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Hurricane Harvey Live Thread Part II
Various ^ | 8/26/2017 | Various

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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Severe Weather Watches and Warnings TX
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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


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: harvey; hurricane; hurricaneharvey; livehurricaneharvey; nautinurse
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To: caww
Look at the amount of 311 service requests due to flooding in Houston....prayers for the workers trying to get to people...


441 posted on 08/27/2017 12:42:46 AM PDT by caww
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To: justa-hairyape

NHC shows stationary at present. I’d have to see a zoomed in track history to see when it really became stationary (doesn’t seem to be easily available) but Harvey sure has not been moving much the last several hours.


442 posted on 08/27/2017 12:44:48 AM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: hsmomx3

Houston Police radios just mentioned that phone lines were beginning to be overwhelmed or damaged by flooding...
Communication is an increasing problem......


443 posted on 08/27/2017 12:49:28 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww
Sharpstown...


444 posted on 08/27/2017 12:56:08 AM PDT by caww
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To: Paul R.

Another H over Houston forming. Next band may join with previous. Round 2 coming. Same as round 1. Nite. Good luck Houston and Austin.


445 posted on 08/27/2017 12:57:08 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: HKMk23

I’d be starting that hole by the time the water got to the floor of the attic. Having used axes and hatchets quite a bit, I’m SURE I could make a large enough hole to get out in under 20 minutes, through either 3/4” plywood, or OSB.

That said, I’d be more likely to use my cordless drill and cordless sabre saw, with a couple spare blades. Coarse metal cutting blades would be best in case a nail or two are hit. (Likely.) The hand axe, a really good & sharp one, would be a backup. I cut fairly large holes in 3/4 “ plywood, OSB, and high density particle board with a sabre saw all the time: Big enough to crawl through, even in a difficult situation — 5 minutes tops. But I realize, not that many people have cordless sabre saws.


446 posted on 08/27/2017 1:08:35 AM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: justa-hairyape

Yes, another band headed in. I have relatives in Austin and friends somewhat south of Houston.


447 posted on 08/27/2017 1:12:10 AM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: topher
The problem with that was that all sorts of critters wanted to share the roof with them -- such as snakes...

Breakfast! (Don't leave the hand axe in the attic.)

448 posted on 08/27/2017 1:15:12 AM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: CedarDave

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I really HOPE Abbott was wrong, but it’s not looking that way...


449 posted on 08/27/2017 1:18:16 AM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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450 posted on 08/27/2017 1:22:07 AM PDT by caww
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451 posted on 08/27/2017 1:23:58 AM PDT by caww
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To: Paul R.
Guy with lights on trying to drive in that water!...likely stuck there now....


452 posted on 08/27/2017 1:27:41 AM PDT by caww
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To: justa-hairyape

I just looked at the NWS precip totals in the area — over 25” in a fairly large area WNW of Galveston (but still not up to Houston... yet...)

That band heading into the Houston area looks wicked, including multiple tornado warnings too. Being on a roof could get VERY hairy. (70 tornado warnings associated w/ Harvey so far, they are saying on KHUO right now.)


453 posted on 08/27/2017 1:32:01 AM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: KC Burke; NautiNurse
Use this map with settings on 3HR and 6HR, it looks like areas south of Hobby along I45 are getting beat up badly.

One gauge in League City showed 23.45” of rain in the last 24 hours. A fire station showed over an inch of rain per every 15 minute reporting section.

This will not be pleasant for any of the 8,000,000 in the greater Houston metro area.

454 posted on 08/27/2017 1:37:36 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: caww

Yep. High water and cars don’t mix.

I’m still listening to Houston TV stations / can’t sleep, even tho’ exhausted. My goodness, we are witnessing the 4th largest city in the US taking very significant damage...


455 posted on 08/27/2017 1:44:45 AM PDT by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: Paul R.

I can’t sleep, either.

I got more sleep during hurricanes when I lived in the Houston area than I’m getting now in Colorado because I’m worrying about friends and relatives back home!


456 posted on 08/27/2017 1:57:02 AM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the SEALs of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The United States of America.)
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To: caww

I think the neighbors in that picture should have figured out a way to get their cars in the garage.


457 posted on 08/27/2017 2:02:48 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: justa-hairyape

Just heard it is moving about one mph.


458 posted on 08/27/2017 2:06:55 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: caww

Okay, so my front yard doesn’t look like that yet. The water is higher than it got with Allison.


459 posted on 08/27/2017 2:30:23 AM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
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To: Jaded

What part of Houston are you located?


460 posted on 08/27/2017 2:35:16 AM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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