Posted on 08/24/2017 8:44:29 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Harvey approaching Texas Gulf Coast.
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it looks to me like there is some light-moderate southerly wind shear...
the south outflow/cold could tops are flat and having a hard time fanning out...
not as bad as a couple of hours ago though
You can kiss all the mobile homes and doublewides goodbye.
Fairly late in the year .. And this decade too.
HERE’s hoping Harvey just moves along, tho not too likely.
Glowball varming can sure wreck a weekend.
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Good advice on the keyholes.
In addition, keep an eye out (if this thing hangs around as long as it’s been predicted) for tornadoes in the lee of the storm.
I went through Beulah in ‘67 while stationed at NAS Kingsville. Hurricane was bad enough (we lost a big chunk of the roof off a Bomb Shelter full of Navy dependents I was in charge of during the storm), then we got a couple feet of water after the thing chugged off inland and finally the ‘twisters went through and tore up everything that Beulah hadn’t hit.
Took us a couple weeks after the storm to clean up all the trees down in the streets over in Kingsville and everyone on an outside watch at the Air Station was dodging snakes that got run up on our “high ground” for the rest of September.
I’m in Montana now so don’t have much more to say but Via con Dios and holler if you feel the need for some out-of-town help. I figure I can be there in twenty or so hours.
From way north of Houston all the way to the gulf it’s all low, flat country. Really a bad place to be when it’s about to rain over a foot.
My cousin lives in Seadrift along San Antonio Bay. Not looking good at all.
Good reminder about tornadoes. We had tiny TS Emily come through FL a few weeks ago. The little bitty eye came ashore with a tornado. The lone twister did more damage than any TS winds.
Thanks for thread.
Right Side Broadcasts is live I am on my phone and can’t get a link to work..
Out past the Galleria?
Nueces County, the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Port Aransas have issued a mandatory evacuation for high profile vehicles.
All RVS must be off Padre Island, Mustang Island and North Beach by 6 p-m Thursday evening.
Padre Balli and Magee Parks will close at 2 p-m Thursday afternoon.
The Port Aransas Ferry is currently open and running, it is unclear how long the ferry will remain in operation due to storm conditions.
The evacuation order was issued in anticipation of five to seven foot storm surge and rains from 20 to 25 inches.
LOL, yes. Going to the Galleria is ‘going in to town’ :-)
Houston ISD announced late Thursday it will delay the start of the school year due to the storm, canceling all classes on Monday.
It will dismiss all employees at 2 p.m. Friday and has canceled all athletic activities scheduled for Friday and Saturday, including practices, scrimmages and scheduled games. Spokesman Tracy Clemons said district leaders have been in constant communication with the Harris County Emergency Management office.
Clemons said the district is especially concerned about schools in the Meyerland area, where maintenance crews will begin placing sandbags. Houston ISD parents and teachers can text YES to 68453 to receive district weather alerts.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu needs to worry a bit more about how his sump city gets drained and a lot less about removing statues.
Like Katrina, it will be weeks before the water resides.
Just has nowhere to go.
Very familiar. It’s home.
Prolonged flooding is definitely a health hazard.
I’m in Montgomery, TX (just northwest of The Woodlands) and we’ve got ~10.5” of rain forecast over the next 5 days. Winds aren’t predicted to be over 20 mph here for that same time period.
I work in Pasadena (couple miles east of Houston) and they’re forecasting ~14.5” of rain over the next 5 days. Winds over that same time frame in Pasadena aren’t forecast to be over 30 mph.
Really, all the forecasts I’ve seen for 20”, possibly up to 30”, of rain are spread out over 5-6 days. I’ve seen some nasty flooding around these parts but that was caused by 8”-12” of rain in ~10-12 hours.
I’ve got plenty of water for me and the family and I grabbed 6 gallons of generator gas and picked up a window A/C unit on the way home today. My small generator should power that and two refrigerators. Better to have it and not need it......
A few days worth of food, drinking water and a full tank of gas in the vehicle is what I keep on hand every year before the windy season starts.
Also, I don’t see any evacuation orders (yet) for the downtown Houston area, just the coastal and slightly inland areas near the predicted landfall and east.
I try to stay optimistic during events like this and watch weather info as it’s made available. Most folks here on FR are well aware of the media getting out of hand during times like this and I really hate to see them cause panics.
For my fellow Texans, keep yourselves informed and prepare as best as you can. If you’re in an evacuation zone, take heed and hit the road, or, find a local shelter. We’ll have to wait and see how this all shakes out.
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