There's been several lawsuits against homebuilders in the Kingwood area over the past few years.

And who buy a home anywhere near a river in an area that receives hurricanes..

It's been happening all over SouthEast Texas though..... for the past 20 years or so, while we were going thru drought after drought the developers have been buying up cheap flood way land ( which is lower than the flood plains mind you) and timber-lands full of wetlands (wonder why nobody had ever built on those before maybe???) then clearing them and building huge subdivisions making themselves uber rich. Developers get the gold mine by giving everybody else the shaft! What we have going on this week, was a pretty normal week for April/May back in the 1970's 80's and 90's! I know because I grew up here and have been watching this slow-motion disaster in the making. Next though, we're way overdue a strong windstorm hurricane like Alicia or Rita or Ike (Ike struck the area in 2008, over a decade and a half since we had a Cat III hurricane come thru this area... how epic will that be this time???). Just saying, the worst is actually yet to come people. And y'all, Google October 1994 Flood Texas... it was like this mornings storms, but it went on all day and night for almost 6 full days the San Jacinto River burst into flames houses were swept off their foundations and into the river system the Hwy 59 bridges between Kingwood and Humble were UNDERWATER for days! There's little info about it online because internet was new back then and cell phones didn't have cameras built in yet (and weren't "smart" phones), but you can find a little about it online.

@@michaelshrader5139 excellent !!!!

All them damn property taxes go where exactly

Most likely it wasn't a flood Plain until "Governing Bodies" decided to build Pavement & Concrete Structures that DO NOT DRAIN WATER like the good ole fashioned dirt does. Every sidewalk and road built takes away the natural drainage of water, severe weather changes are part of the earths history, Humans decided me 1st, earth 2nd, God says guess what its MY PLAN!

The government built dams that cannot be trusted, so they do panic releases that cause the problems. Its less about where the homes are built, and more about flood control poorly implemented. I you cannot trust the dams, do NOT build the dams.

And low lying

Just like New Orleans.....

People that are desperate to buy a house

Those same homes always flood like every 3 to 4 years and never drop in value lol

May have to market it as water front/inside property

@CrazyKazygive them some orange tainted paper towels.

Please don't tell that to climate change advocates.

​@@davidmarks5400, They would be the same real estate hypocrites who'd want to profit from such.

Nah, they're probably smart enough not to buy a home in a floodplain.

@@philwhipple4557smart isn’t the term! It’s informed!

Or the carnage that it creates down river when all of a sudden they start releasing massive amounts of water. Only accountability will change this for the future!!!

they know better. Don't buy property in flood zones.

Of course not. They don’t buy homes in areas that have a solid history of flooding. River Plantation floods when the clouds fart. Kingwood floods just about as easily. And it makes me sad for those homeowners. It’s not as simple as “sell it and move”. First, it’s expensive to move. Second, who would buy the home except for investors buying cheap rentals?

It’s despicable and they apparently don’t care.

No they shouldn't be held responsible who's responsible is the homeowners that build in a floodplain

You can't even get flood insurance because you build in a floodplain it's the residence fault

@@jeffbortz8782 Are you stupid? They released the water from the dam after the rain instead of before the rain.

criminal negligence.

You would think!!

So don't park your plane in a flood plain.

Hell yea! Im from Fort Worth and moved to Delaware. Man i miss Texas

You know, you seen it. I have no idea why people buy in flood zones and wonder why their houses is under water.

😊​@@eckankar7756

Ssshhhhhh! Don't tell climate change advocates that.

@@davidmarks5400 Climate is always changing, ask the dinosaurs about their climate changes.

@@richardgomez5008 God controls the weather,and he doesn't change-Psalm 107 -Malachi 3:6. Colossians 1:17.

They are putting the house up 4 sale

Dear CB, Sad, but I would agree.

Right...I would be gone so fast!

There's a creek on every block

For what? The river authority didn't build her home in a floodplain.

@@philwhipple4557you are not the sharpest tool in the shed, are ya?

A whole lot sharper than you my friend. @@fortyarpent

Never build or live at or below the historical high water mark.

@@philwhipple4557did you not listen to the video??? They could've released more water throughout the week

Sad situation 😢

Trey, What's dude?

even easier - release the water before the rains.

@@generictester That’s one approach, but water is an increasingly scarce resource, and once it’s released, it’s gone for good. My humble approach allows for full utilization of the existing lake, as well as supporting over water resources in the area. If the dam only existed to protect low lying houses downstream, your plan would be impeccable. But the dam and the lake behind it is utilized for a large number of purposes and that list will likely grow in the future.

4" of rain is a normal day in southeast texas. Its when we get to above 10" for a couple of days straight that problems start arising

@geocam2 Do you mean you could have seen this coming? That you could have accurately predicted that this very amount of rain would fall in this very region at this very time, but not 50, 75, or 100 miles away?

Because they don’t slowly let all of the water out!! They let it all out at once!

They use computer models, and historical data. They can see the system a week in advance. This time of year it comes over the Rockies at high speed. It's an El Niño year. It's a predictable cycle. All those big brains in Government should have seen it coming. Some probably did, but were ignored by incompetent leadership. The types that do nothing, or pass the buck to avoid responsibility.

I would like to hear that story, what are they going to do, continue with flood insurance or drop the customer.

Not the Gulf. It's the rivers. I live less than 30 miles from the Gulf. 25 miles due south of Houston, we saw a fraction of this rain. Even if we did, our community has huge (retention) ponds and runoff channels from the street to both sewer drains and those ponds. The floating lighted fountains in the pond may drown, though, depending on the lengths of their tethers. I also lived in Katy, due west of Houston, during Harvey. That community, too, had ponds, but not as large as those here. Only one evening did water get to curb and sidewalk level, but never up the slightly sloping driveway.

Meanwhile in Corpus Christi we’re under Stage Two water restrictions.

Some of these homes are established 30-40 year homes in 500 year flood plains. We are not what we consider "near water". There needs to be a coordinated way to release water with all impacted downstream dams releasing at the same rate. What they are doing now and since Harvey is completely irresponsible. Flooding could happen anywhere if you release enough water. Lot of mitigation was done since Harvey. But if you release too much water in a small area without having a proper release process it will flood. That's what is happening here. The rainfall this time is not a hurricane or even a severe storm. Its not acceptable that people should flood in this situation.

@@purnimananayakkara9649 16 inches in some areas with an additional 8 inches. Plus, all the rain upstream. Millions of gallons. There is no way to mitigate this flooding. This never happened when people didn't live in the forests. They deforested, poured tons of concrete, and now look what they have done.

Most of that area is now a canal.

Jim, Teach us how to build.

@@eddyvideostar Unlike the many experts, I do not profess expertise in this area and will not offer my opinion of what should or should not have been done. However, keep the expertis rolling and perhaps a solution will be found.