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*** Official 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Thread *** (1 Viewer)

I'm in east Pearland, close to Friendswood. Many houses in Friendswood are taking in water, but we are dry so far. Been watching the water creep up about a foot the last couple of hours, but if my math is right we should stay dry if we stay below 15" of rain through the night.

Going to be another long night.

Good luck to all affected. 

 
charvik said:
I'm in east Pearland, close to Friendswood. Many houses in Friendswood are taking in water, but we are dry so far. Been watching the water creep up about a foot the last couple of hours, but if my math is right we should stay dry if we stay below 15" of rain through the night.

Going to be another long night.

Good luck to all affected. 
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GL, charv. Hopefully you can get some rest tonight.

15" sounds like an unfathomable amount of rain overnight but, sadly, it's entirely within the realm of possibility with this storm. We've had steady rain all day. Non stop. 

 
Ignoramus said:
GL, charv. Hopefully you can get some rest tonight.

15" sounds like an unfathomable amount of rain overnight but, sadly, it's entirely within the realm of possibility with this storm. We've had steady rain all day. Non stop. 
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Yeah, night before we had 20.8" in Pearland, I think Friendswood had 26"

 
charvik said:
I'm in east Pearland, close to Friendswood. Many houses in Friendswood are taking in water, but we are dry so far. Been watching the water creep up about a foot the last couple of hours, but if my math is right we should stay dry if we stay below 15" of rain through the night.

Going to be another long night.

Good luck to all affected. 
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Totally forgot that you lived over there. So lucky that you've made it through this far without flooding. Will be praying that things hold through the night. Give me a shout if you need anything. 

 
Not complaining at all, many have it much worse than us. We are still dry, have power, plenty of supplies, and worst case we have a kayak to get out.

 
bigbottom said:
Totally forgot that you lived over there. So lucky that you've made it through this far without flooding. Will be praying that things hold through the night. Give me a shout if you need anything. 
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Yeah, likewise GB. We are very well stocked and have some boats in the neighborhood. 

Already running those around down here during the day making sure everybody is ok and fed. Curfew between 10-6, which is good. Too much stuff in the water to contemplate going out at night.

Neighborhood coming together great and we got together to get some hot food to the search and rescue guys. They sure need all the help they can get.

 
charvik said:
Yeah, likewise GB. We are very well stocked and have some boats in the neighborhood. 

Already running those around down here during the day making sure everybody is ok and fed. Curfew between 10-6, which is good. Too much stuff in the water to contemplate going out at night.

Neighborhood coming together great and we got together to get some hot food to the search and rescue guys. They sure need all the help they can get.
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Amazing. Good on you brother. So proud to know you. 

 
Ignoramus said:
How you feeling today? How's the house?
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House is fine. It stopped raining a little after 5.

Thought fever was breaking, was down to 99. Had horrible chills then. Just woke from fever dream I thought was real for a long time after waking. Temp 101.4. :(  Took advil and flu medicine.

 
GregR said:
House is fine. It stopped raining a little after 5.

Thought fever was breaking, was down to 99. Had horrible chills then. Just woke from fever dream I thought was real for a long time after waking. Temp 101.4. :(  Took advil and flu medicine.
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Glad to hear about the house.

Sorry to hear about the fever. Not sure what's open as far as medical facilities. We're looking for something other than ER or even urgent care but not optimistic right now. 

 
Here are a list of shelters that work sent. Sorry for the formatting. Alphabetical by city.

