I live on the north side of Austin, well out of the immediate danger zone, though we’re forecast to get up to a foot of rain over the weekend. Just got back from the supermarket, and it was busier than I have ever seen it on a Friday night. Most of the bread and water was gone, half the meat, and over half the milk was off the shelves. I have never seen anything like that in over 20 years of living in Austin.
The flooding is going to be terrible between the coast and San Antonio over the next few days. Thoughts for all those in Harvey’s meandering path.
No storm evidence in Colorado, wind is at 1 mph and no rain in sight for a week according to my weather source.
Really expected it to get here.
Texas otoh is going to be devastated, again, and the damage will be widespread.
This is the real deal.
I’ve been through a bunch of these storms on the NC coast. My best analogy is they’re like unwelcome relatives coming to visit and then leaving a huge mess to clean up afterwards. But repairs are made, normalcy returns, and life goes on.
My prayers for all in the path of this monster storm.
So, Since Texas voted for the anti-government Party, I presume Texas won’t be asking for Government assistance to recover from the storm, right? Because all government is bad, etc. etc.
Wouldn’t you know it? They asked anyway, as day follows night.
I remember Eric Cantor demanding offsetting budget cuts for disaster relief to his own District in Virginia.
“In the coastal town of Rockport, mayor pro tem Patrick Rios offered ominous advice, telling KIII-TV those who chose to stay put 'should make some type of preparation to mark their arm with a Sharpie pen,’ implying doing so would make it easier for rescuers to identify them.”
Trump: “Good Luck!”
This hurricane is not Trumps fault. But he will make it all about him somehow. And then he’ll do or say something stupid. And the leader of the Republican Party will drag them down further.
I hope they check in with John Bellah after the storm. I want to find out his fate.
A foot of rain is a big deal. Stay safe. People around here think they can drive through flood waters. Then it kills their car and they have to be rescued.
Also we here in southeastern PA tend to panic for like the first four dustings of snow and wipe out the milk and bread in the stores like you describe. I do wonder what ails people sometimes. Life is so easy for most they’ve forgotten how to decide whether a thing is a potential problem or not.
Stay safe!!!
Be aware that gas prices will go up in coming days.
But don’t go out until it is safe!!
Just heard from the Weather Channel that some places near Galveston have seen an inch of rain in 15 minutes.
Jeebus!
They’re talking feet of rain, not inches… And right now it’s high tide plus the storm surge. Everything is under water,
We had 20 inches in Floyd and it was an ungodly mess. They said potential for three feet in some places in this one. Completely out of control.
I work in a grocery store, and the thing that never ceases to amaze me is how much people stock up on perishable foods when the weather event is likely to make them lose electricity. Milk? Really?
Really. And where I live, the municipalities are all ready for the occasional bad storm, and almost always if it’s a foot or so the roads are clear by lunchtime. I’m sorry but your average suburban American family just panics over what’s really a pretty mild inconvenience. I’d like to think better of them but they’re really not very stoic about that kind of thing.