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26th August 2017, 07:47 AM
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26th August 2017, 08:09 AM
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26th August 2017, 08:23 AM
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Looking pretty bad - all the best and stay tight TXs. Best wishes from over here.
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26th August 2017, 08:36 AM
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No problems all the way up here in Dallas/Fort Worth land, but I hope Rebo, Clothy and any other south Texans on the board are safe and don't experience any damage. It looks like flooding will be the worst problem for most of the area. Houston and San Antonio flood when they get 6" of rain. No telling what 20 or 30" will do to them.
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26th August 2017, 01:32 PM
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Water wings for everyone!
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26th August 2017, 06:18 PM
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Checking in... I'm in Houston.
The rain is just phenomenal! And it ain't stopping any time soon. We're ok so far. Haven't had any power outages, but we have a generator if that happens. Rivers and bayous are close to cresting. Poor Rockport is just devastated.
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26th August 2017, 06:46 PM
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Rebo! Glad you're okay and far enough from the coast not to need webbed feet.
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26th August 2017, 07:21 PM
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Anybody heard about Victoria? I have a dear old friend clinging to her internet down there, trying to work from home, but news reports looked pretty grim. Any hard facts?
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26th August 2017, 09:24 PM
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Last I heard, Victoria was in the can with Prince Albert. . . .
sorry As predicted, it has stalled out southeast of San Antonio, which means the thing will keep pulling Gulf moisture up over southeast Texas. And now I feel a bit silly. I just called up the NWS precipitation analysis page to see how much rain has fallen. And there, plain as day, was Victoria, Texas, which I had not heard of until now. Looks like they've gotten five to six inches, Puna. But just 25 miles south of there, the estimate is 14-16 inches. Yoicks. Basically, there is a broad band of 6-12 inches from Houston to San Marcos. Another area of 12-16 inches lies about thirty miles northwest of Houston. Well, heck, here's the page. It has lots of purdy colors. . . .
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27th August 2017, 04:34 AM
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looking at the Weather channel on youtube this morning, holy crap at the flooding in Houston.
take care, everyone
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27th August 2017, 05:38 AM
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I need to note that the numbers I gave earlier were for just the previous 24 hours. (I am so out of touch now that I did not know then that Harvey made landfall Friday night.)
Yeah. Houston has it bad. The current 24-hour total shows amounts ranging 12 to more than 20 inches of rain (the top of the scale) in the Houston area, with Houston itself with 16 inches and more. In just one day. Over the past three days, there is a large area over 20+ from Houston to the south. (Other high-precip areas are about 30 miles southeast of Austin, and the area south of Victoria.) It is said that it will take weeks for this stuff to drain off.
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27th August 2017, 06:18 AM
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facebook info, I never know
can I share this fb post, I dunno
can't tell if this is conspiricacy theory, truth, fear mongering or what  https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...51&oe=5A1FD817 meanwhile, Sunday Morning is showing stories in Amsterdam, the masters of flood control. timely!  looks like a beautiful place to visit, as well 
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27th August 2017, 07:05 AM
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It reads like the typical conspiracy theory/ rumor-mongering nonsense that abounds whenever there's a catastrophic weather event: "it's gonna be way worse, but TEH GUBBERMINT doesn't want you to know because reasons!!!
 "So if TEH GUBBERMINT is so friggin' good at hushing stuff up that they've put the squeeze on every meteorolist in the universe, how did some rando on Facebook find out all about it and live to post DA TROOTH? I'm glad to see you, Rebo. I hope you continue to be dry and electrified. Hope you hear from your friend soon, Puna. (and to the tagger, your REO Speedwagon reference is noted and appreciated )
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According to the local (D/FW) meteorologists this morning, they're predicting total rainfall for parts of the greater Houston area of 60" by Thursday. They were previously reporting in excess of 30" before they figured out that the storm was going to just stop and squat over south Texas.
No idea who was covering up what and why - it sounds like the truth was out there all along.
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My aunt and uncle are in Conroe, which is north of Houston. One of their cars is submerged. They're worried that the flooding will ruin their new AC unit. My takeaway from that information is that they're safe for the time being; they wouldn't be worried about property damage if their lives were in danger. My cousin in Magnolia (northwest of Houston) can't leave her house at all because of the flooding. No word on whether the water has gotten inside. Please stay safe everyone!
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27th August 2017, 10:08 AM
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just like the truth about global climate change
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It keeps raining and the water keeps rising. My cousin's house took on water overnight and she's currently holding out in the second story. So far all my other family out there is dry but all the streets seem to be flooded. And the water's still rising.
