Hurricane Harvey Public Advisory

[XenaLee]

It is going to be a while.  They have predicted the Brazos @ FM1462 has peaked and is vvveeeeerrrrryyyyy slowly receeding.  Down 4" Woo Hoo!!!!  It will likely be a week before the water is out of the house.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=HGX&gage=ROST2

Prayers up for you and yours.

[roamer_1]

Prayers up for you and yours.

@thackney
Mega dittos.

[thackney]

Thank y'all for the kind words and prayers.

[Suppressed]

Thank y'all for the kind words and prayers.

@thackney 

I guess at this point it won't matter if the AquaDam is holding water in as things recede, eh?

Hang in there.

[Suppressed]

Texans helping out National Guard LMTV
http://i.imgur.com/wLYZe7f.mp4

[Elderberry]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/this-is-probably-the-worst-us-flood-storm-ever-and-ill-never-be-the-same/

[thackney]

@thackney 

I guess at this point it won't matter if the AquaDam is holding water in as things recede, eh?

Hang in there.

It was not set up.  It would have been a waste of a lot of time and effort we didn't have.

[Smokin Joe]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/this-is-probably-the-worst-us-flood-storm-ever-and-ill-never-be-the-same/

Wow.


For the folks out there who haven't completely wrapped their heads around those rainfall amounts, grab a tape measure and stand next to it and mark where 40 inches comes up to on you.
That's how much rain fell in places. Imagine that in your yard...neighborhood, and more coming at you from uphill, and you'll start to get a clue what people down there are facing.

Now, not everyone is facing that, but water moves down hill, and the lower you are, the deeper it will get.

Everyone down there has my prayers.

[thackney]

Wow.


For the folks out there who haven't completely wrapped their heads around those rainfall amounts, grab a tape measure and stand next to it and mark where 40 inches comes up to on you.
That's how much rain fell in places. Imagine that in your yard...neighborhood, and more coming at you from uphill, and you'll start to get a clue what people down there are facing.

Now, not everyone is facing that, but water moves down hill, and the lower you are, the deeper it will get.

Everyone down there has my prayers.

And those down river, that water from upstream is still coming at them.  We still have places where the water is still rising as the water continues to grow away from the river.

[catfish1957]

Wow.


For the folks out there who haven't completely wrapped their heads around those rainfall amounts, grab a tape measure and stand next to it and mark where 40 inches comes up to on you.

31 inches at my location.  Luckily, no water in the house though.  My thoughts are with those who got damage.

[AllThatJazzZ]

Devastating news earlier today, y'all. In checking on a former classmate (a total luddite) to see how they survived the storm, we found out that she's suffering from stage 4 cancer and is on hospice. It jolted me and helped put things in perspective.

We've known each other since elementary school. I'm stunned, heartbroken and still trying to process the news.

[Suppressed]

Devastating news earlier today, y'all. In checking on a former classmate (a total luddite) to see how they survived the storm, we found out that she's suffering from stage 4 cancer and is on hospice. It jolted me and helped put things in perspective.

We've known each other since elementary school. I'm stunned, heartbroken and still trying to process the news.

Wow!  I'm so sorry, @AllThatJazzZ.

[libertybele]

And those down river, that water from upstream is still coming at them.  We still have places where the water is still rising as the water continues to grow away from the river.

My prayers continue for those in Texas. 

[txradioguy]

Harvey is on his way to give us a big wet kiss.

There's already flash flood and tornado warnings for Nashville just south of us.

[Sanguine]

Harvey is on his way to give us a big wet kiss.

There's already flash flood and tornado warnings for Nashville just south of us.

Hopefully he'll be all tuckered out by the time he gets there.

[roamer_1]

Texans helping out National Guard LMTV

MORE: https://www.infowars.com/epic-video-redneck-army-uses-monster-trucks-to-save-national-guard-from-houston-floods/

There is a commentary vid by Alex Jones at the bottom.
I ain't an Alex Jones fan particularly, but what he says in it is right.
All y'all hang in there and keep being Texans. You do us all proud.

[anubias]

I'm so sorry @thackney for all you and yours have had to endure. 

[mystery-ak]

I was just sent this

@thackney

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3582254/posts

[thackney]

I was just sent this

@thackney

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3582254/posts

Yep that was last year.  Randy was the seller and we were the buyer.

[thackney]

Brazoria County officials are warning that roughly 200 square miles of the county will be inundated with water from the Brazos River, which is projected to continue rising through Friday


-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Brazos-River-continues-to-rise-with-major-12163814.php

[Gefn]

It is going to be a while.  They have predicted the Brazos @ FM1462 has peaked and is vvveeeeerrrrryyyyy slowly receeding.  Down 4" Woo Hoo!!!!  It will likely be a week before the water is out of the house.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=HGX&gage=ROST2

Ohh gosh @thackney I'm so sorry, I don't have words. I'm sorry seems so lame.

[DB]

Yep that was last year.  Randy was the seller and we were the buyer.

Life sure can be hard from time to time. All we can do is take one day at time and deal with whatever comes our way as best we can. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

[anubias]

Brazoria County officials are warning that roughly 200 square miles of the county will be inundated with water from the Brazos River, which is projected to continue rising through Friday


-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Brazos-River-continues-to-rise-with-major-12163814.php

The water has receded at my son's home in Brazoria county to the point that the water was completely out of his home late yesterday evening.  They were able to get everything out of it that was salvageable and let it dry out overnight.

I also noticed that I made a typo of "5" feet on one of my posts here on the first day of the flood when it should have been "2" feet.  The water did rise higher over the next few days, but I don't know how much higher.  So... the water has thus far receded in his area at least 2 feet. 

From looking at the map, I think they're about 12 miles from the Brazos.  I was hopeful that drop might help you a bit, but I'm guessing that it doesn't since he's much farther from the river than you.  I'm so sorry, @thackney .  I can't begin to imagine what you must be going through in this mess.

[thackney]

The water has receded at my son's home in Brazoria county to the point that the water was completely out of his home late yesterday evening.  They were able to get everything out of it that was salvageable and let it dry out overnight.

I also noticed that I made a typo of "5" feet on one of my posts here on the first day of the flood when it should have been "2" feet.  The water did rise higher over the next few days, but I don't know how much higher.  So... the water has thus far receded in his area at least 2 feet. 

From looking at the map, I think they're about 12 miles from the Brazos.  I was hopeful that drop might help you a bit, but I'm guessing that it doesn't since he's much farther from the river than you.  I'm so sorry, @thackney .  I can't begin to imagine what you must be going through in this mess.

Thanks for the info.  We are on FM1462 so the river gauge is our best info.  We are five miles east of the river.  The road will be closed for a while.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=hgx&gage=rost2&prob_type=stage&source=hydrograph

The have added to the link above, what different elevations should impact.

[thackney]

Current predictions for the Brazos River at West Columbia, is to continue rising until Wednesday.  This is downstream of us.