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The Power Five => Big XII => Topic started by: utee94 on August 24, 2017, 11:43:00 AM
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...could now be Cat3 or worse when it makes landfall, and as it strengthens it could also shift further east.
Erin and anyone else in Houston, thinking about y'all right now.
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Yeah, y'all get out of harm's way. This looks like a very bad one.
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Getting worse with every update.
The winds themselves are going to be a big enough problem, but it's the possibility of it making landfall, and then just hanging out for a few days, that make the potential rain totals so scary and potentially devastating.
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Just upgraded to a hurricane, winds up to 80 mph.
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Right now I dont look for Houston to get much more then 40 MPH winds but the rain is another matter
When Allison hit in 2001 my block got 16 inches of rain in about 12 hours but the water didnt really threaten my house
Not sure what will happen if we get that much again
Hopefully it wont get in the house
We were a lot luckier then east Houston where some folks got 40 inches
I guess if I had a choice between high winds or lots of rain Id pick the rain
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Good luck lh320, I wasn't sure if you were in Houston or elsewhere.
Looks like Matagorda is probably going to take the direct hit. I was there camping a couple weeks ago.
I was also there two years ago and left the day before Tropical Storm Bill flooded the whole place, but it bounced back quickly. Might take a little longer this time.
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I miss Austin, when I didn't have to deal with this crap every year. Looks like my parish is right outside the projected areas concerned with flooding, but hurricanes are unpredictable and we just took a beating with flooding last year when some idgits controlled the Toledo Bend dam incorrectly. We're supposed to get a crap-ton of rain, haven't heard anything about winds in my area yet.
Haven't heard anything from my Houston family on what they're expecting. Stay safe, all you Houstonians.
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good luck y'all.... on the carolina coast, it's always a concern here too... been a while, though. keep your heads low and stock up on what you need early.
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read somewhere they're expecting upwards of 25"+ of rain in several places. :a102:
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Yeah, could be that much around Houston, which is so flat (and so concrete-y) that any significant amount of rainfall can cause major flooding.
Several of the models have it stalling and lingering in one spot right over SE Texas, which is the real big rain threat. And some of those models also have it getting pushed back to sea, re-intensifying, and coming back in, either further east in Texas, or along the Louisiana coastline.
Can't say I've ever seen a storm quite like this one.
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utee I saw a prediction that Austin might get as much as 20 inches of rain
so thanks for taking some of it from us in Houston
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We're desperate for the rain so no worries there, my friend. Y'all stay safe.
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Yeah, could be that much around Houston, which is so flat (and so concrete-y) that any significant amount of rainfall can cause major flooding.
Several of the models have it stalling and lingering in one spot right over SE Texas, which is the real big rain threat. And some of those models also have it getting pushed back to sea, re-intensifying, and coming back in, either further east in Texas, or along the Louisiana coastline.
Can't say I've ever seen a storm quite like this one.
I hope not. Right now it's expected to linger here, but I hope it doesn't move back and regroup for round 2. I'm not really getting much info on expected wind here. Just that it's gonna start raining this afternoon and not stop for several days. The coastal parishes here have issued evacs, but I'm one parish up, and no evac warning has been given. My particular little town has never been much of a flood risk, though flash flood rains will make the roads unusable. But we do get stranded....several of the surrounding towns and highways leading to them do get flooded. Last year you could only leave here north, and if you wanted to cross to Texas you had to go more than halfway up to Shreveport to find a road across the river that wasn't flooded. Ugh.
The Texans and Louisianans along the Sabine just had their worlds turned upside down last year. They sure don't need this again.
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if it does as projected when it gets to Louisiana top winds will be about 45 mph
its the rain that will be a challenge
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utee I saw a prediction that Austin might get as much as 20 inches of rain
keep sending it north
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No problem BC
Its coming at ya at about 10 mph
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Looks like it's now a Cat3.
I turned off my automatic sprinkler system, tomorrow is my scheduled watering day. So, we probably won't get a drop... :)
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Looks like it's now a Cat3.
I turned off my automatic sprinkler system, tomorrow is my scheduled watering day. So, we probably won't get a drop... :)
first cat3 or higher to hit US since 2005 (wilma).
be safe guys and gals.
