Weather

[alp]

I think I had 15 containers at one point and now they are all gone! Rain is predicted on Wednesday and Friday. I will believe it when I see it.

And they have too much in Houston.

 

[Logan]

They don't know exactly where it's going to be.
I feel for them in Houston.

 

[zigs]

Just been looking at the report from Texas

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hurricane-harvey-houston-texas_uk_59a329d7e4b0821444c40435?

@Chuck & @marlingardener

You guys ok?

 

[alp]

So want to hear from them...

 

[zigs]

Mind you, it's 6.30 in the morning out there at the mo.

 

[alp]

Mind you, it's 6.30 in the morning out there at the mo.

And the power lines might be down..

 

[zigs]

And the power lines might be down..

Didn't think of that

 

[Chuck]

Just been looking at the report from Texas

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hurricane-harvey-houston-texas_uk_59a329d7e4b0821444c40435?

@Chuck & @marlingardener

You guys ok?

This type of storm has never happened before. Any other storm and it hits land it keeps moving. This one hasn't and can't move. I live about 75 miles west of San Antonio and about 250 miles west of Houston. The storm hit the coast Friday just a little north and east of Corpus Christi and San Antonio and my area thought we would be in a terrible situation. But a strange thing happened. The storm stopped moving northward and basically stopped moving at all. Then it started to drift a little to the east towards Houston.
There was a line on the map from North to South 30 miles east of San Antonio. On the eastern side of the line 1 foot plus of rain overnight and it hasn't stopped. On the western side of the line maybe a couple of inches. I didn't get a single drop. Austin is flooded and is Northeast of me. 30 miles east of San Antonio just about everything is underwater. Interstate Hwy. 10 is closed both ways. You cannot get to Houston from the west.
My daughter lives about 20 miles southeast of Houston. She just emailed me and last night alone she recieved 16 inches of rain. The day before she received 19 inches. She thankfully lives on a little hill in a town named LaPorte. Major highways are washed out. All of the airports are underwater. Houston is a huge city. About 75 miles wide including the suburbs and the entire thing is or has been underwater. Just a few little hills here and there that are barely high enough to evade flooding so far. I hear it is much worse south of Houston towards Galveston as they are lower and on Galveston Bay. These little towns are Kemah, Clear Lake, Seabrook, Dickenson, LaMarque, Bacliff and San Leon. These places flood in a normal flood. I know because I lived there for years and have been through many floods and tropical storms. But nothing like this. You may have seen the video of the Old Folks home in Dickenson with the old women sitting in 4 feet of water and knitting some socks or something. People are chopping holes through their roofs as the water rises. They are supposed to open up floodgates on a flood retention dam today which will raise the water level in a large portion of Houston by 4 inches per hour. Everything is already flooded so I don't guess another foot or two will make much difference. These folks need help in the worst way

 

[zigs]

Blimey Chuck

I've heard of a blocking high, but never a blocking low system.

Nightemare. More rain to come too

Glad to hear you and yours are ok.

 

[Chuck]

Blimey Chuck

I've heard of a blocking high, but never a blocking low system.

Nightemare. More rain to come too

Glad to hear you and yours are ok.

The forecast for the Houston area is that the storm is supposed to change directions back to the south and re-enter the Gulf of Mexico, regain some strength and then head back towards Houston. My daughter just emailed me again and said that they tried to evacuate a huge General Hospital but couldn't. They are expecting another 20-25 inches of rain. In the town where she lives the police have issued a No Boat Wake warning. Only in Texas.

 

[marlingardener]

We've been extremely fortunate--only 1 1/2" of rain over two days, and that a gentle rain. I called the neighbors whose son and his family live near Houston. They evacuated early to his family and are now here. The latest report is that 30,000 people are in shelters.
We still haven't seen evacuation traffic on the nearby highway, but with the coming days of more rain along the coast, it is highly likely the evacuee buses will be traveling north.
Power companies from surrounding states are sending crews to repair downed lines, poles, etc. but the rain and flooding are preventing a lot of work being done.
First photos of where Rockport and Port Aransas were--there doesn't seem to be a single structure standing.

 

[zigs]

Blimey, it's starting to sound like the day after tomorrow

Is the hosepipe ban still in force?

 

[Chuck]

Blimey, it's starting to sound like the day after tomorrow View attachment 26539

Is the hosepipe ban still in force?

The hosepipe ban has been lifted, but the problem now is that no one can find the hosepipes. They're too deep underwater.

 

[Logan]

Morning all, suns coming up and red sky.5.53. Very mild.

 

[alp]

This type of storm has never happened before. Any other storm and it hits land it keeps moving. This one hasn't and can't move. I live about 75 miles west of San Antonio and about 250 miles west of Houston. The storm hit the coast Friday just a little north and east of Corpus Christi and San Antonio and my area thought we would be in a terrible situation. But a strange thing happened. The storm stopped moving northward and basically stopped moving at all. Then it started to drift a little to the east towards Houston.
There was a line on the map from North to South 30 miles east of San Antonio. On the eastern side of the line 1 foot plus of rain overnight and it hasn't stopped. On the western side of the line maybe a couple of inches. I didn't get a single drop. Austin is flooded and is Northeast of me. 30 miles east of San Antonio just about everything is underwater. Interstate Hwy. 10 is closed both ways. You cannot get to Houston from the west.
My daughter lives about 20 miles southeast of Houston. She just emailed me and last night alone she recieved 16 inches of rain. The day before she received 19 inches. She thankfully lives on a little hill in a town named LaPorte. Major highways are washed out. All of the airports are underwater. Houston is a huge city. About 75 miles wide including the suburbs and the entire thing is or has been underwater. Just a few little hills here and there that are barely high enough to evade flooding so far. I hear it is much worse south of Houston towards Galveston as they are lower and on Galveston Bay. These little towns are Kemah, Clear Lake, Seabrook, Dickenson, LaMarque, Bacliff and San Leon. These places flood in a normal flood. I know because I lived there for years and have been through many floods and tropical storms. But nothing like this. You may have seen the video of the Old Folks home in Dickenson with the old women sitting in 4 feet of water and knitting some socks or something. People are chopping holes through their roofs as the water rises. They are supposed to open up floodgates on a flood retention dam today which will raise the water level in a large portion of Houston by 4 inches per hour. Everything is already flooded so I don't guess another foot or two will make much difference. These folks need help in the worst way

Truly worrying. Thank you for the detailed info.. Perhaps, people should build on tilt and leave the ground floor empty .. Such terrifying recurring ordeals !