Shelter Name    County    Address    City    State    Zip    Phone
Red Cross Shelter at Living Stone Church        1401 Victory Lane    Alvin    TX    77511    281-331-9517
Angleton ISD        1900 N. Downing    Angelton    TX    77515    (979) 864-8000
First United Methodist Church Shelter        1201 Main St.    Bastrop City    TX    78602     (512) 321-2201
Crosby Middle School    Harris    14703 FM 2100    Crosby    TX    77532    (281) 328-9264
Cuero Intermediate School    DE WITT    502 Park Heights    CUERO    TX    77954    361-275-1900, ext 4
Walnut Hill Recreation Center    DALLAS    10011 Midway Rd    DALLAS    TX    75229    214-670-7112
Samuell Grand Recreation Center    DALLAS    6200 E Grand Avenue    DALLAS    TX    75223    214-670-1383
The City Activities Building        416 Morningside Drive    Friendswood    TX    77546    (281) 482-8441
Friendswood High School    Harris    702 Greenbriar Dr    Friendswood    TX    77546    (281) 482-3413
First Baptist Church Highlands    Harris    210 N. Magnolia    Highlands    TX    77562    (281) 426-4551
George R. Brown Convention Center    Harris    1001 Avenida De Las Americas    Houston    TX    77010    713-853-8000
Gallery Furniture          6006 North Freeway     Houston    TX    77076    (713) 694 5570
Copperfield Church    Harris    8350 Hwy 6 North    Houston    TX    77095    (281) 856-2273
Patrick Henry Middle School    Harris    10702 East Hardy Rd    Houston    TX    77093    (713) 696-2650
South Houston Intermediate    Harris    900 College    Houston    TX    77587    (713) 740-0490
Wheatley High School    Harris    4801 Providence St    Houston    TX    77020    (713) 671-3900
Westside High School    Harris    14201 Briar Foreat    Houston    TX    77077    (281) 920-8000
Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center    Harris    6402 Market Street    Houston    TX    77020    (832) 395-0895
Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center    Harris    4014 Market Street    Houston    TX    77020    (832) 393-3800
Sunnyside Multi-Service Center    Harris    9314 Cullen    Houston    TX    77033    (832) 395-0069
Third Ward Multi-Service Center    Harris    3611 Ennis Street    Houston    TX    77004    (832) 393-4051
Key Middle School    Harris    4000 Kelly St.    Houston    TX    77026    (713) 636-6000
West End Multi-Service Center    Harris    170 Heights Blvd    Houston    TX    77007    (832) 393-5950
Red Cross Shelter at M.O. Campbell Ed Center        1865 Aldine Bender Rd    Houston     TX    77032    (281) 985-6110
Islamic Center/Masjid Al-Mustafa        17250 Coventry Park Dr    Houston     TX    77084    (281) 859-8203
Islamic Center/Masjid Abu-Bakr        8830 Old Galveston Rd    Houston     TX    77034     (713) 947-0394
Copeland Elementary    Harris    24405 E Lake Houston Pkwy.    Huffman    TX    77336    (281) 324-7100
Huntsville High School    WALKER    515 FM 2821 E    HUNTSVILLE    TX    77320    936-435-6100
Edington Gym bldg 35    KERR    2100 Memorial Blvd    KERRVILLE    TX    78028    800-343-4919
Second Baptist Church Of La Grange    FAYETTE    1010 VON MINDEN    LA GRANGE    TX    78945    979-968-5953
Hometown Heroes Park        1001 East League City Parkway    League City    TX    77573    (281) 554-1180
Bay Harbor United Methodist Church        3459 FM 518 East    League City    TX    77573    (281) 332-1557
Luling Civic Center    CALDWELL    333 E. Austin    LULING    TX    78648    830-875-5559
Pasadena High School    HARRIS    206 South Shaver    PASADENA    TX    77506    713-740-0310
Poteet High School    ATASCOSA    1100 School    POTEET    TX    78065    830-742-3571
Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Family Life Center    FORT BEND    507 S. Fourth St.    RICHMOND    TX    77469    281-342-3609
Gallery Furniture Grand Parkway    Fort Bend    7227 W. Grand Parkway South    Richmond    TX    77407    (281) 407-7161
B.F. Terry High School    Fort Bend    5500 Avenue N.    Rosenberg    TX    77471    (832) 223-3400
Victory Christian Center    GUADALUPE    735 E. Kingsbury Street    SEGUIN    TX    78155    830-401-0848
Islamic Center/Masjid Al-Sabireen        610 Brand Lane    Stafford     TX    77477    (678) 656-4013
First Baptist Church Tomball    Harris    401 Oxford St.    Tomball    TX    77375    (281) 351-4997
Grace Church    RAPIDES    1006 7TH AVE    GLENMORA    LA    71433    318-748-6776
Ship Ashore Resort RV Park    DEL NORTE    12370 Highway 101 North    SMITH RIVER    CA    95567    707-487-3141
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Ignoramus said:
Glad to hear about the house.

Sorry to hear about the fever. Not sure what's open as far as medical facilities. We're looking for something other than ER or even urgent care but not optimistic right now. 
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Maybe tweet some of the news stations? If they don't have such a list already, they might jump at the chance to check into everywhere and create a list that would be really useful to viewers.

Googled and mainly found lists of closures, not of open ones.

 
jamil said:
Of course. Such a helpless feeling watching the coverage.
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I know what you mean. I was just looking at the list of shelters and there's a high school about 2 miles away that I can probably get to. Might head over there tomorrow with some blankets and pillows and things.

ETA: Nuts, just saw an article it was closed as a shelter because of accessibility.

 
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Ignoramus said:
Glad to hear about the house.

Sorry to hear about the fever. Not sure what's open as far as medical facilities. We're looking for something other than ER or even urgent care but not optimistic right now. 
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Just had an idea. A lot of schools have their own clinic. If one of those shelters I posted is a school near you, maybe they'll have it open.

 
Water line holding so far tonight, so we should be good unless something changes quickly. Going to grab a couple of hours of sleep.

 
Might be heading to Houston to work on housing condition assessments for FEMA.  I volunteered this morning and hope I am chosen.  

 
It would appear the areas sw and w of houston have seen the worst of it more or less. And what is left may not be enough to ruin any other places. 

