There was a lull in the storm today, so Tom and I went out to see how the neighborhood looks. This is the lake next to my office.
Out of it's banks and up the grass to the sidewalk, the lake is doing it's job, collecting water away from the homes and streets.
We've had 24 inches of rain so far and now we are predicted to get another 15 to 25 inches in the next two days.
Our neighbor city, Houston is flooded. They've been rescuing people all day long. The freeways are closed and flooded out.
Sugar Land was built with flooding in mind and we have a complex series of pumps, bayous, levees and detention lakes to handle water flow.
We pay a "Levee Tax" to keep it maintained and so far it has done well.
But we can't be too relaxed about anything when it comes to Mother Nature.