Flooding Was a Common Problem
Flooding had become a major issue in Texas in the spring of 2016. In fact, 16 people had lost their lives due to a previous flood. And officials were not willing to risk the lives of any more of their residents, so they put some extreme measures in place for future natural disasters. This partially alarmed residents, who hope that their flooding fears were behind them after the extreme weather of years past, but it also gave them hope to consider new methods of keeping their property safe from water and wind damage.