North Houston residents blame the San Jacinto River Authority for failing to pre-release dam water, leading to severe flooding that devastated homes along the river.
Severe thunderstorms across north Houston left some homeowners with houses underwater. The San Jacinto River Authority continued to release water from the Lake Conroe Dam to lower the water in the lake. The release of water caused homeowners on the West Bank of the San Jacinto River to evacuate.Now, homeowners are expressing their frustrations with the San Jacinto River authority for not planning ahead of the severe weather and releasing water from the Lake Conroe dam way earlier.
"I work for Memorial Hermann, I’m in healthcare. I shouldn’t have to worry about my patients, and then have to worry about my house and the wellbeing of my family," said Justis.FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Android TV, and Vizio!Throughout the day, the San Jacinto River Authority continued to release water from the Lake Conroe Dam. The water released flooded homes along the west bank of the river.
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