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.
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
OMG :(
Heartbreaking beyonds words.
Houston mayor should take Gen Honore (?sp) up on offer & call him. Not the General’s first rodeo and might have helpful insight
No, some of these pleas have street addresses on them but this one I didn’t see.
Ok, thanks.
This is a nightmare.
Is this a private home for elderly?...I don’t see any ‘staff’ there.
Exactly...don’t post something as dire as that without researching to see where they are.......
Name and location.....necessary for people to go there and get them out.
Fake photo.
Looks like the center’s common area lounge.
Oh my. That is a frightening sight. Their electricity is still on.
Sadly, it’s going to rain 3-4 more days.
Someone took the photo....so they have access to call for help....Unfortunately it’s nobodies fault.....it’s the water no water how anyone plays it.
Another tornado warning for south Houston. Weather reporter says this area is where members of his family are and for a moment he becomes emotional and says “stay safe.”
What center...and is this a fake?
Beats me. How do you know if it’s fake or not?
It may be.
I wondered whether it was fake too!!
I think it’s safe to say there are going to be way too many situations where, at this point, safety cannot be ensured by actions starting now. Period.
:-(
No way someone would take the photo and post without giving location info. Nothing floating. Also—all the women looked completely bored. Gut says—hoax.
Do you know what an electified house would to to 3’ of water and those in it?
I’m trying now to check on it.....if someone has a find source browser they can click on photo to find out where came from....I don’t have that so I’m taking the hard route....takes time.
Talk about bad timing.
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