SAN ANTONIO – Residents of a Northwest Side neighborhood are bracing for yet another potential weather disaster as heavy rain forecasts loom over a street that has become all too familiar with rising floodwaters.
As of Thursday morning, homeowners along Dhaka View—located near the intersection of Grissom Road and Timberhill Drive—are frantically preparing their properties. With meteorologists warning of significant rainfall beginning Thursday afternoon, the community is shifting from hopeful anticipation to defensive survival mode.
“I don’t know. I’ll probably get sandbags or something to make sure it doesn’t come up,” said Eric Stubbs, a recent arrival to the neighborhood. Stubbs, who rents his home, said he only learned about the severity of the drainage issues after moving in. He noted subtle signs of recurring trauma to the landscape, including significant corrosion along back fences, but confessed that the true extent of the flooding risk remained a blind spot until now.
For others on the block, the storm is a grim reminder of recent, costly losses. Jonathan Clemente, who resides at the end of the street that historically suffers the most severe impact, is still reeling from the aftermath of a July deluge. During that event, floodwaters surged into his home, destroying a refrigerator and a dining room table—items he had only just purchased to replace belongings lost in a previous flood in 2025.
“I didn’t even get it out of the box or enjoy it for one day before the flood took it away,” Clemente told KSAT 12 News during the July recovery efforts.
The fear among neighbors is palpable, as many have reported structural damage to their home foundations caused by the relentless, repeated soakings. Residents point to a nearby creek as the primary culprit, arguing that inadequate drainage infrastructure is failing to channel heavy runoff away from their properties. The atmosphere on the street is one of resignation; at least one home already bears a “For Sale” sign, signaling that some residents have finally reached their breaking point.
Despite the mounting frustration and the clear danger to property, immediate relief remains out of reach. While city officials acknowledged the drainage issues following the summer storms, a project aimed at mitigating the flooding is not slated to begin until mid-to-late 2027.
For now, the residents of Dhaka View are left to weather the storm on their own, reinforcing doorways with sandbags and monitoring the clouds with a sense of dread. With the ground already saturated and more rain on the way, the community remains in a state of high alert, hoping that this time, their homes will remain dry.
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