Houston area flood thread

[Gliderjohn]

Hope any and all that way are prepared, evacuated or otherwise OK. Cat 4, not good. Cloudbase, got the shutters closed?
GliderJohn

[oldbike54]

Hope any and all that way are prepared, evacuated or otherwise OK. Cat 4, not good. Cloudbase, got the shutters closed?
GliderJohn

 Isn't he in Houston , the eye is way West of there , looks like Corpus is gonna get whacked .

 Dusty

[Gliderjohn]

Gloudbase is in the Huston area. How about the old MPH crew? Looks that this area may have 12-24 inches+ of rain. 
GliderJohn

[SmithSwede]

Galveston Dave??? You ok?

Sure hope you aren't on "Beach Patrol" this weekend.

[LowRyter]

Looks like Port A and Rockport are getting hit.

[Muzz]

You are on our news tonight here in NZ. Stay safe guys, looks nasty.

[Zoom Zoom]

Looks pretty nasty on the radar this morning. I hope people make it through ok.

John Henry

[kingoffleece]

That's SO MUCH rain in a short period of time.  I wish I had something better to say besides get the heck out for the next week.
Hoping for you all that it's manageable.

[oldbike54]

Galveston Dave??? You ok?

Sure hope you aren't on "Beach Patrol" this weekend.

 Dave said the timing sux , he had a surfing lesson planned for today 

 Dusty

[cloudbase]

Doing okay, guys.  Thanks for asking.

Intermittent light rain yesterday, heavier but still intermittent so far this morning.  Things are draining well so far, but that will change as the ground saturates and the bayous fill.
Plenty of food and various beverages.  Generator tested and ready.

John, our club is hosting the region 10 soaring competition.  I think it's going to be a week before the ground is dry enough for glider ops.

[Gliderjohn]

From Cloudbase:

John, our club is hosting the region 10 soaring competition.  I think it's going to be a week before the ground is dry enough for glider ops.

May have to change that to submarine races.
GliderJohn

[LowRyter]

Still no info from the island. 

Are the three "Mayday Tugs" the ferry boats that cross the channel?  I know the only photos I saw were of the seawall being assembled at the ferry landing at Aransas Pass.  As bad as Rockport was hit I am really concerned about Port Aransas. 

[cloudbase]

Gloudbase is in the Huston area. How about the old MPH crew? Looks that this area may have 12-24 inches+ of rain. 
GliderJohn

Mike lives out near Monaville, and they've been getting hit pretty hard.  No firm word, but bad news travels fast.
We're all here for him if he needs anything.

Larry is okay. 

[LowRyter]

It looks like Port Aransas was hit so hard that they are still clearing the highway just to get into town.  No doubt the ferry is still closed.   The Coast Guard is surveying the area with helicopters.  An RV park 3 miles south of the town was 100% destroyed.  I hope no one in Port A tried to ride it out there.  I've vacationed there all my life.

[davedel44]

Galveston Dave??? You ok?

Sure hope you aren't on "Beach Patrol" this weekend.

Worked Beach a bit this AM Sat.

Lull in rain, tourists streaming out of hotels like lemmings headed for the cliff.  Beach is closed to swimming and wading.  Guard st fire stations to assist with flood rescues if necessary.  Supervisors and volunteers patrolling seawall.

Surviving so far I'll bring any left Spam front my emergency supplies to the fall rallies.

Dave
Galveston

[Chet Rugg]

oh man spam!

[Texas Turnip]

Has someone rescued LucyDad from Sugarland?

I watched the Weather Channel this AM and I-10 looks like a raging river. I-10 is a major truck route.

I feel bad for the folks in Houston but when you are covering an acre of land a day from building roads, houses etc even me with an 8th grade education know roofs and concrete don't absorb much water.

Tex

[davedel44]

Tex,

I agree that the Houston area is overbuilt, but....

This is a devestating and dangerous event for many in SE Texas.  Most of the folks involved moved to area for work.  Just average working Joes, trying to support their families.  You know from personal experience Texas weather can be dangerous.

