At first, we thought this was going to be another Alison, which was bad enough.
Now, it seems like Alison on Steroids.
This is starting to get serious.
Last I saw was a Cat 3 prediction and moving slightly up the coast from the 7:00 am prediction.
Should be another advisory now, since it is past 1:00 pm central.
I am in Sugar Land, southwest of Houston.
I usually don't get flooded, but I can't go anywhere.
I have to somehow make it around the addicks reservoir issue to get to work.
I usually can't get into North Katy for a while.
Lost a turbo vent and on side of my backyard fence during IKE in 2008, and felt pretty lucky.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/241805.shtml?At 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Harvey was located
by reconnaissance aircraft near latitude 24.4 North, longitude 93.6
West. Harvey is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph (17
km/h). A turn toward the northwest is expected later today, and
Harvey's forward speed is forecast to slow down during the next
couple of days. On the forecast track, Harvey will approach the
middle Texas coast on Friday and make landfall Friday night or early
Saturday, and then stall near the middle Texas coast through the
weekend.
Data from Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft
indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 85 mph
(140 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional rapid strengthening is
forecast, and Harvey is expected to become a major hurricane by
Friday before it reaches the middle Texas coast.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the
center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles
(150 km).
Data from the NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane indicate that the minimum
central pressure is 979 mb (28.91 inches).