He's just going to be a spitter, though...landfall between Corpus and Houston it looks like.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Ankylus
Here comes Harvey!
Why in God's name is "******" the name of the new tropical depression censored? A wee bit overly aggressive, are we?
Apparently they don't like the name.
At any rate ******* is coming to town. I like that censor better.
And could drop over 2 feet of rain, we could have another Allison.
I have insurance, including flood, but deductibles, and I really don't want to muck out my house. Most of my preps are sealed so shouldn't be a problem if we flood.
But really? 2 feet of rain?
I am on a new diet so I bought some canned food that works on the diet. We will also have to see how depleted Sam's is when we go to resupply for our vending company. I have plenty of medication.
So we should be alright.
At any rate ******* is coming to town. I like that censor better.
And could drop over 2 feet of rain, we could have another Allison.
I have insurance, including flood, but deductibles, and I really don't want to muck out my house. Most of my preps are sealed so shouldn't be a problem if we flood.
But really? 2 feet of rain?
I am on a new diet so I bought some canned food that works on the diet. We will also have to see how depleted Sam's is when we go to resupply for our vending company. I have plenty of medication.
So we should be alright.
Not 2 feet, we don't.
I've got some elevation but not that much. We almost flooded in those tax day floods last year.
I've got some elevation but not that much. We almost flooded in those tax day floods last year.
Depending, ****** may become an expletive around Houston. Just like "Allison".
Charging my pocket chargers, just in case we lose power I will still have cell phone.
Charging my pocket chargers, just in case we lose power I will still have cell phone.
I texted my daughter at college down that way. I was impressed. She's not a prepper, but she's no dummy. She's topping off her tank tomorrow, got some extra cash and a little more food in case the stores go crazy and took some of the money I gave her and bought the big Mag-Lite.
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OK, story de riguer about those unprepared.
I am going to be out of town tomorrow on business so I thought I would stop and pick up some extra ice in case we lose power. Now, mind you, it's probably going to be a tropical storm when it hits at least a 3 hour drive from here.
Bottled water is flying off the shelf at the local grocery store as fast as they can stock it. People in line with the standard non-perishable foods.
And one weird thing...lots of people, some with families, only buying a case or so of water at a time. If you think you are going to need, or even just might need, bottled water, only a case for your whole family? Maybe they are topping off, or just figure just in case. I don't know, but it's kind of weird to me.
I remember the days when people here were very casual about this kind of thing. Even big hurricanes wouldn't cause a run on water and supplies until the day before. It's the Katrina effect.
I am going to be out of town tomorrow on business so I thought I would stop and pick up some extra ice in case we lose power. Now, mind you, it's probably going to be a tropical storm when it hits at least a 3 hour drive from here.
Bottled water is flying off the shelf at the local grocery store as fast as they can stock it. People in line with the standard non-perishable foods.
And one weird thing...lots of people, some with families, only buying a case or so of water at a time. If you think you are going to need, or even just might need, bottled water, only a case for your whole family? Maybe they are topping off, or just figure just in case. I don't know, but it's kind of weird to me.
I remember the days when people here were very casual about this kind of thing. Even big hurricanes wouldn't cause a run on water and supplies until the day before. It's the Katrina effect.
Sam's and Walmart are almost out of bottled water. Glad I went this morning.
Funny story, during Ike I had an elderly male cat. I had left the washer open. During the storm he decided to bunker in my washer.
I couldn't get him out for days. He would come out at night to eat and use the box but straight back into the washer. I had a hell of a time getting him out when the power did come on again.
Funny story, during Ike I had an elderly male cat. I had left the washer open. During the storm he decided to bunker in my washer.
I couldn't get him out for days. He would come out at night to eat and use the box but straight back into the washer. I had a hell of a time getting him out when the power did come on again.
That's for sure. I've charged everything that might need charging, and I'm doing my last load of laundry.
