Posted on 08/26/2017 4:39:50 AM PDT by 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.
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Buoy Data near Harvey
Thread I: Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Harvey Approaches Texas Gulf Coast
That has value, but not at the cost of a hurricane.
Wasn’t saying it was worth it. Just commenting on the situation. I’d rather have the heat, I’m gonna be cooped up for about a week with all this rain.
BULLETIN
Hurricane Harvey Advisory Number 25
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092017
1000 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017
...Harvey drenching Texas...
...torrential rains will continue for a few more days...
Summary of 1000 am cdt...1500 utc...information
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Location...28.9n 97.3w
About 25 mi...W of Victoria Texas
About 80 mi...ESE of San Antonio Texas
Maximum sustained winds...75 mph
Present movement...N or 350 degrees at 2 mph
Minimum central pressure...984 mb...29.06 inches
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Like a covey of quail taking off.
Rainfall of those amounts will form new streams and rivers wouldn’t it? Certainly will change the course of some existing streams and rivers.
Loopy. Forecast: Cabin Fever
The hurricane is moving very slowly toward the north at about 2 kt. Harvey is embedded within very light steering currents, and global models keep this weak flow in place for the next several days. Based on this pattern, Harvey could easily meander for the next 4 to 5 days over southeast Texas as indicated in the NHC forecast. The only agreement among the track guidance is that Harvey is certainly not going anywhere fast.
Walmart takes a lot of guff from a lot of people/groups, etc., but they have already activated their emergency operations center and are providing at least $1 million toward relief.
Walmart understands logistics planning as well as any organization out there, in either the public or private sectors.
This is very bad news for the Houston area, as the most prominent feeder band is probably going to be parked over it all day if not longer. And Buffalo Bayou is already rising faster than forecast.
Thanks!!
My family is in North Austin
Been thinking of you and saying prayers. Hoping your home is like the #blue shed. Stay safe and check in when you can.
A poster on wunderground reports structural damage in Cuero, 30 miles NW of Victoria and in the northern part of what is left of the eyewall. So there is still potential for straight wind damage for a while longer today.
Praying for you!
My granddaughter’s best friend just moved to Houston ( father moved due to business)
They evacuated.....hope their home is OK
Definitely not good news.
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