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Yup. I'm making light, but it's gonna be a sh*tshow down on the coast. I know folks in Corpus Christi and Matagorda, they've bugged out.
My prayers for all that are directly affected.
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good luck down there
stay safe
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Hit as a cat4. One death reported so far. Y'all be safe.
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prayers sent; more on tap. be careful, and take care of your families y'all... if'n anything i can do let me know.
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Some pretty unbelievable flooding going on in Houston and other places near the coast right now. Prayers for all affected.
For those that want to aid, Red Cross is a good way to send help. Erin and lh320 might have some more specific causes to name, as well.
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hang in there y'all.... prayers sent.
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Im just sitting here watching it all play out
still have power and my street hasnt even covered over
according to the news my area has received over 20 inches of rain
kinda getting tired of this
its like a bad movie that wont end
My daddy told me long ago dont buy a house within 5 miles
of a river or major drainage
Im glad I listened to him
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prayers sent; more on tap. be careful, and take care of your families y'all... if'n anything i can do let me know.
Donations and Charities (https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/27/16211642/hurricane-harvey-donations-charities-disaster-relief) links
More links (https://www.sbnation.com/2017/8/27/16211866/how-to-help-houston-after-hurricane-harvey)
It's a total crap show in Houston and coastal communities. Every little bit helps.
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Y'all got a good one down there in this kid.
https://www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053
Almost $10 Million so far.
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Yeah, he's a pretty great dude. More than just an excellent player, just an all around good guy.
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And now we've got a run on the gas stations due to a completely unnecessary panic started by social media and fueled by the idiot news media. Good Lord.
Seriously, every single gas station within 20 miles of my house was completely, 100% out of gas last night. I keep my car full and I'd filled up on Wednesday, but of course my i s c & a aggie wife was running on E like she often does, and was unable to get any gas at all. Made it home on fumes I guess. And had to take my car to work today.
People have lost their freaking minds.
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(https://i.imgur.com/KbGiG29.jpg)
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do we have a head count of those on this board that were/could have been affected?
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the only ones that I know of is uterin and me
have not heard anything from Erin
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Yup, 320 and Erin are the only ones in Houston or the gulf coast. Erin is a facebook friend of mine and she's posted there, that they're high and dry and ok.
So we're all good.
We didn't get anything here in Austin other than a pretty heavy dose of rain, didn't really even flood the places that normally flood. All's well, other than the stupid gas panic of course.
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gas panic is what I get after I drink a lot of beer
anyway there was a little gas panic here but I think sanity has finally won out
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About 1/3 of the gas stations around me still have no gas. Just crazy what those animal spirits can do to a population.
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The entire town of Brownwood was out of gas last Friday and Saturday. Eventually, the citizenry ran out of miscellaneous vessels to pump gas into, and so we started to recover, albeit at $0.30 higher per gallon.
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Sorry I wasn't able to get back here during the past couple of weeks but obviously all is well as stated upthread with me. We were very fortunate throughout this flood event and have been helping others that we know were affected as much as we can. It's going to take years for some areas of town to get back to "normal", and I'm sure the city itself is forever changed from this experience.
Gas situation is leveling out, most of our stations have fuel now, even though prices are rising. Some of the roads are still not cleared, which is causing even worse traffic congestion than usual, but a few of the main roads are opening back up here & there.
I'm having to actually record tomorrow's game and watch later since I'm helping a family clean out their home that is just now accessible (still has military police stationed at the neighborhood entrance). Not looking forward to being in a house that has been flooded for 2 weeks, but this family has been through the ringer with this storm and need all the help they can get to clear out the damage and salvage what they can. That's just one family, but there are thousands more in the same boat, and I'm sure any assistance provided for relief is greatly appreciated, whether it's physical help, monetary help, or continued prayers for a quick recovery.
All eyes are on Florida now, and I surely hope that area doesn't experience similar destruction. It's terrible that this hurricane season is ramping up so fast and causing so much devastation, but the way my city reacted and is continuing to support each other during this thing has been inspiring to see. I can only hope that type of reaction carries over to any other areas affected by all this chaos (including the wildfires in the western states).
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Im glad you came through Harvey ok Erin
I was beginning to worry