Jarvis Road was one of several major Cy-Fair roads to be inundated with water during the Tax Day flood in 2016.[/caption]

What we reported A historic rainfall event on April 18, which has since become known as the Tax Day Flood, dumped more than 17 inches of rain on the Cy-Fair area, much of which fell over a 12-hour period. The result was the kind of flooding that experts expect to take place once every 500 years. Cy-Fair ISD schools were closed for one week, many homes were flooded and several roads remained impossible to travel on for days.

The latest Officials with the Harris County Flood Control District have several projects planned but said they would need about $140 million more per year to fund all recommended projects. Citizen groups like Residents Against Flooding say better development standards are needed to keep developers from exacerbating flooding.

What’s next Harris County announced a desire to install at least eight rain gauges in surrounding counties—including Waller, Montgomery and Grimes—to get a better idea of when potential flooding could be coming. The HCFCD also has several projects on its five-year plan in the Cy-Fair area, such as the Langham Creek Frontier Program.

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