Be safe, SG2 and Texas citizens.
Harvey slows over Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing 1-3 feet of rain and potential for ‘catastrophic’ flooding
Nine hours after making landfall as a Category 4 storm, Harvey stalled over the Lone Star state, drawing energy from the Gulf of Mexico. At 7 a.m. local time the center of the hurricane was 20 miles west-southwest of the city of Victoria, with top sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. It is expected to weaken during the day to tropical storm status. Damage assessments are still in the early stages as dawn comes to the central Texas coast. The city of Rockport has suffered extensive damage. Harvey is the strongest storm to hit the U.S. in more than a decade, and forecasters warn that its most lethal effects are yet to come.
Harvey delivers heavy damage as it batters Texas coast
By Kevin Sullivan, Tim Craig and Joel Achenbach August 26 at 10:06 PM
VICTORIA, Tex. — Harvey pummeled Texas on Saturday, destroying buildings and causing widespread power outages as residents evacuated towns and prepared for historic flooding that could keep them from their homes for days.
After the storm pounded the Texas coast, it crept inland and then stopped moving, as if mired in mud, and its torrential rains are not expected to abate for many days. Rising rivers have started to trigger evacuations across a broad section of the state, and computer models are forecasting record flooding.
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In the coming days, forecasters expect the storm to meander south and east, and possibly slip back out over the warm gulf waters, allowing it to restrengthen to some extent. All the while, it will dump what could be historic quantities of rain — 15 to 30 inches in many areas, with as much as 40 inches in isolated areas, according to the National Weather Service.
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Among the cities at risk of major flooding is Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest, with a population in excess of 2 million. Saturday evening, the city was buffeted by mammoth rains and nonstop lightning. The National Weather Service was keeping much of the area under tornado watch into the evening.
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To the west, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg urged residents to continue to stay off the roads as Harvey neared the city and brought wind gusts of op to 60 mph and heavy rain. The city is under a flash flood watch and tropical storm warning.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hurricane-harvey-hits-texas-bringing-high-winds-storm-surge/2017/08/26/64fa6982-8a28-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html?utm_term=.0111981d3d7c
Good Lord. They’ve already got 293 photos on weather.com.
Harvey Leaves Widespread Devastation (PHOTOS)
Aug 26 2017 01:15 PM EDT
weather.com
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-harvey-images
A little moment of relief here, really cute. Picture at link…
Dog Spotted Carrying An Entire Bag of Dog Food After Harvey
By James Crugnale
Aug 26 2017 04:00 PM EDT
weather.com
A Texas woman’s photo of a dog appearing to carry an entire bag of dog food — in the hours after Harvey barrelled through the state, leaving behind a trail of devastation — has gone viral, illustrating the impact that severe storms can play on pets as well.
Local resident Tiele Dockens told weather.com that she was surveilling the damage from Harvey around Sinton, which is located just outside of Corpus Christi, when she spotted Otis, a golden retriever mix, carrying the large bag.
“We are a population of about 6,000,” Dockens explained to weather.com. “We were out today clearing tree limbs from streets. Families are already starting to clean up. Our town is still out of water and power. I was driving around checking on family and friends’ properties that decided to evacuate. Otis was strolling the streets after the owner let him out.”
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Dockens confirmed the dog was safe.
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/dog-spotted-carrying-dog-food-bag-photo-harvey
SG2 tweeted something 42 minutes ago so she’s doing okay.
It was a retweet, not about her.
The local newspaper in SG2’s area has no post-landfall updates right now. And I can’t find anything else which might be an indication that they aren’t getting hit too hard at this time. In her area, they were mostly just expecting a lot of rain (10-15 inches), according to the local newspaper.
“The baby-faced Borden, who was charged with malicious wounding, has a history of hate.”
The charge should be attempted murder, IMO. But I’m glad they caught this young sociopath before he actually did kill someone.
Happy 99th Birthday, Katherine Johnson!
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She is lovely!
“Local Officials Want to Remove Confederate Monuments—but States Won’t Let Them Laws preventing the removal of statues raise questions not only about historical legacy but also about local control and public safety.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/when-local-officials-want-to-tear-down-confederate-monuments-but-cant/537351/
Excerpt:
“ANALYSIS: Trump made controversial moves as nation focused on hurricane”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/analysis-trump-made-controversial-moves-nation-focused-hurricane/story?id=49436333
Excerpt:
Good Morning, Everyone 😐😐😐
BWA HA HA HA
Ha ha, they really suck.
Tee hee!!
We’re still at my daughter’s but gonna leave in a little while.
Great to see your fonts, SG2. I know you and your family are in God’s care.
What’s it like out there?
Good news!!!
SG2,
You should stay. The rain is the big danger. Stay safe. The hurricane was only the beginning.