It seemed a strong likelihood last week that the high pressure system to the west and north of Houston would do just as the weather people were saying, ie, block the westward and nortward progress of a low pressure system. That’s basic meterology.
That’s what happened. That’s why Harvey stalled over the houston area, that’s why an entire hurricane’s woth of rain fell in one location, and that’s why the mayor of houston made a dumb, one-sided statement rather than giving both sides of the equation.
I talked about it on Thursday with the rest of my team located in Houston. NWS and TWC were both stating early Thursday that this was going to be bad and flood beyond anything Houston had seen. Most people just didn’t want to believe it.
After Rita, people in Houston were afraid to try and evacuate again. I had coworkers stuck on the highway for 16 hours with the families. Once again, politics will be responsible for lots of suffering and death.
Where the mayor screwed up was not doing a limited evacuation of the areas that flood even with a couple inches of rain. Plus being an arrogant liberal about it.
That Mayor should be hanged. Period