Its gonna wimp out.
We will see at daylight.
Seriously?
My daughter lives on the south west side of Houston. I’ve been calling her every few hours to keep track of what is happening.
She lost power a short time ago and her apartment building is getting hammered.
On the plus side, her apt is facing south west and she is having no problem with water entering the house.
She has been keeping her patio door open and is listening to trees cracking everywhere. She has a portable battery powered Tv which she is watching the storm on.
With the way the storm is moving, she may come through it with no damage at all.
There is a drainage ditch running along the road by her apt which usually floods in heavy rain. It is so dark, she can’t see the ditch and doesn’t know yet if it is flooded. She is smart enough to not go out of the house just to see whats happening.
She has already made arrangements to go upstairs to a friends apartment if the water reaches her apartment.
If she does get flooded out, she may wind up visiting us for a few weeks here in Florala.
Ike is still hammering away at Houston.
Thank God we appear to done with Tornado Warnings and Watches and I am 200 miles East of Houston and the storm.
Now the tornados are getting closer to Houston.
This storm wimp out
Maybe when the pick the pieces from the Astrodome, it will have wimped out and be past Dallas, TX.
Wunderground has damage reports on its Galveston and Housto sited; official reported surge heights of from measured 5 ft. the estimated 11 ft.
I think they are updating it as reports are sorted and posted.
County courthouse first floor flooded in Galveston, some windows in high-rise buildings shattered and fell and one reported nursery home roof lost, so far.
Still waiting on Jeff Masters blog for this AM.