They should have listened to Dr. Frank or at least referenced him along with the NWS. The movement to the east saved Galvestion and Houston from the full storm surge. The lack of the additional 8 - 10’ surge made a huge difference.
Dr. Frank knows his stuff and Thursday he was saying more east. He could easily analyze the data and see that. He even commented about the storm surge and thought NHC were off. I don’t know about NHC these days.