mayor Paul Polasek joins MTP Daily to discuss how his city is responding to the effects of Tropical Storm Harvey.

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Harvey Brings Catastrophic Flooding To Houston Area (Original Post) L. Coyote Aug 2017 OP

Water apkhgp Aug 2017 #1

And it is all pavement and roofs. Impervious surface change (1940-2017) L. Coyote Aug 2017 #2

Texas, like many big R states pfitz59 Aug 2017 #3

apkhgp

(1,068 posts)

1. Water

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 07:56 PM

Aug 2017

It just comes in with a destructive force.
You can not underestimate it.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

2. And it is all pavement and roofs. Impervious surface change (1940-2017)

Reply to apkhgp (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 09:34 PM

Aug 2017

pfitz59

(10,381 posts)

3. Texas, like many big R states

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 12:30 AM

Aug 2017

has little or no land use planning or laws. they build in flood plains with impunity....

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