What parts of TX doesn't really flood? (Houston, San Antonio: homes, buy)

[BobTex]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

I have to laugh at that, too.....I live in WT, and we haven't had a winter to speak of for at least 5-10 years.

Houston got a huge snow either last year or year before, but it's extremely rare.

If you want tropical, consider the Rio Grande Valley--McAllen, Mission, Harlingen, etc....

It is extremely HOT down there in the summer, but then so is the rest of Texas.

It's the only thing I hate about it. It's my native state, and I love it otherwise.

But the older I get, the more I hate the heat.

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WOW Cathy.....I feel the same way about the heat. I lived in Maine for 2 winters and honestly I think I handled the cold there better than the heat here.......and that's tuff for the Texas boy to say.


I don't remember the snow in Houston though and I'm only 80 miles NE of there. I can't remember the last time it snowed here (maybe I'm getting senile or something )

Bob

[Spookmeister]

Winter of 2004 when the storm went all the way south to Victoria. There were people down there in awe of the first snow fall in their life!

[TootsieWootsie]

2001 Big flood in Bellaire--middle of Houston town literally--and we lost a new Camaro and a room in our house. State Farm *****ed so many people the Attorney General of the State kicked that insurance company out, and Farmers withdrew. Many good insurance companies won't come into Texas due to so much flooding. There has been another big flood since then, I understand.
I know 2001 brought something like 2-3 floods--with the water up to the ROOF of houses--and destroyed San Antonio parts as it was on tv over and over. Austin got really bad flooding that year, also. Bad year.
Pick carefully where you live in these cities and get FLOOD INSURANCE. Don't be a fool--buy it if it is suggested by your particular city council for your area.
Snow? That's a good one. When they have a "big" snow you would have to get on the ground and scrape up a cup of it. The people in Houston go wild with glee 'cause they have never seen snow hardly. Even the crabby people are just smiling like little kids. Being from Chicago, it's a hoot to see.
Don't worry about snow, but do worry about where you live. As you can see from Katrina, flooding can be a drag and really ruin where you live totally. Just be careful.

[heatam]

What parts of San Antonio, or surroundings, do not flood?

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by BobTex

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WOW Cathy.....I feel the same way about the heat. I lived in Maine for 2 winters and honestly I think I handled the cold there better than the heat here.......and that's tuff for the Texas boy to say.


I don't remember the snow in Houston though and I'm only 80 miles NE of there. I can't remember the last time it snowed here (maybe I'm getting senile or something )

Bob

LOL!! Mea culpa....it was VICTORIA that got more of it than Houston in 2004......but Houston was right on the line, according to this blog:

http://www.richardsfault.com/White_C...as_in_Houston/

People were shocked....and I was jealous!!!

[ImpeachTheDrunkNow]

You love it there. It is the jewel of west tx.

[curbur]

We got a dusting for 20 minutes my friend lol.. hardly a huge snow storm. The thing that trips me out between Dallas and Houston is that there's a lot of summer days where the temperatures are higher in the northern part of the state than the southern. I get it, ocean currents and weather patterns and all, but it still seems weird.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by heatam

I can deal with hurricanes-you have time to prepare. Tornadoes can happen anywhere/anytime, so I shouldn't even worry about that. however, I don't want to live in an area that is prone to flooding.

I was looking at New Braunfels (sp), but then read that it is prone to Florida, and then I heard that areas outlying Houston (League City) can be prone to flooding.

As long as it isn't up north TX (too cold for hubby), what parts, specific areas, do not have flooding? Thanks!

With the exception of really flat areas like much of Houston, most of the areas that experience flooding in Texas are along the sides of large creeks and rivers that will flood when they get heavy rain. Many parts of New Braunfels are safe from flooding but an awful lot of that particular community is in the flood plain.

Trulia Local - Visual analysis of local data

You can go to almost any city on that map, click on Hazards and Flooding and it will display the areas most prone to flooding. As long as you avoid living in those areas you will be pretty safe.

[Saintmarks]

Just pick a higher elevation away from creeks or rivers with good drainage and their should be no problems. Avoid creek and river crossings when flash flood warnings are about. That is about all you have to worry about. I see the people with troubles on the news but personally know no one that has been directly flooded... car or house. Most people in Texas do not live in a flood zone and most know to turn around/don't drown.

[AlfredB1979]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

Just pick a higher elevation away from creeks or rivers with good drainage and their should be no problems. Avoid creek and river crossings when flash flood warnings are about. That is about all you have to worry about. I see the people with troubles on the news but personally know no one that has been directly flooded... car or house. Most people in Texas do not live in a flood zone and most know to turn around/don't drown.

In that case, why even bother to worry? Even the best drainages can be overwhelmed by Mother Nature eventually.

Even the middle of the desert can be subject to a flash flood.


September 8th 2014 Phoenix Monsoon Rain & Flash Flood


So, I am pretty sure everything else in between sea level and desert is fair game.