Topic: Hurricane Harvy Houston tx

[chewbacca5000]

Just watched the news and Harvey is supposed   to drop 10 to 30 inches by the time this is done.  Stay safe.  Hope everyone  is ok.

[Stev-o]

Harvey is expected to make landfall Sat morning in the Corpus Christi area, it will be catastrophic. 

This is a huge storm and they are not sure where it will go once it hits land, but one model shows it will travel up the coast to the Houston area as a tropical storm.

There will be major flooding...

[madmtnmotors]

Besides the brunt of the full force of the storm at landfall, the forecasts I've seen indicate that the storm will stall and continue to dump rain for days once onshore. I hope the weathermen are wrong (although when has that ever happened?) and that everyone in its path fares better than predicted.

[chewbacca5000]

Besides the brunt of the full force of the storm at landfall, the forecasts I've seen indicate that the storm will stall and continue to dump rain for days once onshore. I hope the weathermen are wrong (although when has that ever happened?) and that everyone in its path fares better than predicted.

I hope so.  Sounds like it is a build an ark forcast.  That is alot of rain in a short period.  We had about 4 months or rain straight, but nothing like this.  The intensity over a short period could be catastrophic like Steve-O is saying.

Hopefully our members stay safe, and remember to pull the battery if you can't get the bike out of the path of the storm.  Electronics can dry and work again, but it with the battery hooked up I would imagine you run the risk of shorts.

[CycleRanger]

Meh, all it's going to do here is rain and people are already losing their minds.
There's lines at the gas stations and they're stripping the shelves bare at the supermarkets.

[chewbacca5000]

Meh, all it's going to do here is rain and people are already losing their minds.
There's lines at the gas stations and they're stripping the shelves bare at the supermarkets.

Sounds like south Jersey.  When I lived there if they forecast snow Philli and southern NJ would close!

[Stev-o]

Meh, all it's going to do here is rain...

...but with this much rain, there is going to be major flooding.  Maybe not in the 'Springs where you are, but you know the history of Onion and Shoal Creeks.  It's gonna happen....


This thing is a monster....

[CycleRanger]

Meh, all it's going to do here is rain...

...but with this much rain, there is going to be major flooding.  Maybe not in the 'Springs where you are, but you know the history of Onion and Shoal Creeks.  It's gonna happen....

This thing is a monster....

Oh I agree. that's why I'm glad I don't live in Wimberly. 

[BomberMann650]

I hope my great grandma's homestead survives.  Its just a few miles from the coast at corpus christi.

[CycleRanger]

It's coming right for us!

[budman]

Sitting in my truck just south of Houston, charging my phone.  No electricity.  Last night was bad.  No sleep.  House is dry.  Got food.  Got water.  We'll survive.

[madmtnmotors]

Sitting in my truck just south of Houston, charging my phone.  No electricity.  Last night was bad.  No sleep.  House is dry.  Got food.  Got water.  We'll survive.

Good to hear. Hopefully things don't get any worse. Thinking of all those affected by this and that relief comes swiftly.

[1978CB750SS]

Good luck to anyone in it's way down there. My friends Father lives in Corpus.

[CycleRanger]

No big deal where I am at. Only about 5 inches of slow rain so far. The Austin area has been on the back side of the storm.

However, a friend of mine's sister lives in Rockport.
She and her daughter came up to Austin on Thursday while her husband stayed in Rockport.
Fortunately their house came through with minor damage but they have a restaurant that is basically destroyed, missing back wall and big section of roof.
Rockport is wrecked. it will be weeks before power and water is restored.
I have a couple of friends with condos in Port A. So far all they know is their condos are still standing.
Houston, my god, it's getting biblical there! I hope everybody near there is ok. 

[BobbyR]

I guess your original post has changed a bit. Nonetheless, I hope everyone down there gets through is OK and gets back to a normal life.

[CycleRanger]

I guess your original post has changed a bit.

Well, no, not in reference to the Austin area.
Like I said, not much happening around here. So far.
The south eastern portion of the state however is a whole 'nother tragic story. 

[CycleRanger]

Apparently unsatiated with the destruction of Houston, Harvey now heads toward New Orleans... 

[BobbyR]

These storms are getting worse. There need to be some preventive measures taken, but they won't. 

[chewbacca5000]

I have seen some of the pictures of highways under water and this is insane.  They are saying this is the biggest flood in USA history?

[chewbacca5000]

These storms are getting worse. There need to be some preventive measures taken, but they won't.

The USA has has major natural disaster before ie Earth quakes in San Fran, but they were over 100 years ago.  We just haven't seen anything like this in recent history.  And with population density disasters are magnified many times over.

[kmb69]

These storms are getting worse. There need to be some preventive measures taken, but they won't. 

It be Mother Nature. Any suggestions?

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

These storms are getting worse. There need to be some preventive measures taken, but they won't. 

It be Mother Nature. Any suggestions?

You still dry Leroy?

[kmb69]

These storms are getting worse. There need to be some preventive measures taken, but they won't. 

It be Mother Nature. Any suggestions?

You still dry Leroy?

Yep, water over the driveways, more than I've ever seen, but all good so far. Have to come up 10-12" more to get in the house. Shop still dry too and got power.

[chewbacca5000]

These storms are getting worse. There need to be some preventive measures taken, but they won't. 

It be Mother Nature. Any suggestions?

You still dry Leroy?

Yep, water over the driveways, more than I've ever seen, but all good so far. Have to come up 10-12" more to get in the house. Shop still dry too and got power.

Thank God!  That is good to hear.

[budman]

My front yard at the moment.  House is still dry.