Austin is either in a drought or is flooding. There isn’t much in between. Tell her to look up maps and pictures of previous floods so she’ll know what she needs to do on her street. The local news is good about keeping up to the minute reports with scrolls along the bottom of the screen and program interruptions. KXAN.com weatherman Jim Spencer is already having palpitations. Any sort of weather and he’s just beside himself so he’ll be front and center interrupting tv programs and pimping his blog.
Remind her to charge her phone and computer. Charge any batteries tonight. Have working flashlights in case the power goes out for a few hours. Fill drinking water containers. DO NOT cross flooded streets as someone dies in every Austin flood being stupid doing that. Stay home. Other than flooding, she should be fine from Harvey.
The news just now is saying winds Friday in the upper 30 mph and mid 40s Saturday. Rainfall in Austin around 15” over the weekend.
Thanks for all the local info. Ill keep an eye on KXAN and you!