KPRC 2 stream just had a report of a building collapse in Galveston. Still too dark to show much.
All electric appears out, except in downtown.
Building appeared to be a 2 story older building that housed a restaurant.
[We'll see more of this when daylight comes, winds die down, and helo's get to fly cameras around. We initially got reports after Katrina that the damage didn't seem too bad -- until overflights told a different story.]
Saw the Galveston building. Old brick. Masonry isn't worth a squat under a side load. Mortar only holds against a downward force.
Not good news for the owners, but most new buildings are made of sterner stuff.