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Home | News Releases | January 2019 Brazos River Update #2

January 2019 Brazos River Update #2

January 7, 2019

Overhead Channel to River
Aerial photograph facing east over Simonton, Texas showing drainage channel and Brazos River / Fotografía aérea que muestra el canal de drenaje y el río Brazos hacia el este sobre Simonton, Texas

FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS – The Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management continued to monitor the Brazos river over the weekend along with our local, state, and federal partners. While the forecast is lower and should still crest on Wednesday, the river levels continue to rise. Low lying areas along the river may continue to see minor flooding, but once the river crests the levels are expected to fall rapidly. The river’s forecast crest level of 45 feet is about 10-feet lower than both Hurricane Harvey and Memorial Day in 2016, and 5 feet lower than Memorial Day and Tax Day flooding in 2015.

Brazos River in Richmond Hydrograph showing project crest of 45-feet
Brazos River in Richmond Hydrograph showing project crest of 45-feet. / El río Brazos en el hidrograma de Richmond muestra una cresta de 45 pies.

The Office of Emergency Management is monitoring the river, bridges, critical infrastructure, and neighborhoods along the river. Earlier this morning, the Office conducted overflights of the Simonton area to determine any threat to the public, observing that drainage systems are functioning as designed, and crews from the Fort Bend County Drainage District are working diligently to clear ditches before the river rises further.

The Office of Emergency Management will continue to monitor as conditions develop.


CONDADO DE FORT BEND, TEXAS – La Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias del Condado de Fort Bend continuó monitoreando el río Brazos durante el fin de semana junto con nuestros socios locales, estatales y federales. El pronóstico de la cresta del río es más bajo y aún para el miércoles, los niveles del río continúan aumentando. Es posible que las áreas bajas a lo largo del río continúen viendo inundaciones menores, pero una vez que se alcancen las crestas, se espera que los niveles caigan rápidamente. El nivel de la cresta pronosticado del río de 45 pies es aproximadamente 10 pies más bajo que el huracán Harvey y las inundaciones de Memorial Day del 2016 y 5 pies más bajo que las inundaciones de Memorial Day y Tax Day del 2015.

La Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias está monitoreando el río, los puentes, la infraestructura crítica y los vecindarios a lo largo del río. Esta mañana, la Oficina realizó vuelos en el área de Simonton para determinar cualquier amenaza al público, observando que los sistemas de drenaje funcionan como se diseñaron, y el personal del Distrito de Drenaje del Condado de Fort Bend está trabajando diligentemente para limpiar las zanjas antes de que el río siga avanzando.

La Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias continuará supervisando a medida que se desarrollen las condiciones.

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