DC Tom Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Looks like Harvey just went category 4. They're predicting several feet of rain in the Austin area between now and Tuesday night. This is one weird storm, in a badass sense. It's basically predicted to park itself over Victoria until Wednesday, with part of its circulation over the Gulf...which means it's going to act like a big-ass fire hose sucking water from the Gulf and dumping it on south Texas. Too late to build an ark, I guess? And this thing didn't even exist Wednesday morning. I wonder what this Will do to our shipping @ work... We get a lot of tonnage that moves between the BP refinery in Indiana in Lake Michigan and the Gulf Coast. This will put a crimp in the petro-chem push... Prices will surely rise. They gotta be shutting down and shuttering up. Will the effects be far reaching? Yes. This isn't just a storm that blows through, then you clean up. This is feet of rain over the next five days. The wind is a minor problem compared to that. I don't see how that amount of rain doesn't completely !@#$ up inland water transport for the next two weeks. Too bad Georgia Pacific's no longer publicly traded. Koch Industries is going to make a good chunk of change off the drywall replacement alone in South Texas. Edited August 26, 2017 by DC Tom
B-Man Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) THAT WAS FAST: SCARY STUFF: Live stream from Rockport, TX. Edited August 26, 2017 by B-Man
Wacka Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 125 mile an hour wind! Wonder if my house could take that? At what speed does wind destroy houses? If your house has withstood a blowhard like you, I'm sure it could withstand a hurricane.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 If your house has withstood a blowhard like you, I'm sure it could withstand a hurricane. LoL... Wacka bringing his A-Game back! Glad to see you are doing well... :-) Anyway... I gotta go mow the lawn, @ +702' above sea level, as I kiss the high ground like The Pope. ;-)
Azalin Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Stay safe. This is one weird storm, in a badass sense. It's basically predicted to park itself over Victoria until Wednesday, with part of its circulation over the Gulf...which means it's going to act like a big-ass fire hose sucking water from the Gulf and dumping it on south Texas. Too late to build an ark, I guess? And this thing didn't even exist Wednesday morning. Yes. This isn't just a storm that blows through, then you clean up. This is feet of rain over the next five days. The wind is a minor problem compared to that. I don't see how that amount of rain doesn't completely !@#$ up inland water transport for the next two weeks. Even if the storm doesn't stall over the area, rain will be a big issue, at least inland. West Austin, south through San Antonio and well into the Rio Grande valley is all hard-packed, rocky soil and caliche that doesn't absorb water for squat. As always, low water crossings will claim a few of the daring and stupid. In my area, the storm will be little more than an inconvenience. I swung by the grocery store yesterday on my lunch break, not thinking about the impending storm or the subsequent crowds I would encounter who were hoarding water, milk, eggs, and bread. Not only did a 10-minute errand take almost an hour, but I now have an image of everyone in Austin huddled at home, drinking water and eating french toast. edit: just downgraded to category 1 Edited August 26, 2017 by Azalin
Tiberius Posted August 27, 2017 Author Posted August 27, 2017 Poor Houston! Tough time for a lot of people trapped in flooding houses. God speed to them and all those people working right now to save people
DC Tom Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Poor Houston! Tough time for a lot of people trapped in flooding houses. God speed to them and all those people working right now to save people !@#$ 'em. Texas voted Trump. They're Nazis.
row_33 Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Friend south of Houston said co-workers had to be rescued by boat today. Hope this ends soon.
B-Man Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Incredibly frightening photo. This is the view from downtown #Houston right now of flooding from #HurricaneHarvey via @KHOU ..
Doc Brown Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Poor Houston! Tough time for a lot of people trapped in flooding houses. God speed to them and all those people working right now to save people !@#$ 'em. Texas voted Trump. They're Nazis. Well, the city of Houston itself voted for Hillary so his narrative is still consistent.
Beast Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Didn't a bunch of people from New Orleans get transplanted to Houston after Katrina? I wonder how many are experiencing this for the second time.
B-Man Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) TWEET OF THE DAY: Hillary staffer TRIGGERED by rescue boat in Houston with Confederate flag................. HERO ALERT: Man travels to Houston with his boat and one courageous goal http:// trib.al/rj9sT5f "I'm gonna save some lives" Edited August 27, 2017 by B-Man
DC Tom Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Hillary staffer TRIGGERED by rescue boat in Houston with Confederate flag................. Apparently I am to blame for minorities staying in Houston, because I'm white. Logan Anderson is seriously retarded.
/dev/null Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Apparently I am to blame for minorities staying in Houston, because I'm white. Logan Anderson is seriously retarded. Have you set up your Individual Reparations Account yet?
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 TWEET OF THE DAY: Hillary staffer TRIGGERED by rescue boat in Houston with Confederate flag................. HERO ALERT: Man travels to Houston with his boat and one courageous goal http:// trib.al/rj9sT5f "I'm gonna save some lives" Hope his boat isn't that big plastic one... They will be saving him. Now that JonBoat w/the outboard will do. Hope people aren't being idiots and jumping into the hero role half cocked. :-/
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Hope people aren't being idiots and jumping into the hero role half cocked. Of course not. That never happens.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Of course not. That never happens. LoL! You put my worried mind at ease. :-/ Who's taking bets when the last person leaves a FEMA Conex box for more permanent residence? I will say 2028. I am probably going low, if Katrina is any indication. :-(
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