Hurricane Harvey Live Thread Part II

Various ^ | 8/26/2017 | Various

[MplsSteve]

Look at Post 1820.

[CedarDave]

Posting about the same time. Sorry about that.

[KC Burke]

Look at my #1666, The Addick flood reservoir is basically a big levee. There are outflow weirs that have a certain width. They start draining as various elevations are reached.

If the inflow is substantial, the 108 elevation outflow weir only lets out a certain cubic foot per second due to its width. The detention continues to rise until the next outflow point of 111 comes into play, etc. etc. The outflow points get bigger as it goes up to protect the main levee/dam from overtopping.

[janetjanet998]

I think thatforecast was with heavier rainfall then what they got over western Harris county in the watershed...s since I saw those same reports on twitter hours ago....a slight shift east prevented it

I expect “good news...rainfall amounts were lower then what we expected” or something soon

Both long range models have a tropical system in the gulf..in fact one looks like a carbon copy of right now... same position as harvey right now next week

[caww]

.....RESCUED WOMAN GOES OFF AT CNN REPORTER.....

..."We walked through four feet of water to get food on the first day,”.. the mother said, clearly annoyed at this point. ...“Yeah, that’s a lot of shit.”...

...“But y’all sit here, y’all trying to interview people during their worst times — like that’s not the smartest thing to do.... Like people are really breaking down and y’all sitting here with cameras and microphones trying to ask us what the fuck is wrong with us,”..... she continued...

“And you really trying to understand with the microphone still in my face? ....With me shivering cold,... with my kids wet, ....and you still putting the microphone in my face.”

(CNN cut back to Jim Acosta then)

[Billthedrill]

“Of course, ma’am. The CNN crew has blankets and sandwiches and hot coffee for you and the kids. All you have to do is tell the world how much you hate Trump.”

[jeffers]

If you scroll down the comments under Juan’s video, just below the links at the top, you’ll see the exponential logo I had designed for my businesses. He’s a bit late to this party, but he has a solid understanding of the kinds of issues involved, and I’ve asked him the same kind of questions I raised here.

[jeffers]

That is IT!
Why Buffalo Bayou cfs flows are so slow! It’s there, it’s piled up high, but it isn’t moving because it has nowhere to go.

That changes a whole lot of perceptions.

[Black Agnes]

Bastardi predicted this very thing late last week.

[RitaOK]

Breitbart Texas reports to be that Osteen housed 5000 during Katrina I believe it was. However, these photos have been criticized for making it appear as if Lakewood Church was inaccessible.

Osteen has responded. He is designating his building as a suppllyb station though it is not listed on the official master list of stations.

His palatial residence is making all the rounds, and the closed church.

[Jaded]

I am NOT a Joel fan but this is over the top. IIRC, a facility must be certified/approved before flinging open their doors to be a shelter.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Drudge’s fault. He put the link up as a headline and it took off everywhere after that. Since Olsteen is such low hanging fruit, it was easy to get on the bandwagon.

[janetjanet998]

not sure where this is but looks like a whirlpool in/near barkers

https://twitter.com/TedLandK5/status/902610514810896384

[NautiNurse]

How about Harvey’s center of circulation keeping water piled up in the bay until it passed by?

[Black Agnes]

That’s not good if that’s near/on barkers.

[Parley Baer]

Winds now at 50 mph.

[RitaOK]

Much is being waived by the Governor’s office. Osteen is approved. At this point, volunteering is quite enough in a catastrophe with life threatening waters rising.

Probably, he should have joined in pre-hurricane planning and offered his space, like everyone else who wanted to engage in preparation, making it known voluntarily to both officials and the public.

By now Osteen knows Event Planning-101. Words for prayers sometimes must meet action, when lives matter and time is short.

He goofed this one.

[KC Burke]

In your twitter link to a whirlpool picture, I will hazard a guess as someone who has built various detention structures.

If this is like the other structure the principle outflow is a pipe of a limited diameter. That has a shut off but after the first day of the storm, it opens and eventually drains the basin after 40 to 50 days. The piped outlet creates a whirlpool but does not necessarily indicate a a problem.

[CedarDave]

Latest rainfall numbers >40 inches as of 3 pm CDT Tuesday:

...TEXAS...

CEDAR BAYOU AT FM 1942               51.88                    
CLEAR CREEK AT I-45                  49.40                    
MARYS CREEK AT WINDING ROAD          49.20                    
DAYTON 0.2 E                         46.08                    
HORSEPEN CREEK AT BAY AREA BLVD      45.60                    
SANTA FE 0.7 S                       45.02                    
BERRY BAYOU AT FOREST OAKS BLVD      44.80                    
BERRY BAYOU AT NEVADA                44.44                    
LITTLE VINCE BAYOU AT BURKE RD       43.52                    
FRIENDSWOOD 2.5 NNE                  42.76                    
PASADENA 4.4 WNW                     42.58                    
LITTLE CEDAR BAYOU AT 8TH ST         42.32                    
ARMAND BAYOU AT GENOA-RED BLUFF RD   42.16                    
TURKEY CREEK AT FM 1959              42.12                    
HOUSTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE      42.11                    
WEBSTER 0.4 NW                       41.77                    
LEAGUE CITY 2.7 NE                   41.66                    
ARMAND BAYOU AT PASADENA LAKE        41.20                    
TAYLOR LAKE AT NASA ROAD 1           40.44
        

All totals at:

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc1.html

[Paul R.]

Great information / explanation. My posts 1713 and 1717 are amended accordingly.

:-(