Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
I’ve been struggling to find figures for homes without power. About 7 minutes before you asked, in post#2285, I excerpted a Center Point Energy press release. There is more info in the linked article there.
Right now, they have 81% of their 2.26 Million customers without electricity - 1.84 Million are still dark. I understand from discussions yesterday that they supply electricity to about 1/3 of the customers in that area (though I’ve not been able to find a good source for that yet) which would support the figure of 5 million without electric in the area that I posted earlier this morning.
All the companies have assessment crews right now flying around - they couldn’t do so yesterday due to high winds and the SAR efforts. Hopefully, they will be able to get a good idea by nightfall. Probably, tomorrow’s releases will be a lot better.
Yesterday, I saw that they were guessing that 30% of their infrastructure was wiped out. We’re not talking here about simply downed lines to houses, but major transmission lines and switching facilities. If that is any where near close to true, it will take a LONG time to get power back on for an extraordinary number of people and businesses -— and I won’t be surprised to hear figures in excess of 4 weeks, though I’m expecting them to say 2-4 weeks.
Electric service damage is something I’ve been looking for, and I’ll keep posting what I can find.
Video shows flooding on Orange Chemical Road
From staff reports
The Orange Leader
An Orange Dupont employee showed video footage of Chemical Road to The News Editor Roger Cowles - footage that showed nearly five feet deep water along the roadway.
As of Sunday morning, representatives from the industries along Chemical Road in Orange County were waiting for a helicopter to take them on a surveillance flight to assess damage.
Cowles said the video showed a large propane tank - about the size of a minivan - floating freely inside a fenceline. He added that bubbles breaking the surface around the tank indicated a leak.
Railcars on the southside of FM 1006 had water up to the top of the wheels, the video shows and the Honeywell administration building was flooded along with many of the facilities along the road.
Smoke from a flare flowed horizontally through the air, indicating the wind was still whipping through the area.
NN,
Rika checking in. decided to head to San Antonio when we lost water as well as power. One I can do, not both.
Back fence is gone, some shingles missing, that is going to be a fun insurance claim. The storm last night actually did more damage than the hurricane. The neighborhood flooding from last night was awful. It took me three hours to get out of Houston.
Haven’t seen the news yet, but everyone that I have talked to is basically without power and water, gas is in massive shortage, and you run the risk on your life at the intersections that don’t have working lights. (most of them)
High water is/was just about everywhere and they expect another storm tonight.
I will head home Tuesday after I get a plan of action for what needs to be done.
The Psycho and I are ok, just shaken up, nothing broken that can’t be fixed.
RS
sounds great! Schoepf's has venison BBQ. Yom
http://local.yahoo.com/info-18930061-schoepf-s-old-time-barbque-belton
I haven’t heard. We’re still out in Garden Oak but driving over I noticed lights on around the Galleria and down SWF to Bellaire.
I was watching that survivor guy last week. He climbed on the back of a gator, killed it and drug it on his back to camp. When I saw the pic I was thinking some Texan is going to be grilling gar tonight!
I was watching that survivor guy last week. He climbed on the back of a gator, killed it and drug it on his back to camp. When I saw the pic I was thinking some Texan is going to be grilling gar tonight!
((((Rika))))
Its getting done
I heard the Galveston City Manager tell the press corps they needed to bring in their own food caterers because the city was running out of food.
Perfect.....danke schoen.
Dang it, now I have a craving for some crawfish tamales from Annette’s in Lake Charles. DRAT! Too much flooding between here and there. Where is that boat rental place again??? LOL
We have over 200# of deer meat in the freezer and all I was concerned with was the 30# of frozen jumbo gulf shrimp. :-) We were going to get out the propane cooker and boil them up if the power stayed off through this morning.
Where’s Brownsville? :’)
I'm just one of his constituents and wouldn't have it any other way. Texas District 7 just doesn't vote for Democrats.
My absentee ballot should be here by October 1, barring any delays in the Harris County Tax Assessor's office due to Ike.
Hi Rika—very relieved to know you are safe. Thanks for checking in and providing a local update.
That was the only source I could find. Glad to assist.
On the map a few posts up, it’s down by Port Isabel.
I know. Just joking.
Thanks Mylife, I needed that.
I have decided that I never want to do that again. When my back fence went down, the psycho dog, decided she wanted to explore, it’s cramped her life just a touch to be on a leash for now. :-)
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