Water may still be high thru next Thursday

 
I am in Lake Charles, working at the Emergency Management offices.  They are very nervous here today.  Rivers and bayous are very high and any rainfall is likely to cause flooding since there is nowhere for it to drain to.  We've been very lucky so far. We have had over 12 inches of rain, but flooding has only been in a few spots.  The rain bands have been spaced out enough for us to drain a good bit before the next round.  Hoping to get through one more day. T & P to the folks just to the west.  Unimaginable amounts of rain.

I-10 is deserted.  People can't get through Houston so there's nobody on the roads.

 
worrierking said:
I am in Lake Charles, working at the Emergency Management offices.  They are very nervous here today.  Rivers and bayous are very high and any rainfall is likely to cause flooding since there is nowhere for it to drain to.  We've been very lucky so far. We have had over 12 inches of rain, but flooding has only been in a few spots.  The rain bands have been spaced out enough for us to drain a good bit before the next round.  Hoping to get through one more day. T & P to the folks just to the west.  Unimaginable amounts of rain.

I-10 is deserted.  People can't get through Houston so there's nobody on the roads.
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Hope the rain goes easy on you guys.

Just want to send a thanks to all the Cajuns, Texans, and anyone else for that matter, who have come and helped Houston through this. Same to those who have donated.

And thanks to all you FBGs here for the moral support. It has meant a lot.

 
worrierking said:
I am in Lake Charles, working at the Emergency Management offices.  They are very nervous here today. 
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As you are aware, Harvey is back in the Gulf - thankfully with considerably weakened winds. Every 5-day tracking map pushes the second landfall further and further east. Right now, what's left of the eye is supposed to come ashore over Cameron Parish and then pass directly over you guys in Calcasieu Parish. Wouldn't surprise me to see it keep drifting east, though -- next tracking map will probably have it coming in over Vermilion Parish or Avery Island.

 
For anyone with damage or with friends or family with some... Fox 26 was talking about the new crappy insurance-company friendly law that goes into effect this Friday.

Advocates are advising those with damage to immediately file a claim before Friday. Just getting your claim number before then is enough that apparently it won't be subject to the new law.

 
GregR said:
For anyone with damage or with friends or family with some... Fox 26 was talking about the new crappy insurance-company friendly law that goes into effect this Friday.

Advocates are advising those with damage to immediately file a claim before Friday. Just getting your claim number before then is enough that apparently it won't be subject to the new law.
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Sad...as if there isn't enough for people to worry about.

 
Stay safe, this doesn't sound  good 

@JeffLindner1: Addicks Reservoir is at 108.42 ft. Top of spillway is 108.0 #houwx #hounews

 
The sheer devastation of this thing is not really known.  They haven't let news helicopters fly because of all the coast guard and nat guard choppers. They basically said if you fly a drone we will hunt you down and throw you in jail.

I think this will be an extinction level event for huge portions of the city.  Nobody will want to come back to areas that were touched in this event, and they will certainly have to revise the flood plains requiring people rebuilding to potentially build on sticks.  

The amount of people with no flood insurance will be staggering.  Will create a housing crisis and a banking crisis as people just drop the keys off at the bank and walk away.  

 
WTX showing stranded motorists in rising waters on 99 trying to get out of town and got trapped by San Jacinto runoff.  I don't think they will make it, seems poor form to show this.

 
culdeus said:
The sheer devastation of this thing is not really known.  They haven't let news helicopters fly because of all the coast guard and nat guard choppers. They basically said if you fly a drone we will hunt you down and throw you in jail.

I think this will be an extinction level event for huge portions of the city.  Nobody will want to come back to areas that were touched in this event, and they will certainly have to revise the flood plains requiring people rebuilding to potentially build on sticks.  

The amount of people with no flood insurance will be staggering.  Will create a housing crisis and a banking crisis as people just drop the keys off at the bank and walk away.  
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20% of Houston has flood insurance, per the news.

Many people do not live in federal recognized flood plains though.

 
lod001 said:
Flooding is the worst. May as well bulldoze every one of those homes. They look expensive. Who would want to live in one now? That's why I always live in a home that is way above any flood stage.
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Not expensive, believe it or not.  The top home in Ponderosa Forest is probably 250k with many at 150.  That is a pretty typical suburban Houston Neighborhood that was built in the 70's-80's. Big, 3,000+ square foot homes that look nice but are all slab construction with cheap labor and no snow load design on roofs so wide centers, etc.

 
culdeus said:
The sheer devastation of this thing is not really known.  They haven't let news helicopters fly because of all the coast guard and nat guard choppers. They basically said if you fly a drone we will hunt you down and throw you in jail.

I think this will be an extinction level event for huge portions of the city.  Nobody will want to come back to areas that were touched in this event, and they will certainly have to revise the flood plains requiring people rebuilding to potentially build on sticks.  

The amount of people with no flood insurance will be staggering.  Will create a housing crisis and a banking crisis as people just drop the keys off at the bank and walk away.  
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Many of these homes should not have been in the first place probably but, yeah, the floodplains drastically underestimated this.

 
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