If we get the 2 feet predicted, I am almost certainly going to flood. I live near a bayou. When we were looking at the house, the realtor lied to us about the flood risk. Then they redrew the flood plain map after we bought it, putting us in the flood plain.
We almost flooded last year when we had a foot of water in one night, so odds are if we get 15 inches + I will probably flood.
Not looking forward to it, but that's why we have flood insurance. Amusingly enough, our renewal (not due till October) for the flood insurance just came in the mail.
If we get the 2 feet predicted, I am almost certainly going to flood. I live near a bayou. When we were looking at the house, the realtor lied to us about the flood risk. Then they redrew the flood plain map after we bought it, putting us in the flood plain.
We almost flooded last year when we had a foot of water in one night, so odds are if we get 15 inches + I will probably flood.
Not looking forward to it, but that's why we have flood insurance. Amusingly enough, our renewal (not due till October) for the flood insurance just came in the mail.
I went on a beer run. Target's water aisle was empty. and the bread aisle was 70% gone too.
I saw beer in most of the soccer-mom's carts too. At least the priorities are in line.
I saw beer in most of the soccer-mom's carts too. At least the priorities are in line.
I had to go out to rescue a driver this morning, and decided on the way home, about 2-ish, to stop at Wally World to get some cash (my bank branch is in Wally World) and one more case of water (to go with the five I already have), some OTC meds and chocolate.
Water was just about depleted, but employees were towing pallets of Wally World brand water to the shelves and also to the front of the store. I prefer Ozarka (doesn't taste like the bottle--plastic). Sodas and beer were about 75% picked over. Milk and bread ok, but there was virtually no half and half. I had to reach into the cooler up to my shoulder to reach the few all the way to the back of the shelf.
The store was no busier than normal, I'd say, so it wasn't a madhouse.
I also took the Freightliner down to the truck stop and filled one tank all the way up. My pickups run on diesel so the tanks on the Freightliner serve as handy storage tanks. Also got about 40 gal. gasoline for the generator and in case someone else needs some.
Did all my laundry, and mowed the front yard.
I guess I'm about as ready as I can get.
Also bathed the dogs. We might flood here in SE Tx, but my dogs will be clean.
Haa rr vee
Water was just about depleted, but employees were towing pallets of Wally World brand water to the shelves and also to the front of the store. I prefer Ozarka (doesn't taste like the bottle--plastic). Sodas and beer were about 75% picked over. Milk and bread ok, but there was virtually no half and half. I had to reach into the cooler up to my shoulder to reach the few all the way to the back of the shelf.
The store was no busier than normal, I'd say, so it wasn't a madhouse.
I also took the Freightliner down to the truck stop and filled one tank all the way up. My pickups run on diesel so the tanks on the Freightliner serve as handy storage tanks. Also got about 40 gal. gasoline for the generator and in case someone else needs some.
Did all my laundry, and mowed the front yard.
I guess I'm about as ready as I can get.
Also bathed the dogs. We might flood here in SE Tx, but my dogs will be clean.
Haa rr vee
I'm hoping it makes landfall further south. We could use some of that rain down here. I was living in H-Town when Allison made landfall. I still have like 12 hours of local news footage recorded from it. That was a ridiculous amount of rainfall. Houston doesn't need another Allison and this sucker is already being compared to it due to how slow it's travelling. Everyone in it's path stay safe and double check your preps.
The hard part is when you've done everything you can do (except move the work computer to the top of the closet), and you just have to wait for it to come and smite you, for lack of a better word.
Since we're in vending, we are going to run to Sam's today, get some supplies for work (bottled soda, I doubt they have any water, snacks, pastry, etc.), that should keep me busy and distracted for a while.
It's the sitting alone running all the scenarios through my head that are killing me.
Since we're in vending, we are going to run to Sam's today, get some supplies for work (bottled soda, I doubt they have any water, snacks, pastry, etc.), that should keep me busy and distracted for a while.
It's the sitting alone running all the scenarios through my head that are killing me.
Looks pretty bad. It's going to be a very wet weekend. Possibly worthy of an temporary evacuation.
