Hurricane Harvey Public Advisory

[thackney]

Current predictions are for the Brazos to reach something over 52 feet in coming days.  Hope that won't hurt you too badly.

52.5 is basically the same point we reached last year.  We did have some flow through us from upstream flooding, going across us to the river 5 miles away.  We think that made it a bit worse where we are than the actual river.



But this was us last year:

[LadyLiberty]

I'm so sorry, thackney. 

The last track I saw had it coming back SSW and then making a hook to go almost due north somewhere west of Columbus.  I was hoping that would change things a bit but they are sticking to their Brazos River projections.  Meanwhile there were tornadoes this afternoon in Cypress and Magnolia.

[mystery-ak]

@IsailedawayfromFR

Okay so far, but looks like we are going to flood out.  We spent the day getting horse, cows and dogs relocated.  Everything personal and important to us is moved upstairs.  Some problems with the aquadam means I couldn't put it up again in time.  I needed to replace the connectors between the main tubes.  Lesson learned.

May not happen until Monday, may not happen God willing.  We really caught a break today between bands in our area.  Ground water has had some chance to run off.

We are prepared, expecting the worst, hoping for lots of wasted time preparing.

Praying for you thackney

[Bigun]

52.5 is basically the same point we reached last year.  We did have some flow through us from upstream flooding, going across us to the river 5 miles away.  We think that made it a bit worse where we are than the actual river.



But this was us last year:

So if it does reach that level you will get water in your house this time?

[corbe]

   Won't Harvey sitting around here also prevent these swollen river basins from draining back into the Gulf?

[RoosGirl]

   Won't Harvey sitting around here also prevent these swollen river basins from draining back into the Gulf?

Short answer yes with an if, long answer no with a but.

[corbe]

   Another Great Weather Site

https://www.ventusky.com/

[corbe]

   Ft Bend County is getting slammed again.

[corbe]

August 26, 2017, 8:34 PM

"Catastrophic flooding" expected in Texas from Harvey

 
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The National Hurricane Center says that what is now Tropical Storm Harvey is barely moving as torrential rains continue in Texas.

The center's late Saturday afternoon update says the center of the storm is about 45 miles west-northwest of Victoria, Texas, and little motion is expected during the next few days. The center says maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 65 mph. Additional weakening is expected over the next day or two. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the storm's center.

"Our biggest concern is the possibility of between 20 and 30 inches of rain in areas ranging from Corpus Christi over to Houston," said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. "Because of the flooding, one of the top focal points that we are concerned about is ongoing rescue and recovery."

<..snip..>

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/catastrophic-flooding-expected-in-texas-from-harvey/

[GrouchoTex]

We've got one of those feeder bands training over Sugar Land now. Been raining hard for a while.

[roamer_1]

We've got one of those feeder bands training over Sugar Land now. Been raining hard for a while.

Hope that little dude brought an umbrella so she don't get wet...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5foT32tKM

[AllThatJazzZ]

@IsailedawayfromFR

Okay so far, but looks like we are going to flood out.  We spent the day getting horse, cows and dogs relocated.  Everything personal and important to us is moved upstairs.  Some problems with the aquadam means I couldn't put it up again in time.  I needed to replace the connectors between the main tubes.  Lesson learned.

May not happen until Monday, may not happen God willing.  We really caught a break today between bands in our area.  Ground water has had some chance to run off.

We are prepared, expecting the worst, hoping for lots of wasted time preparing.

Praying fervently, fellow Texan. Will be looking forward to updates.

[AllThatJazzZ]

We've got one of those feeder bands training over Sugar Land now. Been raining hard for a while.

Looks like it's moving off to the east a bit now. You could use a break. That is some angry-looking storm!

[Bigun]

Here is what it looks like at my place right now.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx

[roamer_1]

I needed to replace the connectors between the main tubes.  Lesson learned.

FITTINGS? Fittings are what's holding you back?
You're a bright boy @thackney , surely there is something that can be done!

prayers up, man. I sure hope it works out!

[Elderberry]

PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 060 DEGREES AT 2 MPH

[Bigun]

They will be up and running all night tonight.

https://www.facebook.com/KHOU11/videos/10156752069689062/

[Elderberry]

Pouring down like crazy in Houston now.

[Bigun]

Pouring down like crazy in Houston now.

Under flash flood emergency.  That is the strongest language the NWS uses.

[Smokin Joe]

I always recommend:

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

Highest percentage of your donated dollar goes to actual help.

I agree, and from time in a flood in 79, they provided the most help 24/7. I doubt that has changed.

Stay safe, prayers up for y'all.

[txradioguy]

Pouring down like crazy in Houston now.

4 inches an hour right now with a predicted 22-28 more inches in the next 24 hours.

[austingirl]

Hard to imagine the losses incurred by tens of thousands of people. It would be devastating to lose one's home. Watching pick-up trucks driving through flooded streets in Houston on live TV.

[Gefn]

Praying for you thackney

Me too @thackney

[Gefn]

I got this link from Senator Cruz' webpage.

It's really good.

 https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/hurricane-harvey-live-coverage/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter

I'm going to my local Red cross tomorrow to see what I can do for my friends in Texas. Give blood, clothes, what ever. 

Buy some toys for the children.

[Sanguine]

I got this link from Senator Cruz' webpage.

It's really good.

 https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/hurricane-harvey-live-coverage/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter

I'm going to my local Red cross tomorrow to see what I can do for my friends in Texas. Give blood, clothes, what ever.

That's a nice site.  Thank you, Freya.

