Yeah I’ll go with you on that assessment. The big thing is we’re not hearing about people dying on the island last night. So it’s all fixable wood & concrete and restorable power, without that tragic news.
What worries me now are localized pockets of very heavy damage, with attendant casualties. West end of Galveston, potential breaching, west coast of the Bay, up past Port Arthur over to Lake Charles, Orange especially has some serious reports and the water is still rising...
No massive widespread catastrophe, but the potential for tens of casualties in one location remains.
That beats the predictions of thousands dead we were hearing last night, by a long long way.
It is way too early to write a summary for this storm. There are still areas inaccessible due to flooding, including burning structures. Search and rescue takes days when there is such a wide swath of damage.