Hurricane Harvey and Texas Flood Updates !!! Addicks Dam Spilling Over; Roads/Bridges Collapsing

Love this thank you and Simple for yours and Ice as well , everyone helping .

We know little could happen or we could see Patricia all over again

This hurricane will go all the way to Yosemite Wyoming and will trigger the Yellowstone super volcano eruption which will trigger a mega thrust earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone which will result in the USA snapping in half at the New madrid fault line.
So... make sure you are prepared!

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good info video

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#Harvey has strong convection flaring up around its LLC and getting better organized. Stationary movement allows more time for strengthening

Jays

thank you - I had that one years ago

Thank u!

TAMU-CC Code Blue, Weather Update
8/23/17-1:06 p.m.- TAMU-CC Code Blue Weather Update: Tropical Depression Harvey is headed toward the Gulf Coast. As the safety of our students, faculty and staff is our top priority, we are announcing the closure and evacuation of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi starting at noon Thursday, August 24 through Saturday, August 26. Resident students must leave by 7 am Thursday, and will receive additional information. Campus will be closed for re-entry starting at noon Thursday. All events scheduled between noon Thursday and Saturday are cancelled. Move-in events are postponed until further notice. Non-essential faculty and staff need to prepare their individual workspaces by noon Thursday. Additional instructions will come from the IT department. We urge you to use caution in your travel plans. We will continue to monitor the storm and will provide another update Thursday morning. For safety tips and updates, visit [link to safety.tamucc.edu]

it is not Golden because it is a pretty place

just saying

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.@NOAASatellites image of #Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico. Storm surge is a BIG concern along the TX coastline.

Last Edited by Truth Seeker! on 08/23/2017 03:20 PM

I say it hits as a Category 3.

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Rita was horrible. I remember my grandparents were stranded on I-45 and people were siphoning gas from cars stuck on the freeway. Rita was a epic!

If it had more time before making landfall I would agree, but Harvey is going to run out of time and open water. The rainfaill totals in some of the latest model runs are insane: some parts of the Texas coast will see several FEET of rain all at once.

Well crud, I'm right in the center of that cone lol. But really, they are saying it may get to a 1, most likely just a tropical storm.

that is for sure

Says who lol

Be safe y'all!

The local weather station. I'm all prepared though, they aren't saying to evac or anything yet.

Its growing!

Indeed, local weather just posted, supposed to make landfall in Aransas County as a level 1 hurricane.

atleast cat 2 at land fall we're thats going to be

Those heights will push water across the island in many places! And the waves will certainly top the Galveston seawall. The main highway from Brownsville to Corpus is at sea level, at best. No more than a few miles from the actual Gulf. The roadways that offer evac will quickly become impassable, if not entirely blocked from slow traffic. I know they have evac plans in place, but they usually count on more than 2 days to move tourists as well as locals. And we all know what happens when they try to evac Houston...complete deadlock! I fear my state is in for a world of hurt!

Alvin, which is 40 miles from Houston (SE), 30 miles from Galveston (W I think), and only 20 miles directly from Gulf, had 40" (officially) in 24 hours in 1979 when TS Claudette cam in. Most people will scoff at a prediction of 50", but IT COULD HAPPEN! We got a total of 48" in 36 hours - and they are saying Harvey could come in and park for at least that long!

I'd feel much better if the news started showing lines of traffic heading out of the area. If they wait til late Thurs or early Fri, it could be too late.

Limited routes out...probably lots of other vacationers leaving too...I'd leave by late Thurs. Don't want to be stuck in stopped traffic on an interstate in the midst of all the rain. Safer to err on the side of caution. Not likely the water in Galveston will be worth getting in by noon tomorrow - too rough, dirty and with risk of rip currents starting. If the winds start increasing, they close the bridges, too. Doesn't have to be real high wind, either.

Edit to add: sorry, don't mean to jack the thread! Just been there, done that. And I know too many people won't pay any attention to the warnings!!

Last Edited by justanothergranny on 08/23/2017 04:39 PM

I live in Pasadena,a city between Houston and Galveston . I posted a picture of me preparing sandbags (I need them to prevent water from getting into my laundry room, and sometimes the kitchen IF it rains alot) and people were joking at me that it's just a regular tropical storm and that it'll pass. I don't think people understand that this storm is going to stall in the Texas coastline for 3-4 days.

Checking in from The Woodlands. I went to the store today to get water and groceries. The store was crazy busy with people doing the same. It was nuts.

I sure hope this storm dissipates over the ocean.

I stand behind a category 3 hurricane at landfall.
I've been doing lots of reading on hurricanes that form inside the Gulf Of Mexico.
They can intensify very quickly. Very quickly.
I say Category 3 hurricane in the wee hours of Friday morning.

Thats bad