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 Abbotts 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.
Mash image to find lots of satellite imagery links
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
One of them is ominously split in half.
True..interesting...I had not noted that.
Wow. Anyone heard how Houston’s 40 or so waste water treatment facilities made out?
Wow.
I know some of our EMT guys have gone to Texas. Not sure where though. Still at work...just checking in.
No mention of conditions of any other facilities.
RIP..................
25 year old man Andrew Pasek died after stepping on a life wire from a lamp post in Bear Creek ...
Call has gone out to help police officers with food and toiletries......esepecially the women.
That’s water treatment, not waste water treatment. I think.
All have been evacuated to new shelter safe and sound...
Addick/Barker Fate Stabilization:
Dam Safety Program:
They are currently replacing both gates, with cofferdams erected, casually referred to in a press conference along the lines of “ we believe in our dams and that includes the cofferdams”, but I don’t have a link for that.
KHOU reports both airports will open up for limited flights at 4 p.m. today.
NautiNurse: Thank you for your Hurricane Harvey threads. Been lurking since the beginning, Not only do you provide up-to-date info, but you maintain a high standard that encourages others to their highest standard to provide useful and accurate info and discussion.
Only God knows if lives have been saved by the info posted here.
~~~~~~~~~
Caww: Thank you for your photos. You have become FR’s go-to photojournalist for historic events. Your photos speak volumes and your tireless efforts are much appreciated.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
For all:
Spontaneous Gospel Singing Fills Harvey Evacuation Shelter
Victims of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey were captured on video breaking out into song at a shelter. The scene received almost 7.5 million views in the last 17 hours.
The singers are staying at the Lone Star Convention and Expo Center in Conroe, Texas, north of Houston.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3581873/posts
TWO THUMBS UP for all the supporting military and people working hard to get food and supplies into TExas
.....
She stuck it out, and the water's receding now... they can almost get their truck out now. They had possible looters buzzing around their house in a boat before dawn this morning... but her BF is in "international security" and they are well armed (and he's rather intimidating looking), so they have been fine so far. She's a mix of Sicilian and Cajun, and not to be messed with either.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.