Hurricane Harvey

[albrecht]

Tropical Storm Harvey has been upgraded to Category 1 Hurricane and expected to reach Category 3 when it hits shore. So flooding, storm surge, and damage is expected for some coastal counties and will affect air traffic and many schools are closed. I know some folks are leaving the area and coming up here "just in case."
http://kxan.com/2014/02/25/daily-forecast-2/
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?cone#contents

[albrecht]

Some coastal counties are already under mandatory evacuations (I'm not sure they can actually force you to leave but you cannot expect help and/or maybe can't be in public.) Most folks have left or are boarding up windows, taking care of livestock, etc. Rice farmers are scrambling to get in whatever crop they can. Cotton farmers are worried about damage by storm.

The weather babe is excited on The Weather Channel because "unprecedented" and their models has Harvey coming ashore and stalling (lots of wind and dumping rain) and maybe then heading back out to sea, gaining more energy, and coming back. Very rare for Texas (FLA get that kind of thing due to two coasts.) Lots of flooding expected. They are advising people on the coast to flee as far as DALLAS. Wow. Nobody I know is going that far. And most in the Houston area are staying. Some folks from Madagora and Calhoun Ctys coming up because they are on coast and low ground. Grocery and liquor stores running out of stuff as people expect to hunker down.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#harvey

[starrmtn001]

Hurricane Harvey presents a dual threat to Texas Gulf Coast.  8.24.17.


https://youtu.be/scfYhtmvQ9w

[starrmtn001]

Here are live feeds.

🔴 LIVE ALERT: HURRICANE HARVEY WITH 85 MPH WINDS AND STRENGTHENING.  8.24.17.


https://youtu.be/ZrKbAlbwjEI


https://youtu.be/UkDPhTyXYH4

[albrecht]

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/weather_traffic/article_7edcbe26-8989-11e7-a60f-6f9388f8e909.html
Hurricane Hunters fly through Harvey

[GravitySucks]

Winds at 20mph and a heavy band of rain right now at my house. Glad the eye is due to pass so far south. I hope Art and/or Hoagland don't get any ideas for global consciousness experiments.

[starrmtn001]

Winds at 20mph and a heavy band of rain right now at my house. Glad the eye is due to pass so far south. I hope Art and/or Hoagland don't get any ideas for global consciousness experiments.

I'm glad you are north of the major damage areas, Michael.  Prayers of safety and protection for you and your fellow Texans in the affected areas.

[starrmtn001]

Hurricane Harvey Live Beach Cam.  8.25.17.


https://youtu.be/qvpjualyZ6g

[albrecht]

I'm glad you are north of the major damage areas, Michael.  Prayers of safety and protection for you and your fellow Texans in the affected areas.

Thanks, I got a few relatives (not by blood) who are staying and they live in a rural property near Port O'Connor*. Crazy because that is just north of where they think the eye will hit and low elevation right near the bay, but "they've seen it before" and shrimpers/fishmen are a tough lot and the kind of people they, are I guess. Most went inland or at least somewhat inland. Everyone I know in Houston are staying but worried about flooding mainly. Got reports that the grocery and liquor stores were emptying yesterday. And gas stations, HD, etc. Here I'm expecting just heavy rain and the usual floods since far enough away from the coast.

Harvey just made Cat 3 so could get ugly. Hopefully not*.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianola%2C_Texas (this is north of where they think Harvey will hit.)
"In 1875, the city had a population of 5,000, but on September 15 of that year, a powerful hurricane struck, killing between 150 and 300 and almost entirely destroying the town. Indianola was rebuilt, only to be wiped out on August 19, 1886, by another intense hurricane, which was followed by a fire."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane

[starrmtn001]

Thanks, I got a few relatives (not by blood) who are staying and they live in a rural property near Port O'Connor*. Crazy because that is just north of where they think the eye will hit and low elevation right near the bay, but "they've seen it before" and shrimpers/fishmen are a tough lot and the kind of people they, are I guess. Most went inland or at least somewhat inland. Everyone I know in Houston are staying but worried about flooding mainly. Got reports that the grocery and liquor stores were emptying yesterday. And gas stations, HD, etc. Here I'm expecting just heavy rain and the usual floods since far enough away from the coast.

