Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 17 is actively monitoring Tropical Storm Francine in the Gulf of Mexico. Francine is expected to become a hurricane when it reaches the northwestern Gulf coast on Wednesday, September 11. However, the probable path does not include LID 17 and there is a low probability of tropical storm force winds. The Brazos River is also at a low level that does not impact drainage inside the LID 17 levee. Based on the current forecast, the District does not anticipate that the pump stations will be operated, but operators are on stand-by if the forecast changes.
During any heavy rain event there may be street ponding or flooding if the storm drains are overwhelmed and back up. As rainfall decreases, the storm sewers will catch up, and any water in the streets will recede.
