Hurricane Harvey - August 2017

[EuTuCroquet?]

Sorry if this has already been posted and I missed it. Here's more than 200 photos shot by people in the flood zones. Unreal.

Houston residents share Hurricane Harvey photos on social media

 

[crhedBngr]

Continued thoughts and prayers.

 

[TMAN2014]

Good advice from iron Sheikh, a people person, on twitter. Come on Joel! Open up.


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[EuTuCroquet?]

Good advice. And easier said than done, I'm sure.

CNN: [video]http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/28/news/texas-insurance-bill/index.html[/video]

Attorney Craig Eiland, a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, said that property owners who submit insurance claims before Friday will be able to increase the amount of damages they receive if they file and win a lawsuit against their insurance company down the road.

"If you file a notice of claim before the new law takes effect, then you'll have the advantages of the Texas insurance code in place right now which would give you 18% interest if the insurance company slow pays, no pays or low pays."

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

New York Times:

Harvey Updates: Cities Gear Up to Take In Storm Victims From Texas Coast

Follow Times correspondents tracking the storm on Twitter: @mannyNYT, @alanblinder, @julieturkewitz and @ckrausss in Houston, @jackhealyNYT and @David_Philipps in San Antonio, and @jswatz in New Orleans. Some highlights are here. Some of their tweets are collected here. In comments, Times readers shared expressions of shock, sympathy and encouragement. Read them here.

 

[CARIIS]

I thank you! Sometime I fear I am posting too many. There is a compulsion , however, to do hard news in events like this.

I am not internet sharp. But there are a lot of lurkers -- and who knows maybe some are there and info helps .

I think hard core info helps with fear
and distress. I do much better when scared when I know what is going on .

Went to 7-11 , asked the clerk about
Houston - clueless. He then tells me he has a brother in Houston.

Just blows my mind. A lady came in. I am not shy - was so flabbergasted, it was like a quick thought ask her. I expected her to know as well. Thinking her reaction might inspire him for lack of a better, to use his cell phone for something other than pics of hamburgers or whatever.

She knew nothing either. It boogles my noddle.

Same thing happened with MAS 370. Saw a guy in a TSA jacket , went up , he knew nothing about it . It had been like 8 weeks in.

I certainly do know that those of here are news junkies - that is awesome - but this oblivion is just unreal.

Then i think well maybe they would be better off not knowing 425 nuclear missiles are on there way!!

not really

TY again

 

[Spellbound]

Has anyone heard from BigFatMommyDog today?

She checked in last night but I have not seen any posting since then, though I may have missed it.

BFMD, we're thinking about you! If you get a chance, please let us know you're ok...

Nothing today ... it was near midnight when she last stopped by. She did say today was going to be a busy day, though. Adding my hopes to yours that all has stayed OK for them.

 

[CARIIS]

Was anxious scrolling down

dont like this

 

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[video=twitter;902358571341545476]https://twitter.com/abc13houston/status/902358571341545476[/video]

 

[CARIIS]

To be more than frank- enough already.

This is a disaster. Where is the federal govt?

The army needs to be there.

Its nice all warm and fuzzy that everyone is pitching in

The federal govt has tons of those big ugly truck things that finally showed up at Katrina

I get airports are closed. We have not heard one thing that tranport planes are being loaded to the brim and ready to come

 

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[video=twitter;902360430894567424]https://twitter.com/TillmanWeather/status/902360430894567424[/video]

[video=twitter;902360507168030724]https://twitter.com/abc13houston/status/902360507168030724[/video]

 

[popsicle]

Front end loader!

[video=twitter;902360949407002624]https://twitter.com/GinaGaston13/status/902360949407002624[/video]

 

[Hope4More]

Was anxious scrolling down

dont like this

I saw that graph online, but the page I saw cut off at 150,000 cubic acre capacity, and indicated that the reservoir was currently estimated to be "holding" approx 165,0000. The higher capacity makes a lot more sense.

Geevee said the corp has been increasing the release amount,and that it will be upped to 4000 (I think she said by midnight tonight). The releases have to be making at least some difference (right?).

 

[neesaki]

Good advice from iron Sheikh, a people person, on twitter. Come on Joel! Open up.


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There's no link. Who is this? What is this? TIA

 

[Hope4More]

There's no link. Who is this? What is this? TIA

Hi Neesaki!

I think TMan's post refers to a minister of a very large church & congregation in Houston who is being criticized for not opening up that very large church as a shelter, especially since apparently at least one other much smaller Baptist Church did so, until 300 or so folks filled it beyond capacity.

