Hurricane Harvey - August 2017

[Bravo]

Texas Gov. to give an update on Harvey response soon. Per CNN

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

I know it's still early in the duration of this disaster, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around just how devastating Harvey has already been. I imagine it's bringing back some memories and anxiety for your daughter, too. I'm glad she's resettled. You're right; this event is monstrous.

:grouphug:

And that's really good advice about photographing each room, opening closets, etc. In fact, I'm gonna do that today. Thank you!!

I love seeing the boats out now. Those guys did so much to help in New Orleans. I believe the population of Houston metro is about 5-6 times what metro NO was for Katrina. This event is huge.

My daughter just told me that it took 8 months (and 8 moves) to get from her flooded home (6 weeks up into the attic) in NO to her new home across Lake Pontchartrain.

If you are in an area that may flood, you would do well to take pictures of each room in your house....
opening doors to closets and cabinets.....documenting all for your insurance company.

 

[Bravo]

Ben Taub Hospital being evacuated. Basement flooding has disrupted power. Lots of footage on CNN right now from Houston. It is beyond comprehension what folks are dealing with.

 

[CARIIS]

I gotta wonder how the Houston Chronicle news/staff is getting out their news and updates in the midst of all this. I worked in the news biz for a couple of decades, and when stuff hit the fan, reporters go to work. Period. That's their job.

We know what's happening because many of these local journalists are also risking their lives to report it, including helping make sure the warnings and updates from emergency management and first responders get to the public. All while they, along with their own families, friends and neighbors, are caught in this crisis. Journalists (I'm sure like many first responders, etc.) have to compartmentalize the reality of what's happening — depersonalize it and not process the magnitude of it — while reporting. Speaking from some experience, it's thankless, heroic, traumatizing, physically and emotionally exhausting work.

I'm dumping all all politics and nitpicks about MSM right now. It doesn't belong here; not in this thread, imo. And I'm glad it isn't here. I'm thankful for the journalists out in this catastrophe who are reporting the magnitude and humanity of this disaster.

Hy heart aches for the millions of people impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

Houston Chronicle coverage: http://www.chron.com/

Annnnnd, on a lighter note: Video: Houston man catches fish inside of home flooded by Harvey

Station I am on has reporters and camera trapped out in the feild.

Took an anchor that is about 30 min away took him over 3 hrs to get in..

Anchors now just said that they can not leave the station

They are makin pleas for citizens to use their large vehicles or boats to go out and rescue

160 not a typo tornado watches

One airport will not open until Wed morn at the earliest

THe other is hoping to resume operations noon tomm

The waters is fine that is a rumour

A hospital will have to be evacuated -- sewer issues

they made a helicopter pad somewhere did not catch name

sorry if some info posted not caught up

Mark your house wtih SOS requested

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Here's a good Tweet thread from a journalist who pulled together various footage of Houston flooding. Good lord, the speed of some of those flood waters!!!

My neighborhood floods on the regular — it's not unusual for waters to rush at 25+ mph after a heavy rain. (I'm not in Texas.) One of those videos looks like white water rafting-level speed. ... At night. So incredibly deadly. [emoji26][emoji15]

[video=twitter;901784678042042369]https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/901784678042042369[/video]

Screen grab:

[emoji202]MOO

 

[CARIIS]

I know it's still early in the duration of this disaster, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around just how devastating Harvey has already been. I imagine it's bringing back some memories and anxiety for your daughter, too. I'm glad she's resettled. You're right; this event is monstrous.

:grouphug:

And that's really good advice about photographing each room, opening closets, etc. In fact, I'm gonna do that today. Thank you!!

What we are seeing is numbing. The haunting part is seeing the radar - it just coming and coming (Frances was like that - no flooding tho days of rain)

The other reality is all this water goes down to the Gulf all those areas are also gonna get clobbered.