OK here so far, little water seeping into storage area otherwise high and dry.

A little sympathy please, even for Lucydad

Dave
Galveston

[cloudbase]

Still hanging in there.

These events bring out the best in most people, and the worst in a very few.
Neighbors helping neighbors, and strangers helping strangers. 
And the (fortunaetly rare) a-hole who wants to sell bread for $10/loaf.

There are going to be plenty of 2018 Memorial Day babies.

[bettythebear]

I'm a few hours from the coast, in Lockhart, and I've gotten 11in of rain in the backyard gauge between yesterday morning and today. Crazy high winds for a while yesterday, lots of downed trees and power outages in town. Somehow my little acre is completely unscathed by the wind.

[cloudbase]

NWS estimates 650 billion gallons of water have fallen on the greater Houston region.  More to come.

[PJPR01]

The most telling statistic so far:

Rain received so far in Houston: 12 inches
Rain STILL to come:  18-24 inches

Guzzis and Family are still high and dry so far...everything draining well so far, let's hope it continues that way for the next 3-4 days.

[oldbike54]

 It might be good to remember the storm actually hit down near Aransas Pass and Port Lavaca .

 Houston may be flooding , but the real damage was done way West of there .

 Dusty

[cloudbase]

It might be good to remember the storm actually hit down near Aransas Pass and Port Lavaca .

 Houston may be flooding , but the real damage was done way West of there .

 Dusty

That's cold, Dusty. I wouldn't want to be the one to tell the people who've lost everything that they didn't suffer real damage.

[kirby1923]

The most telling statistic so far:

Rain received so far in Houston: 12 inches
Rain STILL to come:  18-24 inches

Guzzis and Family are still high and dry so far...everything draining well so far, let's hope it continues that way for the next 3-4 days.

Happy to hear that. I talked to family last nite down that way and they seem to be doing well enough. Even in San Antonio/Austin have had a share of wet w/ more to come.

[oldbike54]

That's cold, Dusty. I wouldn't want to be the one to tell the people who've lost everything that they didn't suffer real damage.

 Yeah , but almost all of those folks have insurance , Houston always gets all of the attention in South Texas , just like Dallas gets all of the attention in North Texas , almost as if the rest of the state doesn't exist . That was my point . The brunt of the storm missed Houston by a long way .

 Dusty

[Texas Turnip]

Tex,

I agree that the Houston area is overbuilt, but....

This is a devestating and dangerous event for many in SE Texas.  Most of the folks involved moved to area for work.  Just average working Joes, trying to support their families.  You know from personal experience Texas weather can be dangerous.

OK here so far, little water seeping into storage area otherwise high and dry.

A little sympathy please, even for Lucydad

Dave
Galveston

Dave,
I have the utmost sympathy for all in the greater Houston area. LucyDad lives in Sugar Land, an area SW of Houston that was hit very hard. I hope he is OK.

People that are not familiar with Houston do not know that it is a fast growing area, hence all the new roads and homes.

I hope someone hears from Mike Haven as he lives north of Monaville 44 miles from the old shop.

I went thru the flood at the National in Money Creek. I wouldn't wish flooding on my worst enemy.

Tex

[Mike Crenshaw]

I saw a post from Mike Haven on FB that he was at Bonneville/Las Vegas running some high speed bikes.  Hope that his home and shop in Katy are OK.

[LowRyter]

It might be good to remember the storm actually hit down near Aransas Pass and Port Lavaca .

 Houston may be flooding , but the real damage was done way West of there .

 Dusty

It took most of the day yesterday for the crews to even get into Port Aransas.  Power lines, boats and debris were blocking hwy 361 for 20 miles south of the city.  The only other route to the island is by the ferry.

I hope that the worst is over but the flooding is very unpredictable when the water gets higher than experienced before. 

[Kent in Upstate NY]

some pics https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/27/1693658/-Greater-Houston-region-undergoing-catastrophic-flooding-event