[Gefn]

That's a nice site.  Thank you, Freya.

Don't thank me. I got it from your Senator. He has a very sharp website..

Hope your family is doing well, @Sanguine

[Elderberry]

4 inches an hour right now with a predicted 22-28 more inches in the next 24 hours.

Just reported 3 miles south of me, over 9 inches an hour.

[RetBobbyMI]

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[AllThatJazzZ]

Just reported 3 miles south of me, over 9 inches an hour.

Heard that and my heart went up in my throat. OMG! I'm watching Channel 11.

[AllThatJazzZ]

Thanks for the website, @Freya. From the site:

Residents, including Mike Williams, 79, walked to the police station to learn when electricity and cell service might return, but police and rescue crews were in the early stages of accounting for people and danger.

Though the island was ordered evacuated, Williams and others who had weathered storms for decades here stayed back, skeptical of what was supposed to be a category 2 hurricane but which became a powerful and organized category 4 hurricane with a direct blow.

“I woke up at midnight and the Gulf of Mexico was 10 inches below my mattress,” Williams said.

While storm surge swept the length of the island, the most striking damage was left for the tip of “Port A,” as locals call it, where older structures were more vulnerable to winds as high as 130 miles per hour.

This just drives me nuts!!

[Bigun]

Folks this is going to go on for days! This is just day one!

[Bigun]

Here' what's happening at my location.

https://www.ventusky.com/30.5375;-95.8391667

[AllThatJazzZ]

@Bigun, I can't figure out how to read that. I'm multitasking (texting with several school friends who are fanned out across the Houston-Galveston area), monitoring TV coverage, and checking the water level outside my house. So I'm too distracted to try to figure it out. I have two three new roof leaks. 

Such a disaster unfolding in our region. I'm nervous to see what daylight reveals. Weird feeling yesterday as I watched an interview and walk-through of the damaged home with victims of the Sienna Plantation tornado only to discover that they are family!

[Right_in_Virginia]

[Right_in_Virginia]

Rainfall Totals

Here are the latest rainfall totals through 1 a.m. CDT Sunday:
•21.08 inches in League City
•18.28 inches near Pasadena
•15.10 inches near Austwell
•15.10 inches near Smithville
•13.82 inches San Antonio River near McFadden
•15.00 inches near South Houston (six hour total)
•13.52 inches near Sugar Land
•10.54 inches in Aransas
•9.92 inches near Richmond
•9.37 inches near Victoria
•7.73 inches in Palacios
•7.33 inches at Houston Hull Field
•6.81 inches in Galveston
•5.96 inches in Berry Bayou (Harris County - three hour total between 9 pm -12 am CDT Sat/Sun)
•3.97 inches in Meyerland or near Houston (one hour total between 9pm-10pm CDT Saturday)
•2.90 inches near Corpus Christi

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-harvey-rain-flood-forecast-texas-louisiana

[thackney]

FITTINGS? Fittings are what's holding you back?
You're a bright boy @thackney , surely there is something that can be done!

prayers up, man. I sure hope it works out!

30" diameter flexible, sealing fittings~10 ft long.

Duct tape isn't going to cut it.  Nor is there time at this point.

[Bigun]

11.82" 24 hour rainfall recorded here for day one.  And I'm in a safe zone.

[Elderberry]

Made it thru Day1 OK. The 3 rain gauges closest to me show for the last 24hrs;
 16.44   19.72   20.52 

I'm in the neighborhood directly north of Hobby Airport.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Harvey spawns 'catastrophic' flooding in southeastern Texas
CNN, Aug 27, 2017, Updated 8:31 AM ET

Catastrophic" flooding paralyzed Houston and other deluged towns in southeastern Texas early Sunday as Tropical Storm Harvey pummeled and drenched residents and first responders.

More than 1,000 people had been rescued overnight due to record flooding in the sprawling Houston area, according to meteorologist Jeff Lindner with Harris County's Flood Control District.

"Stay put," the National Weather Service advised.


More (with maps and video) : http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-landfall/

[Right_in_Virginia]

Photo of 610 loop at Market St. Water nearly up to overhead signs.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/901788360854949888?p=v

[Bigun]

Made it thru Day1 OK. The 3 rain gauges closest to me show for the last 24hrs;
 16.44   19.72   20.52 

I'm in the neighborhood directly north of Hobby Airport.

Glad you are doing ok so far!  Unfortunately there are several more days of this to come.

[Sanguine]

AllThatJazz, you're going to have to update your avatar after all of this. 

@Elderberry @thackney @AllThatJazzZ Prayers for you all.

[ShadowAce]

I'm just south of Spring, just north of Houston.  Backyard is flooded, but it's not reaching back door.

[anubias]

Just heard from my son.  House is 5 feet under water.  He managed to drive his family to higher ground. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Rainfall totals around Houston:

https://www.harriscountyfws.org/

[Bigun]

Just heard from my son.  House is 5 feet under water.  He managed to drive his family to higher ground.

Thank God!

[anubias]

yes.  I've been sitting here losing my mind for the last three hours or so.

[austingirl]

AllThatJazz, you're going to have to update your avatar after all of this. 

@Elderberry @thackney @AllThatJazzZ Prayers for you all.

I second that emotion. Praying for all those affected by this devastation.

[Bigun]

yes.  I've been sitting here losing my mind for the last three hours or so.

Are they still on the island?

[Smokin Joe]

Just heard from my son.  House is 5 feet under water.  He managed to drive his family to higher ground.

I am glad they are safe, sorry about the house, and will remember them in my prayers.