The threat of bad weather caused fear among some flood-weary residents across the greater Houston area.
Many are still recovering from Harvey more than seven months later.
“We had to evacuate,” recalled Canyon Gate homeowner Crystal Garner.
Garner’s home of 13 years is still in the midst of a major remodel thanks to damage caused by nearly waist-deep water.
“Roughly about three, three-and-a-half feet,” said Garner. “And it stayed in here for about two weeks.”
Her fears rise whenever storm clouds roll in or the threat of heavy rain is predicted.
“I just installed a bunch of grass and all that stuff and I’m like, I hope it doesn’t float away,” said Garner. “Which I know is unrealistic, but you don’t know what to anticipate anymore.”
Canyon Gate was recently profiled by the New York Times.
The piece focused on the fact that the subdivision near Katy was developed within the confines of the Baker Reservoir.
A time-lapse using Google Earth shows homes filling in over the decades in areas designed to fill up with water, when needed.
“And with all the work that’s going on with extending the reservoirs and all that stuff, we don’t know where that’s at and how much it will help, if anything,” said Garner.
Like many others, Garner and her family didn’t have flood insurance.
But they didn’t think twice about rebuilding.
“Because we love it,” said Garner.
Even though what happened before could happen again.
Harris County emergency management officials have tried to quell fears via Twitter.
They stated predicted weather would not be anything like Harvey.