Be Safe

[anth331]

Hoping that everyone here in the Houston area are safe. I've had water to my back door at least 5 times since Saturday. Every time the rain stops the water drains down. I live in a no flood zone and many friends that I know that live in no flood zones are flooded out and lost everything. Camaro5 friends please keep Texas in your prayers

[qcman]

Man I feel for you guys down there I've been watching it on tv and it is crazy the amount of rain coming down. So if positive thoughts can improve the situation I've got your back! Be safe!

[anth331]

Dayton where I live is about I'm guessing is about 40 miles north east of Houston Dayton said Webster which is on 45 south headed toward Galveston both have gotten over 28 inches of rain according to the news that I have seen

[curt.r]

Originally Posted by anth331

Hoping that everyone here in the Houston area are safe. I've had water to my back door at least 5 times since Saturday. Every time the rain stops the water drains down. I live in a no flood zone and many friends that I know that live in no flood zones are flooded out and lost everything. Camaro5 friends please keep Texas in your prayers

A member on a different forum posted this picture of the storm
Prayers sent. Please be safe out there.


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[CamaroFred]

Originally Posted by curt.r

A member on a different forum posted this picture of the storm
Prayers sent. Please be safe out there.


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You have to realize that many highways are designed to flood. To protect the buildings.

Better that people can't get to work than their homes flood.

[MrChrisLS3]

Originally Posted by CamaroFred

You have to realize that many highways are designed to flood. To protect the buildings.

Better that people can't get to work than their homes flood.

Unfortunately, the highways are not enough. There is no place on earth designed to take this much water continuously for this long, and we're only halfway in. Harvey won't be out of the area until Friday, according to forecasts.

[Hellfighter]

Ive taken snaps, i live by brazzos in sugarland , got about 5-6 feet before over flow starts, and they opened damns to flow into the river... so yeah plus rain. Streets been normal, no flood, but we moved a few furniture upstairs, hopping it wont happen. But yeah car and bike in garage as well.

[sherob]

Brazos has gators...

My Dad has registered 21" of rain at his house in Kingwood so far.

[curt.r]

Originally Posted by CamaroFred

You have to realize that many highways are designed to flood. To protect the buildings.

Better that people can't get to work than their homes flood.

Yes I do realize that those highways were designed to flood... but like MrChrisLS3 stated it is unfortunately not enough to protect the buildings. Sadly, people lost their homes in non flood zones and I'm sure getting to work is the least of their worries.

Originally Posted by MrChrisLS3

Unfortunately, the highways are not enough. There is no place on earth designed to take this much water continuously for this long, and we're only halfway in. Harvey won't be out of the area until Friday, according to forecasts.

Thank you, I could not have said it any better.




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[CamaroFred]

Originally Posted by curt.r

Yes I do realize that those highways were designed to flood... but like MrChrisLS3 stated it is unfortunately not enough to protect the buildings. Sadly, people lost their homes in non flood zones and I'm sure getting to work is the least of their worries.



Thank you, I could not have said it any better.




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I am a bit reluctant to ask, but are you a first responder?

[InFiD3ViL]

Living in Florida, about 20 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, this is a major wakeup call. We have been very lucky for a while now.

Like everyone else, I really wish for the best for these people. Stay safe and as dry as possible Texans!

[MrChrisLS3]

Just saw this, it gives a little perspective to what is happening in Houston and S.E. Texas



The thing with Harvey is that those other storms, made landfall did their thing and moved on. I lived in K.C. when Katrina hit, and remember within a few days, we got some rain from that Storm. The problem here is that there is a tropical depression off the Carolina coast that is creating pressure on Harvey that keeps him in place. Combined with high pressure from the north, Harvey is going back out to sea. When that happens, the storm may pick up moisture from the gulf and actually strengthen then hit land again.

Harvey was a bit of a surprise. It was tropical depression meandering in the south gulf waters. It eventually developed to a tropical storm, but all the forecast models had it weakening and landing in Mexico. It took a last minute turn to the north and ramped up to eventually a cat 4, though many thought it wouldn't get more than a 1 or 2. This led to two problems, first very little prep time and no one really knew for sure where it would land until mere hours before it did.

I've learned a lot about hurricanes in the past couple of days, certainly more than I ever wanted to. I'm lucky though, there are a lot of people not so lucky.

[curt.r]

Originally Posted by CamaroFred

I am a bit reluctant to ask, but are you a first responder?

No sir I am not, but my hat goes off to everyone who takes on the career to help other people (policeman, firefighters, first responders, etc.). I don't think I could ever do their job... Why do you ask?

[NC_SS]

I got friends in 'nawlins and they're getting some heavy flooding too right now

Put those cars up on blocks as high as you can if you can fellas