Tropical Storm / Hurricane Harvey

[John813]

Thankfully, the rain is going to start clearing out today

For better or worse seems like when it does re-enter land it'll be near Lake Charles, so Houston/other hard hit areas won't get the NE side of the storm again. Still, they are predicting another foot+ of rain for Houston and areas east of it.

Unreal. I feel terrible for those who lost everything. Hoping the death toll doesn't rise when the waters recede.

 

[Ranched]

Please donate to help the animals that were impacted by this historic hurricane. I just did. Even if it's just $1. These animals need food & help just like humans. Plus you'll know where your money is going. https://secure.humanesociety.org/si...hpfs2_082817|web_harvey_help_page_id829921028

 

[Reality]

*** Again .. Please keep this thread on topic! ***

 

[Tabascocat]

There was a levee breach at the Brazos river. Some parts around Houston that was effected minimally are now under mandatory evac...........Baytown, Kingwood, etc.

 

[waldoputty]

Depends on Harvey's path, New Orleans does not have all its pumping stations operating fully.

http://www.wwltv.com/weather/harvey/large-pump-at-17th-st-canal-pump-station-back-online/468886392

"One of the larger drainage pumps in New Orleans that was out-of-service Aug. 5 has been restored, yet again, after overheating Monday, the city said Tuesday. Pump Station No. 6, which drains a large part of the city via the 17th Street Canal, had six of its 15 pumps out-of-service during the Aug. 5 flooding. Four of those pumps are the large ones used to pump out storm water and two of them are small constant-duty pumps used to send everyday runoff to Lake Pontchartrain."

 

[Tabascocat]

 

[waldoputty]

wow, u have a new lake... except water level is still rising...
they are now predicting 50B-100B worth of damages.
worse of all, most of it (~80%) may not be insured because many properties were not in the 100-year flood zones.

 

[WoodysGirl]

There was a levee breach at the Brazos river. Some parts around Houston that was effected minimally are now under mandatory evac...........Baytown, Kingwood, etc.

My friends had to evac twice because where they originally went first ended up falling in the evac zone too. So they were able to get out of Houston and drive to San Antonio where we have friends.

Transformer blew this am due to high winds so Im without power for the foreseeable future.

 

[Tabascocat]

My friends had to evac twice because where they originally went first ended up falling in the evac zone too. So they were able to get out of Houston and drive to San Antonio where we have friends.

Transformer blew this am due to high winds so Im without power for the foreseeable future.

Stay safe, the worst is over but there will be more flooding. The retreating water has to go somewhere

Charge your phone in the car if need be.

 

[waldoputty]

Is this true?

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/28/16211392/100-500-year-flood-meaning
"Tomball, Texas, Public Works director David Esquivel told a local paper there this year that the Houston area had “two 500-year storms back to back”: over Memorial Day weekend of 2015 and early April 2016. That means that Hurricane Harvey constitutes the third “500-year” flood in three years."

Also since the map shows the 100-year flood plains as well as 500-year ones, we can assume the 100-year areas are currently flooded and perhaps most of the 500-year areas.
That is a lot of Houston...

 

[CCBoy]

My friends had to evac twice because where they originally went first ended up falling in the evac zone too. So they were able to get out of Houston and drive to San Antonio where we have friends.

Transformer blew this am due to high winds so Im without power for the foreseeable future.

Stay safe!

 

[waldoputty]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...survey-stricken-texas/?utm_term=.9e0cfd8c4955

"A flood official in sprawling Harris County — home to Houston, the country’s fourth-largest city — said that as much as 30 percent of the county’s 1,777 square miles was underwater Tuesday. That scale was described to The Washington Post on Tuesday by Jeff Lindner, a meteorologist with the Harris County Flood Control District."

 

[haleyrules]

WOW!! Thats shocking.

 

[Ranching]

wow, u have a new lake... except water level is still rising...
they are now predicting 50B-100B worth of damages.
worse of all, most of it (~80%) may not be insured because many properties were not in the 100-year flood zones.

Heart breaking!

 

[Ranching]

My friends had to evac twice because where they originally went first ended up falling in the evac zone too. So they were able to get out of Houston and drive to San Antonio where we have friends.

Transformer blew this am due to high winds so Im without power for the foreseeable future.

I hope the worst is over with. I'm sure you have tons of family and friends that have been affected by this. God bless!

 

[haleyrules]

Please donate to help the animals that were impacted by this historic hurricane. I just did. Even if it's just $1. These animals need food & help just like humans. Plus you'll know where your money is going. https://secure.humanesociety.org/si...hpfs2_082817|web_harvey_help_page_id829921028

Thats beyond sad.

 

[Cowboys_22]

My friends had to evac twice because where they originally went first ended up falling in the evac zone too. So they were able to get out of Houston and drive to San Antonio where we have friends.

Transformer blew this am due to high winds so Im without power for the foreseeable future.

Hang in there Wgirl

 

[Cowboys_22]

My friends had to evac twice because where they originally went first ended up falling in the evac zone too. So they were able to get out of Houston and drive to San Antonio where we have friends.

Transformer blew this am due to high winds so Im without power for the foreseeable future.

Friday night several transformers blew up, center point did a good job getting them back up. Is your power back W-girl?

 

[waldoputty]

projected rainfall from now till friday - ~2 inch for houston

 

[waldoputty]