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God is punishing south Texas...there is ZERO reason for the federal government to send money to these heathens. God is speaking to those ungodly people. I support ZERO funds to help those people
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Originally Posted by tonym9428
And if God wants that region to rise again, he will allow.
For now, the federal government should do nothing.
I think you've provided nothing refuting any of this.
But he did use some political sounding words. It doesn't matter that he probably doesn't know how to use them properly... or that they're barely political in the first place. But he got to pout about "the left", so his job is done.
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But he did use some political sounding words. It doesn't matter that he probably doesn't know how to use them properly... or that they're barely political in the first place. But he got to pout about "the left", so his job is done.
Does anyone who lives in the Houston area know anything about the area around White Oak Bayou? If so, can you let me know if this area is getting any better with flooding? Thanks.
One stupid pastor does not represent all of Texas. You may think it's funny but all of us facing flooding here in Houston aren't laughing. These comments make me sick to my stomach. The thought that some of you wish the worst for us is just awful.
God is punishing south Texas...there is ZERO reason for the federal government to send money to these heathens. God is speaking to those ungodly people. I support ZERO funds to help those people
and thus speaks the accuser.... if we needed punishing- it be in DC- but from the beginning of time- the earth gets mad, and cold hearted people pointing fingers does not make Him happy for sure
No one is talking about dam failure because people have so little experience with it.
A sample of scary math....
I did an analysis of the three spillways on Lake Houston and estimate they can handle 600,000 ft3/sec. For comparison the spillways of Hoover Dam can handle 400,000 cfs.
Current discharge rate of Conroe is now 73,201 cfs according to a tweet by authorities. This is twice the highest flow ever.
However, water from Conroe represents only a fifth of all of the total water shed for Lake Houston.
Therefore, in theory 73,201 cfs * 5 = about 350,000 cfs.
Therefore, I consider 350,000 cfs a pretty good approximate value of water now reaching Lake Houston.
I am unable to find a maximum spillway capacity for Lake Houston and again made my own determination.
Can anyone locate not design capacity but the capacity just before failure?
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Originally Posted by fisheye
These are earthen dams and the soil is super saturated; do they need to top to fail? I see that back in 2015 they covered the Lewis Creek Reservoir with plastic when they feared it would fail: Worried residents keeping eye on dam in Conroe | abc13.com. I presume the 'experts' are keeping a close eye on these dams. It is just that it is hard to predict how this much rainfall will affect these dams. If Lake Conroe would go; how deep will the water become downstream? What is the worse case scenario?
I read a couple of articles this morning about "Why Houston Floods" and the Big Problems with the Earthen Dams. This isn't "new stuff" - it's been recognized as a Major Problem for years and now these "50 year" Floods are happening constantly - the "100 year Floods" coming twice a year.
Now about the Floods - Every single person living in Houston should read this series of Articles 2-3 times. They have been kicking this rusted can done the road for decades - it will mean very hard choices for both the Citizens and the Local Government and it will require an "all hands on deck" approach. Houston has to pull together on this and decide what to do. It needs to be a "people" decision and not a "political" decision.
It's all about "what" is causing these increasing Floods and the only solutions available.
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if we needed punishing- it be in DC- but from the beginning of time- the earth gets mad, and cold hearted people pointing fingers does not make Him happy for sure