"An Air Force Reserve aircraft reports that the maximum sustained
winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and
****** is expected to become a hurricane by Friday."
and...
"****** is expected to produce total rain accumulations of
10 to 15 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 25 inches over the
Texas coast through next Wednesday. During the same time period
****** is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 9
inches along its outer radius including parts of south, central, and
eastern Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley. Rainfall from ******
may cause life-threatening flooding."
Combine with storm surge of 2 to 7 ft. and high tides. If you're on the coast it could be quite dangerous with currents and rip tides.
Current info here http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/240855.shtml
and here
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-******-forecast-24aug2017
ETA: The last link you have to delete the astericks in the address in your browser, and replace with the proper name of the storm, else you get an error message due to censorship.
"An Air Force Reserve aircraft reports that the maximum sustained
winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and
****** is expected to become a hurricane by Friday."
and...
"****** is expected to produce total rain accumulations of
10 to 15 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 25 inches over the
Texas coast through next Wednesday. During the same time period
****** is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 9
inches along its outer radius including parts of south, central, and
eastern Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley. Rainfall from ******
may cause life-threatening flooding."
Combine with storm surge of 2 to 7 ft. and high tides. If you're on the coast it could be quite dangerous with currents and rip tides.
Current info here http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/240855.shtml
and here
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-******-forecast-24aug2017
ETA: The last link you have to delete the astericks in the address in your browser, and replace with the proper name of the storm, else you get an error message due to censorship.
Whoa... Texas Storm Chasers just said that it could be a category 3 or greater when it makes landfall tomorrow!
https://twitter.com/TxStormChasers/status/900733131078197250
Edit with another link for additional verification, same info:
https://twitter.com/NBCDFWWeather/status/900736231297908737
https://twitter.com/TxStormChasers/status/900733131078197250
Edit with another link for additional verification, same info:
https://twitter.com/NBCDFWWeather/status/900736231297908737
I am surprised that evacuation hasn't been announced yet. There's still time for people in low lying areas to get out.
All you can really do is prepare and wait. I've been through several of these now, and yes, it's always a hell of a mess to clean up but it's not the end of the world.
Everyone stay safe and take care. If I lived some place I knew was going to go underwater, I'd leave today.
Everyone stay safe and take care. If I lived some place I knew was going to go underwater, I'd leave today.
I missed this thread entirely and I was looking for one on this subject. The following is what I posted on alloutdoor's thread in error:
It looks like Har Vey is going to be nasty, not necessarily because of the possibility of being classified as a cat 1 but because it's moving more slowly than people can walk and will be dumping huge amounts of water on us.
BPEarthWatch channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_IT...em-uploademail (starting at 7:50) has received an update that Har vey could turn into a cat 3.
The people of Galveston have already been advised to evacuate and people down there have received notice that it could be weeks until power is restored after it goes out. Loss of water has also been emphasized.
In my area, there will be lots of rain and some flooding but no real danger. I did my last minute shopping this morning and all was normal but it's a gray day and the temp was only 75 degrees. That was really nice to experience since the first time in months.
Take care down there. Shop early and often since the stores may be wiped out soon. It's not expected to be really bad until Friday night so evacuate if you can.
It looks like Har Vey is going to be nasty, not necessarily because of the possibility of being classified as a cat 1 but because it's moving more slowly than people can walk and will be dumping huge amounts of water on us.
BPEarthWatch channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_IT...em-uploademail (starting at 7:50) has received an update that Har vey could turn into a cat 3.
The people of Galveston have already been advised to evacuate and people down there have received notice that it could be weeks until power is restored after it goes out. Loss of water has also been emphasized.
In my area, there will be lots of rain and some flooding but no real danger. I did my last minute shopping this morning and all was normal but it's a gray day and the temp was only 75 degrees. That was really nice to experience since the first time in months.
Take care down there. Shop early and often since the stores may be wiped out soon. It's not expected to be really bad until Friday night so evacuate if you can.
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