For some people, a life threatening emergency would be that they have run out of candles, or their cell phone battery is almost out of juice.
Live feed (click2houston) is showing S&R helicopters searching via air and some ground people searching neighborhoods in Galveston. Estimated 23,000 people did not leave.
Port Arthur has banned the sale of alcohol until further notice.
Or a hangnail....
Sad to say, I have to agree.
KHOU is starting to show scenes of the destruction and updates on local communities.
http://www.khou.com/video/?nvid=178826&live=yes&noad=yes