They say in some instances it will take three weeks for the water to move down

just unreal

 

[totesmagoat]

Totesmy, I haven[t read past this post, so forgive if you already know this, from last night @ 7:30 (how close are they to Cypress? Possibly, power could be out or intermittent now, I would guess)

CYPRESS, TX — Residents in northwest Houston witnessed a possible funnel cloud in the Cypress area of Barker-Cypress Road and West Road late Friday afternoon.
The possible tornado touched town near the Berry Center in Cypress and damaged several homes, a commercial business and knocked down at least one fence.


Other funnel clouds were reported in Jersey Village near Beltway 8 and U.S. 290, and near Waller and FM 2920.
There were no reports of any injuries.

https://patch.com/texas/houston/hurricane-harvey-tornado-damages-home-cypress

Thank you Spellbound! I finally spoke to her. Their roof had a leak and they were working on that. They are in their 70's and have no business doing that but they are both hard headed. On top of that one of my aunts had called her and told her about a tornado headed her way. Lucky for her it turned. Still worried and appreciate all the news you can find. Another aunt's home has flooded in Pasadena.


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[Henry2326]

http://spaghettimodels.com

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[CARIIS]

Ill tell ya seeing people in canoes paddling down an interstate in a major city is something one needs to absorb

NO was in a lot of different. Smaller area, heightened awareness solely because its is known it is a bowl.

This disaster is so widespread , when it turns into hard core survival they are going to have a really hard time with looting

I do have to say however, I get it tho people need food etc and if power is out its all gonna rot so.............................

In this mess tho there are areas in between flooded areas, so how would LE even be able to get to place A from B?

I have kept hoping that the day has gone by watching this that the rain expectations for tonight will like weaken.

I learned this am that tropical storm systems (which is what happened last night ) dump more rain in nightime than daytime --related to temperature drops which takes us into another whole domain who on earth could imagine there could more water.....

They might need the army , I dont know but sure is worse than I ever imagined, while water draining , with the passage of time can only get less - just a space thing.

Mayor is saying death confirm at 3

Last night person in vehicle was one of the fatalities.

 

[Coldpizza]

Good Lord this is worse than anticipated. Thanks to everyone for checking in and posting updates. My thoughts and prayers continue to go up to all affected by monster. :grouphug:

I did talk to Tricia today. She is doing okay just hunkered down in San Antonio and of course worried like the rest of us.

 

[Spellbound]

Hundreds of pictures between these pages, just scroll sideways through them. Station KHOU is flooded, they have moved to another building.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-w...hold_v1&ipid=chronapholdreccos#photo-13946281

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-w...hold_v1&ipid=chronapholdreccos#photo-13923632

 

[popsicle]

WTF!!!!


[video=twitter;901870294784204800]https://twitter.com/RyanFieldABC/status/901870294784204800[/video]

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

From WaPo:

The Latest: People begin arriving at convention center

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-tropical-storm-harvey-staying-put-in-texas/2017/08/26/385b855c-8abc-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.12f47c9a22c2

D’Ona Spears and Brandon Polson walked with their five children Sunday, bags full of belongings, and their 7-year-old Chihuahua, Missy. They decided to leave once the water in the first story of their home reached their knees.


Spears says that when they made it to the convention center, they sent their children inside to eat, but stayed outside with their Chihuahua because animals were not allowed inside.

 

[popsicle]

[FONT=&quot]20-25 residents of La Vita Bella nursing home were safely evacuated from the rising water in Dickinson, according to [/FONT]@GalvestonOEM[FONT=&quot].

This afternoon.[/FONT]

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

From BBC:

Storm Harvey: Up to 2,000 rescued as Houston hit by 'catastrophic floods'

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41067315

Up to 2,000 people have been rescued from floods in and around Houston, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas with heavy rains.

<snip>

The NWS in Houston and Galveston said early on Sunday that it had recorded 24.1in (61.2cm) of measured rain in the past 24 hours.

 

[CARIIS]

Here are the models for future tracking

http://spaghettimodels.com/

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Texas governor giving live update now. CNN is broadcasting.

 

[Bravo]

Presser on CNN now

 

[CARIIS]

Steering currents

linked

 

[CARIIS]

future wind predictions