Hurricane Harvey

[Alaskan]

That map with road closures is insane. Since when has Texas had flooding to such an extreme THAT far inland.

Yeah, on the coast... but just wow!

 

[Baymule]

That map with road closures is insane. Since when has Texas had flooding to such an extreme THAT far inland.

Yeah, on the coast... but just wow!

When did you leave Houston? I graduated from Bellaire in 1973 and left soon after.

 

[Alaskan]

my parents were raised there. .. and my mom's family was and still is there... my dad's close family, and now my baby sister, are outside of New Braunfels. I have extended family all over Texas (mostly west and coast).

Anyway....uh....left? Well, I went to college in the 80s....so I guess that is "left".... but I went back in summers... then lived there one year.... and now visit.

 

[Alaskan]

I also lived in Galveston for 4 years... can't remember which hurricanes went through in those years...

 

[Alaskan]

ack! multi-posting...sorry.

I have friends in North Houston, and they got knee high water on their lawn. ..but then the waters receded quite a bit.... They are worried about their cars...too much junk in the garage to put them up.

My parents are fine, they are in the middle of Houston...East of Bellaire. ..in West U. Water has been super low by them. All they have now is a bit on the road sides.

 

[Baymule]

My sister in Conroe is taking water in her house. They were trying to get upstairs a few minutes ago.

 

[Mike CHS]

That nursing home picture is so sad but it sure looks like they are coping.

 

[Mike CHS]

Having lived in hurricane country for most of my life I truly feel for you folks down there. It seems at this point trying to get out without a good way to get out isn't a good thing to do. I have friends in Charleston that evacuated from a storm in Charleston. The government really blew it with interstate lane reversals long after the evacuation started and folks spent 48 hours on the interstate during a hurricane and never got more than 40 miles from home.

 

[babsbag]

@Baymule so sorry for your sister, I can't even imagine going through that.

 

[Alaskan]

Having lived in hurricane country for most of my life I truly feel for you folks down there. It seems at this point trying to get out without a good way to get out isn't a good thing to do. I have friends in Charleston that evacuated from a storm in Charleston. The government really blew it with interstate lane reversals long after the evacuation started and folks spent 48 hours on the interstate during a hurricane and never got more than 40 miles from home.

See... after living through lots of storms where stuff like that happened, I strongly believe that you either have to leave way in advance or just hunker down. Traveling in the middle of it all is a great way to die.