Posted on 08/26/2017 4:39:50 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport TX about 10:00PM CDT Friday night. Top sustained winds were 130mph. Rockport High School sustained heavy damage when a portion of the roof collapsed. A senior housing complex collapsed. The Rockport courthouse sustained major damage with “a cargo trailer halfway in the building.” Multiple tornadoes reported in the Houston/Galveston areas. There are reports of scattered structural fires and a shooting was reported in Corpus Christi. Residents along the San Bernard River were advised to evacuate and most TX Gulf coast counties are under flash flood watches.
Many locations are under a boil-water notice. Power outages are widespread. President Donald Trump promptly granted a Disaster Declaration to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request. More than 700 members of the Texas Army and Air National Guards, Texas State Guard and the Texas Military Department have been activated and are positioning themselves throughout the state ahead of Hurricane Harvey and its anticipated landfall later this week. Ahead of the storm, FEMA sent supplies from its warehouse in Fort Worth to a staging point at Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio.
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Public Advisories
Severe Weather Watches and Warnings TX
NHC Discussions
NHC Local Hurricane Statements Corpus Christi
NHC Local Hurricane Statements Galveston
Buoy Data near Harvey
Thread I: Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Harvey Approaches Texas Gulf Coast
We’re north of Austin but wanted to send out an atta boy! to our commissioner and county workers. They were out here in forgotten nowhere first thing yesterday morning mowing, burning brush and clearing out the creek so flood water could flow better. It’s the only road out and always floods. We stopped and told them thank you.
Sad news!
Sounds like a good bunch of people you have there.
That photo is awe inspiring.
There are some amazing YouTube videos from the area. This one is from Rockport and one can see they are in a mess of trouble.
It seems that Walmart still has some of the Sam Walton spirit. I realize they trend left like most corporations do lately, but I’d be interested to know what Amazon has in place to respond...
Wife is home about 20 miles East of Austin. 5” of rain so far. I’m in S. Korea on business. I thought I was going to the “high risk” place.
Her sister used to live there.
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Buda, I’m assuming is doing fine.
Gov. Abbott is about to give a presser. Can been watched on FOX.
One home with walls and roof gone--while plates and dishes remain neatly stacked in the cabinet.
If you see any reports from City By the Sea, please let me know. It is where my fathers house is.
Excellent news!....Thanks!
Niece in Spring, TX (North Houston) reported via text plenty of rain overnight, and some area flooding, and some power outages in area. This was about 10 AM today.
We have centenerians in the family, pard. I’ve been taking care of them for years. And I’ve got years of experience with assisted living set ups, as well. Folks run the gamut. I’d never assume that everyone is equally abled. Especially if I’m in public safety.
Wonderful! Stay safe, FRiend.
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