Harvey just made Cat 3 so could get ugly. Hopefully not*.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianola%2C_Texas (this is north of where they think Harvey will hit.)
"In 1875, the city had a population of 5,000, but on September 15 of that year, a powerful hurricane struck, killing between 150 and 300 and almost entirely destroying the town. Indianola was rebuilt, only to be wiped out on August 19, 1886, by another intense hurricane, which was followed by a fire."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane

What I'm concerned about is whether it's going to stall for a couple of days and produce major record breaking floods.

Again, my prayers for everyone in the affected areas.

[Yorkshire pud]

Because I'm atheist, I'm going to watch it on TV as my completely ineffectual contribution to saving lives. How many will stay in their homes that are in the path rather than evacuate I wonder? 

[Juan]

What people who don't live in hurricane areas fail to understand is that people are much safer at home during a storm than they are in their cars, stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on some highway.    Often staying at home is the best choice.

[Dr. MD MD]

I really hope there aren't too many Democrats responsible for emergency services because they're such crazy political zealots that I could see them trying their best to make sure this doesn't go well just to make Trump look bad.  :

[Yorkshire pud]

I really hope there aren't too many Democrats responsible for emergency services because they're such crazy political zealots that I could see them trying their best to make sure this doesn't go well just to make Trump look bad.  :

I'm sure Trump is on it. Just as Dubya was for Katrina..

[Yorkshire pud]

What people who don't live in hurricane areas fail to understand is that people are much safer at home during a storm than they are in their cars, stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on some highway.    Often staying at home is the best choice.

That could explain why the FEMA chief had advised yesterday that people evacuate. Apparently he knows a thing or two about hurricanes.

[Dr. MD MD]

I'm sure Trump is on it. Just as Dubya was for Katrina..

Exactly. It makes me think W was sabotaged by Democratic true believers on that one too.

[crescent fresh]

I'm sure Trump is on it. Just as Dubya was for Katrina..

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901190479798312961

[Yorkshire pud]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901190479798312961

Great stuff! Its good he has time to tweet how wondermous he is instead of actually monitoring , oh never mind...   

[Dr. MD MD]

Great stuff! Its good he has time to tweet how wondermous he is instead of actually monitoring , oh never mind...   

The tweet clearly indicates that he is monitoring it. Duh!  :

Just let me know if there's anything else obvious that you need clarification on. 

[bateman]

https://youtu.be/4VoL5PMVRfE

Stay safe, y'all

[nooryisawesome]

Only weatherman I trust


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgOJ9b3PeAY

[nooryisawesome]

https://youtu.be/UkDPhTyXYH4

[chefist]

Ha. That guy is a loon.

[Yorkshire pud]

https://youtu.be/UkDPhTyXYH4

Risk of storm surge between six and twelve feet... So, a bit of damage then..

[starrmtn001]

I really hope there aren't too many Democrats responsible for emergency services because they're such crazy political zealots that I could see them trying their best to make sure this doesn't go well just to make Trump look bad.  :

Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised.  I hope they don't do that.

[starrmtn001]

Just upgraded to a Cat 4.


https://youtu.be/qvpjualyZ6g

[starrmtn001]

A power pole was sparking at its base, big time.  The guy shooting the live stream is at a gas station which is next to the popping power pole.   Oh yeah.  He is in the direct line of the hurricane eyes which will be coming on shore soon.   Go back to time stamp -43:34.


https://youtu.be/UkDPhTyXYH4

[Corona Kitty]

Mother Gaia is scary

[albrecht]

https://youtu.be/4VoL5PMVRfE

Stay safe, y'all

Just got back from HEB and there were no carts to use because so many people. No bread and no bottled water available! People are so nuts, this is Austin where, at worst, we will get some heavy rain and some floods. Which is sometimes bad but they happen all the time and you know where they happen and usually it is flash-flood situation (water doesn't stick around for days or weeks to breed disease or something.) Turn Around, Don't Drown. The liquor store was also chaos. They happened to have their big anniversary sale PLUS the hurricane prep! Everyone was well behaved and no looting or rudeness. More actual camaraderie and shaking head at people losing it a bit, acting like we are in Port O'Connor or Corpus. Folks on the coast though I worry about. And for the flooding in the whole region.

[Dr. MD MD]

Just upgraded to a Cat 4.

The deep state is really cranking their HAARP machine up. They hate Texas and pretty much the entire South and know that many Trump voters live there. I'm sure in their minds they're killing Nazis.