Hurricane Harvey

[Tex]

I'm not in the path of the eye, but it's posing a serious flood threat for Houston. Hope any orbinauts in the area are safe!

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Keep safe and dry down there folks.

 

[Quick_Nick]

Could be over a meter of rain in some areas over the next week as the storm spirals slowly along the coast.

 

[jgrillo2002]

This is Harvey as of 3:15 AM. It impacted land and is heading northwest.

 

[Quick_Nick]

For the first time ever, the National Weather Service just issued what it is calling a “Flash Flood Emergency for Catastrophic Life Threatening Flooding” for the Houston and Galveston areas.

Tornados keep popping up constantly as well.

I'm not in Houston but most of my family members are.

 

[Tex]

This was our street flash flooding last night. We are dry so far...

 

[RisingFury]

Looks horrible in Huston. Pics and videos are coming in now that people have awoken and it's just water everywhere. Reports of 5 fatalities, a number sure to be an underestimate. People hiding in the attics and climbing on the roof of their houses to escape the water.

Tornadoes throughout the night, with tornado warnings still in effect.

20 to 60 cm of rain, with 50 to 70 cm of rain still predicted in some areas over the next week.

Lots of pets and stray / wild animals caught by the water as well.

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This rainfall prediction is made through Sunday, September 3rd:

Apparently the mayor of Huston told people not to evacuate, while the governor of Texas did. Is there a reason not to evac? Road congestion getting people stranded in a storm?

 

[Urwumpe]

Is there a reason not to evac? Road congestion getting people stranded in a storm?

Yes. Also, its often much easier to help people in a fixed place, than having many missing people, who simply drove away without telling everyone.

And finally, despite the torrents of rain and the risk of floods: Your house is a much safer place than a car, and not all houses are at risk.

 

[RisingFury]

This is what one of the highways looks like. Certainly wouldn't want to have 10 000 people stuck on the roads with water rushing in...

 

[Urwumpe]

Luckily the people in Houston had been smart enough to not build many tunnels there. We had a few close calls this summer because people got suddenly flooded in underpasses.

 

[Quick_Nick]

Roads are most certainly impassible, even many driveways.

Cars are not a safe place to be and some people have become trapped and drowned.

My mom's house had water come very close to the house but it retreated when the rain paused. Same story for most people I know. A few are dealing with water inside their houses.

A coworker of my mom had 5ft of water at their house and two of their ponies drowned.

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As far as evacuation, Houston is seeing rain but not wind (other than tornadoes).
No one in Houston is likely to be killed by flying debris or collapsing houses. But people are dying by trying to leave in cars and drowning.

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Nursing home seniors in waist deep water in Dickinson. They have been confirmed rescued. (Editted)

Unsurprisingly, both Houston airports have cancelled all flights.

 

[Tex]

My wife and I ventured around the neighborhood on our bikes to scope out the damage. Thankful we are still dry, but many streets are flooded. Here's some pictures and a video.

 

[Andy44]

Doesn't look like good bike riding conditions. Aren't you worried about holes and drop-offs you can't see under the water? Glad to hear your house is okay.

 

[Tex]

I was able to see the ground. Water was clear enough for now anyway. We just explored our neighborhood that we already know very well all holes etc.

 

[Notebook]

Will there be a backlash against Trump as there was against Bush after the St. Louis flooding?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

I'm assuming the disaster relief will better this time, and fall-out will just be political.
And mind how you go.
N.

 

[Artlav]

Here's some pictures and a video.

What was the interaction between the jeep-thingy and tow-truck-thingy about?

 

[MaverickSawyer]

:lol:

 

[Andy44]

This is sickening. A bunch of ladies in a nursing home were stuck in waist-deep water and were only rescued after someone asked for help on social media.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/hurricane...nts-waist-210704862--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[Tex]

What was the interaction between the jeep-thingy and tow-truck-thingy about?

Nothing really, just seeing if they needed any help pulling cars out. Many were flooded behind me in that video.

 

[Urwumpe]

This is sickening. A bunch of ladies in a nursing home were stuck in waist-deep water and were only rescued after someone asked for help on social media.

Yeah, here the firefighters go to such homes ASAP because any evacuation takes much longer than usual. In one case this summer, the flooding damaged the structural integrity of a nursing home and the roof collapsed just after the last person was evacuated by the volunteer fire brigade.


But then, I don't want to accuse the emergency forces in Texas of anything there as well: They could have been alerted already and simply needed much longer to get there. Its a hurricane.