Montgomery County issues disaster declaration due to ongoing flooding
High water rescues near Lake Conroe (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough has signed a disaster declaration for the county due to the ongoing flood situation and the risk for additional rainfall.
“This declaration has activated all available resources throughout the county to address the immediate needs,” Keough said.
Keough said they are expecting additional rainfall Wednesday night and that many roads are closed due to high water.
“The sheer number of roads with high water or closed is too vast to continue to list individually,” he said. “Please do not drive in high water. The county’s first responders have been assisting motorists all day who have ignored barricades and water over the roads and proceeded to drive through the water.”
Keough said the Lake Conroe dam is currently releasing 16,525 CFS of water.
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“We have been informed that releases will continue as inflows into the lake from our northern counties has not yet crested,” he said.
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About the Author Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.
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