Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Just got a call from our son who went up to Moss Bluff. He said they are fine, just a lot of wind and rain and no electricity. He has not been out yet to see the rest of the area that is just north of Lake Charles. He is concerned about his school campus, but is glad he didn’t stay in town last night.
“Chlorine gas leak in Surfside.”
That would have to be coming from the DOW Chemical Plant across the river, if true...
An old Coast Guard Station sits between them I think.
Sorry for cutting out. Got stuff to do. No, I haven’t heard anything on Galveston.
True, but I was up pretty muh all night watching the stats flash by and the highest surge I saw reported at Galveston pier was 11.7 feet. And that was about an hour after the storm came ashore.
Eeesh. Not a good morning for cable internet disruption. Been out for an hour. Now I have to catch up a couple of hundred posts.
On this thread, I didn’t want to get as specific as you did about the “formulations”, but I’m glad you did. NN: Repeat this story several times over to understand the “formulation” garbage - I’ve seen numbers of “formulations” that are mandated ranging from “only a dozen” by those who support this silliness up to well over a hundred.
My guess is the latter is closer to the truth, but which ever is the truth, “formulations” cost us all more money, and make life much more difficult for those who put the gas in your car - and what is gained by doing that is quite minimal.
What’s the status of the area around M D Anderson?
Did you see Gerlado the Palm Tree Monkey?
Looks like I was pretty accurate in my assessment last night, a surge of 12.8 so low cat3 (13-19) above cat 2 (9-12). Wind damage looks consistent with cat 2 winds. And, thanks to lots of untold laborers, the 100+ year old seawall did its job.
You don’t think that the chlorine gas could be coming from a water treatment facility?
My brother called from his location on Highway 290, toward Austin, and they had hurricane force winds early this morning and water came through the walls through all crevices in the new home of his son. They will at least have sheetrock damage.
They are reporting a “Winnie-the-Pooh” kind of rainy day now. The grandkids are watching cartoons.
He is afraid of what he’ll find at his home in Seabrook. They know there is no power and since they are right on Taylor Lake, near Clear Lake, they are afraid there must be some flooding. Probably won’t have power for days, but the good news is....the beer is safely with them...or was till they drank it. :D
Yep - the Environmental Protection Act was the biggest assualt on Freedom ever concieved.
Morning Houston/Galveston
I stayed up with yall as late as I could last night. Fell asleep on the couch:’) Yall ok?
KHOU-
“Chlorine Gas Leak forcing evacuations in Surfside”
Guess that confirms it.
The surge didn’t top out at the higher forecast as best as I can tell. It was about 14.25’ in High Island which is to the east of Galveston and by 4 am it was beginning to fall. Port Arthur got something like 11.5’ according to the local weather guy.
I’ve seen comments and reports from Galvestion talking about the hugh waves when what they were seeing was the splash effect from when the wave hit the sea wall and created a splash of several feet.
Chase building, tons of windows blown out, a smashed computer on the street, shown on ch. 11.
I can certainly sympathize with those folks down there. My area of Chicago is rapidly going under water. I-94 on the north side is closed, the main road to O’Hare is about to be closed completely (1 lane barely open), my street and yard are both flooded. More rain today and Ike pays us a visit tomorrow with another 3”+ due in. We already are at 7” of rain since about midnight.
But the wind is darn near calm!
Prayers for all the REAL deal storm strugglers on the Gulf Coast!
He looked ridiculous! LOL!
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