Mayor of Galveston is a democrat isn’t she?
I have no clue. I was just very surprised when I heard yesterday morning that most of Galveston Island was still under a voluntary evacuation (some was mandatory). Then about 10 or 11 am they changed it. I can only assume that somebody from NOAA put some sense into her head and explained that 17-foot seawall or no 17-foot seawall, you do not mess around with a possible 15’+ storm surge, especially when it’s going to peak near high tide.
The question now is, if there are still people there who decide they want to get out, how long can they get out? The winds aren’t necessarily going to be catastrophically bad, if they could get to a shelter out of the surge zone they’d probably be OK. But how long before the water rising in the bay cuts the island off, or the winds make bridges unsafe? There’s still 16-20 hours to landfall, if people move NOW, they might still have time. Maybe.
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