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28th August 2017, 04:30 AM
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28th August 2017, 06:39 AM
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Adding my hopes for safety and minimal impact to those already expressed.
Checking the SDMB, Rebo has checked in again as recently as this morning, and Clothahump has disclosed that he's on what passes for high ground in Houston, and has opined on culture and politics in his inimitable style as recently as yesterday evening. I'm relieved they're both okay, or at least as okay as can be expected as folks whose city and state are getting pummeled. Anacanapuna, Amythyst, and Futility — and, of course, anyone one else with loved ones in the storm zone — I hope your friends and families are doing okay.
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28th August 2017, 08:54 AM
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Wow - looking at the news, this looks bad.
Stay safe Giraffe TX'ers - actually all TXers. I will spit and blow and wave manically at the clouds and hope some kind of butterfly effect will bring sunshine, dryness and normality your way. If we (rex pluralist) can help in any way, please do not hesitate to share how. Hang in there, Jim
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28th August 2017, 09:17 AM
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One way to see the scope of this is to pull up google maps, head over to Houston, and turn on the traffic layer. There's like a bazillion ⛔ (road closed) symbols all over the map and that list is nowhere near complete.
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28th August 2017, 10:15 AM
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Hi Gweebers!
We're still ok, as are my children out in Katy. My son has gone to work at his giant furniture store to help. They opened their doors to displaced people.
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Hoping everyone will be okay. It sounds catastrophic out there.
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Some communities in Conroe are evacuating in the aftermath of the Lake Conroe dam release. My aunt and uncle live in a mobile home community that's expecting another 12 inches of rain. I hope they're safe.
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My Victoria compadre is still posting, says she doesn't have power, isn't flooded, does have water & sewer service, charging laptops and iPhones from inverter on her car. Gassed up in case she needed to leave, so plenty of gas still. It's called "hunkered down." Says she's OK so farm, looking for it to get better in a day or two.
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My cousin in Houston ended up having to be boat rescued and made it to a hotel without much but at least they got their dogs out with them.
Meanwhile my sister and her husband over in Fort Bend county (just west of Houston) who thought they'd be safe inside their levee. But the nearby Brazos river looks like it will crest a good four or five feet above the previous record high which in turn will put it over the levee by a foot or two. I guess they were caught off-guard when local officials gave the evacuation order. Got a single text message yesterday afternoon and nothing since. I'm assuming that's just because they didn't think to take phone chargers with them and their phones are dead.
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Turns out I panicked over nothing; sis showed up at my parents house in Huntsville last night and they just decided it was too late to call me so they called me this morning. Apparently it was quite the adventure as they had to take some crazy circuitous route to avoid all the flooded highways to get there.
I did enjoy hearing about how the various cats were getting to know one another. All is well.
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mmmmmrrrrrrrgrrrrrrrROWOWOWWWOrrrrrrr hssssssss MROOOEOWOWOWrrrrrrrgrrrrr ROWR thumpitythumpitythumpCRASH!!! After a few days of that, she might be pining for the flood  Good to hear all is well
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What happens next depends on where you are. From downtown Houston and points west the worst of the rain is over. I have one cousin where the water got halfway up his driveway yesterday afternoon but has been receding since then. OTOH my other cousin who was rescued, her house is near Buffalo Bayou so that water's not going down for a while yet. And if you're unfortunate enough to be near any rivers those will all continue to rise for a day or two yet as all the upstream water flows downstream.
I'm guessing Rebo's in a relatively high spot and not too near any waterways. Hope you continue to stay high and dry, Rebo!
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Actually, we are in a high spot surrounded by a lot of flooding. We are directly south of the Barker Reservoir so should be safe from the releasing of water.
I'm working remotely from home. My husband was able to go south to his job in Sugarland, and help out with moving inventory around with forklifts and tarping lumber because of a roof leak. FoN is right, it depends where you are. We are on the west side of Harris County, and it's slowed almost to a stop. I would think Red Cross is the best place to donate money. Clothing, blankets, and pillows are in high demand, and are being donated locally to the shelters.
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Facebook is matching donations dollar for dollar up to a million if you donate here.
There's also the Texas Diaper Bank. Flooded out babbies need they butts covered. Here's a goodly list of organizations that could use some help. After the debacle in Haiti and some other spots, I think the Red Cross would be the LAST place I'd donate. They line their pockets way too much at the expense of those who really need help. Last edited by SmartAleq; 29th August 2017 at 09:42 AM.
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JFC, now there's been an explosion and fire in a building in downtown Houston. Anybody near that?
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at those holding "hurricane parties".
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