 

[neesaki]

Hi Neesaki!

I think TMan's post refers to a minister of a very large church & congregation in Houston who is being criticized for not opening up that very large church as a shelter, especially since apparently at least one other much smaller Baptist Church did so, until 300 or so folks filled it beyond capacity.

Well, I had no idea. Thanks for filling me in, Hope4More! And it's really good to see you here !

 

[Tricia]

Hey Everyone,

What charity would you recommend people donate to help the people in Texas?

 

[SeesSeas]

To be more than frank- enough already.

This is a disaster. Where is the federal govt?

The army needs to be there.

Its nice all warm and fuzzy that everyone is pitching in

The federal govt has tons of those big ugly truck things that finally showed up at Katrina

I get airports are closed. We have not heard one thing that tranport planes are being loaded to the brim and ready to come

DoD is on it!

https://www.defense.gov/News/Articl...arch-rescue-units-aircraft-vehicles-to-texas/

DoD Moves Troops, Search-Rescue Units, Aircraft, Vehicles to Texas

[FONT=&amp]By Cheryl PellerinDoD News, Defense Media Activity[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2017 — The Defense Department is prepositioning troops, search and rescue units, aircraft, vehicles, equipment and supplies to staging areas near the worst of the flooding in southeastern Texas in anticipation of a possible request for assistance, a Pentagon spokesman said here today.


Texas Army National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey, Aug. 27, 2017. Army National Guard photo by Lt. Zachary West

Army Col. Robert Manning updated the media on DoD response efforts to Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, and summarized activities of the Texas National Guard and the National Guard Bureau.
“Continuing rainfall from the hurricane is expected to cause devastating and life-threatening flooding throughout this week,” Manning said, adding, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims.”
State, Local Efforts
On Aug. 27, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a memorandum of agreement approving a dual-status command, Manning said, which authorizes one commander to direct active-duty and National Guard forces.
“As of now, all Guard personnel providing assistance are on Title 32, or state orders. Active-duty units are en route to the staging area in anticipation of a possible request. There has been no formal tasking [yet] of Title 10 DoD units,” the colonel added.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today activated his state’s entire National Guard force in response to Hurricane Harvey, bringing the total number of deployed Texas Guard members to roughly 12,000.
The Texas National Guard currently has 16 aircraft and personnel conducting day and night wide-area search and rescue missions along the Texas coast from Corpus Christi to Houston.
That effort includes 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, four UH-72 Lakota multi-mission helicopters, and two CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopters.
Manning said the New York Air National Guard has provided one C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, three HH-60 Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopters and two C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. And six rotary-wing aircraft from the Utah, Nebraska and North Carolina Army National Guard are en route to the area.


Coast Guard aviation crews discuss flight plans as they prepare for response efforts at Air Station Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. 24, 2017. The Coast Guard is working closely with all local and state emergency operation centers and is establishing incident command posts to manage Coast Guard storm operations. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland

Seven fixed-wing aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard and Air National Guard are in support, he added, and the Texas National Guard is using about 200 Humvees, 218 high-water vehicles, 15 wreckers and 19 fuelers.
DoD Support
Manning said U.S. Northern Command is poised to provide DoD support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the federal lead. State and local response agencies are in the lead for their own response efforts.
“DoD has provided [Joint Base San Antonio-]Randolph, Seguin Auxiliary Airfield as a forward staging area to support distribution of supplies and equipment to the affected areas,” the colonel added, “and DoD has prepositioned a search and rescue … unit that includes two SAR planners, nine SAR rotary-wing aircraft, two fixed-wing aircraft, pararescue teams and associated command-and-control … elements.”
The search and rescue assets are deploying to Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas, he said, and the Defense Logistics Agency has prepositioned logistics management and resource support, including 11 generators, 50,000 gallons of gasoline and 50,000 gallons of diesel fuel.
“Safety is the No. 1 priority,” Manning said. “We urge residents in the affected areas to continue to follow the instructions of state, local and tribal officials” and to stay away from evacuated areas until they are told the areas are safe.
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[neesaki]

Hey Everyone,

What charity would you recommend people donate to help the people in Texas?

All I can say for sure are the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. The others I have know idea about. I know the Salvation Army is at the top of the list of amount of donations versus expenses. But the Humane Society is good as well, I'm not sure as to their ratings.

 

[CARIIS]

Its hard to believe this is an industrialized nation.

People are being hauled around by airboats, dump trunks, a

one of these is hauling people

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