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Old 09-03-2017, 11:48 AM
 
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Seems to me it would be a good idea for engineers, hydrologists, emergency folks to run a computer simulation of what San Antonio and the surrounding areas would look like if we got hit by 50 inches of rain.

I think that I live on a hill that might be high enough but it's bracketed by creeks that would leave us on an 'island'.

So a map might be a good thing.

I noticed new flood control construction BUT then new housing developments right along aside of them. That doesn't sound like a plan to me.
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Old 09-03-2017, 12:39 PM
 
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Cross that bridge when you come to it.

Record-setting flood of 1998 that killed 25 happened after 15 inches of rain - San Antonio Express-News
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Old 09-03-2017, 01:47 PM
 
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Nearby Medina got the brunt in 1978 Amelia, 48", so there should be some historical evidence and hopefully proactive improvement in SA plan.

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Old 09-03-2017, 06:42 PM
 
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Nearby Medina got the brunt in 1978 Amelia, 48", so there should be some historical evidence and hopefully proactive improvement in SA plan.

Seek / live on High ground...

40 years of development and concretization will make any 1978 model essentially useless.
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Old 09-04-2017, 10:46 AM
 
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I've found FEMA flood maps but I don't know if they take into account a Harvey like storm.

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