Hurricane Harvey Live Thread Part II

Various ^ | 8/26/2017 | Various

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport TX about 10:00PM CDT Friday night. Top sustained winds were 130mph. Rockport High School sustained heavy damage when a portion of the roof collapsed. A senior housing complex collapsed. The Rockport courthouse sustained major damage with “a cargo trailer halfway in the building.” Multiple tornadoes reported in the Houston/Galveston areas. There are reports of scattered structural fires and a shooting was reported in Corpus Christi. Residents along the San Bernard River were advised to evacuate and most TX Gulf coast counties are under flash flood watches.

Many locations are under a boil-water notice. Power outages are widespread. President Donald Trump promptly granted a Disaster Declaration to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request. More than 700 members of the Texas Army and Air National Guards, Texas State Guard and the Texas Military Department have been activated and are positioning themselves throughout the state ahead of Hurricane Harvey and its anticipated landfall later this week. Ahead of the storm, FEMA sent supplies from its warehouse in Fort Worth to a staging point at Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio.

Mash image to find lots of satellite imagery links

Public Advisories
Severe Weather Watches and Warnings TX
NHC Discussions
NHC Local Hurricane Statements Corpus Christi
NHC Local Hurricane Statements Galveston
Buoy Data near Harvey

Thread I: Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Harvey Approaches Texas Gulf Coast

[abb]

This old Katrina vet passed on earlier this summer.

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_fadb0c12-4fd2-11e7-afc6-23e7969840c6.html

Walter Maestri, who spent a decade as the public face of Jefferson Parish during hurricane seasons but saw his name permanently associated with the controversial decision to evacuate pump station operators during Hurricane Katrina, died Monday. He was 73.

[txrefugee]

We Central Texans are just praying we can keep power and water for the next five days.

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for the update. I see died of ALS.

[deport]

Cruisers are getting an extended stay because of the
Hurricane. At least they are safe with no damage.

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Four cruise lines with a total of 20,000 passengers on board previously scheduled to dock
in Galveston, Texas, will likely be postponed well into next week, the Houston Chronicle
reports. Three of the ships are Carnival cruise lines, while the fourth belongs to Royal
Caribbean.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-harvey-20-000-cruise-204242315.html

[NautiNurse]

A two week cruise for the price of one! Hopefully, supplies are sufficient to feed and accommodate the passengers.

Remember when cruise ships were brought into NOLA to house storm refugees following Katrina?

[boycott]

Seems the media missed the worst parts of the hurricane. Most were in Corpus Christi and that was on the west side (weaker) of the storm.

This is the best video I’ve seen:

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1zqKVRbYXWWKB

The best online coverage I’ve seen is:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4825124/Hurricane-Harvey-hits-Texas-130mph-winds.html

Again, a foreign website.

I am sure the US media will soon be say that Hurricane Harvey is Trump’s fault because he didn’t denounce it strong enough.

[vis a vis]

Try this one also

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/southeast-region/weather-radar-24hr

[NautiNurse]

Yes, several of us were following Jeff at the Rockport carwash last night. High drama, fer sure. Would be good to know whether he survived last night.

[PAR35]

The best online coverage I’ve seen is:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4825124/Hurricane-Harvey-hits-Texas-130mph-winds.html

I'm not sure I can agree as to quality when they write this:

"To Texas Senator Chuck Grassley he tweeted:"

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Harvey Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092017
800 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017
...8 AM CDT POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...

A NOAA tide gauge at Port Lavaca, Texas, recently measured a water
level of 6.2 feet above Mean Higher High Water. The site has also
recently reported sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) with a gust to
72 mph (117 km/h).

An automated weather station near Victoria, Texas, recently
observed a sustained wind of 58 mph (107 km/h) with a gust to 77 mph.

Another tide gauge at Seadrift, Texas, recently measured a water
level of 5.7 feet above Mean Higher High Water.
SUMMARY OF 800 AM CDT...1300 UTC...INFORMATION
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Location...28.7N 97.3W
About 25 MI...40 KM SW OF Victoria TX
About 90 MI...145 KM SE OF San Antonio TX
Max Sustained Winds...80 MPH
Moving...NNW 6 MPH
Pressure...978 MB $$ Forecaster Brown

[foundedonpurpose]

For you, real time tools including the latest flight recon: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/

[plsvn]

www.harriscountyfws.org

for the general Houston area.

[boycott]

I’m not sure I can agree as to quality when they write this:

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Maybe it just tells us how bad the media is here in the USA. DailyMail.com has better online coverage than any USA website.

[DollyCali]

As always thanks for your diligence n commitment

FreedomPoster. Enjoyed your homepage!

[NautiNurse]

Thanks—bookmarked!

[NautiNurse]

Harvey's eye is still quite visible:

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Anyone see the storm chaser stuck in the car wash in Rockport. He sat there until the eye passed over. The car wash disintegrated around him.

[Tax-chick]

one shooting was less than a typical Friday night

I'm sure. I was just amused that it was included as "hurricane news."

[EQAndyBuzz]

San Antonio has heavy raid and sustained high winds.

Remember, if you come to moving water. “Don’t drown, turn around.”

[FreedomPoster]

Thanks!