To: Palladin; antivenom; McGavin999; CindyDawg
I just got a cell call from daybreakcoming! She and her family are fine, 200 miles from their home in Liberty County!
She doesn't know about her house yet -- she's going tomorrow -- but the sheriff has told them that they may be two to three weeks without power.
It had something to do with the Trinity River -- maybe they opened the flood gates at a lake and then couldn't get them closed??? But she is on a high elevation, a male and the half from the river; but she's worried about the trees around her house.
She's going to call back tomorrow night with an up to date on the scene report.
426 posted on
09/25/2005 5:04:19 PM PDT by
Howlin
(No, I'm not as nice as NautiNurse. :-))
To: Howlin
Yes the Trinty River has a dam and they believe it may have been damaged, to "find out" they will have to let a bunch of water out and they know it will cause some minor flooding down stream. It is either a "minor flood" to check the dam or "assume" it is ok to only have it lead to a MAJOR flood, because it WAS compromised and never checked.
Going to be a rough day for folks in the Liberty area.
427 posted on
09/25/2005 5:16:45 PM PDT by
antivenom
(If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!)
To: Howlin
At least we know she's safe. I'll take her off the list.
428 posted on
09/25/2005 5:23:41 PM PDT by
McGavin999
(We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))
To: Howlin
Thanks for the good news about daybreakcoming and thanks for this thread.
Hope all our good FReepers and their families made it through OK.
433 posted on
09/25/2005 6:38:05 PM PDT by
Palladin
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