I hope everyone in SE Texas is preparing for hurricane Harvey. It's looking like a cat 3 or 4 now.
NHC just upgraded Harvey to a Category 3. My sister, her husband and their 5 boys all live in Conroe. I tried to convince them to head up to Dallas by offering to smoke 3 racks of beef ribs tomorrow. No dice. They are just going to ride it out and let the kids get bored with all the time off from school being cancelled.
August 25, 2017, 02:08 PM
jhe888
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Originally posted by Sr_Bull: NHC just upgraded Harvey to a Category 3. My sister, her husband and their 5 boys all live in Conroe. I tried to convince them to head up to Dallas by offering to smoke 3 racks of beef ribs tomorrow. No dice. They are just going to ride it out and let the kids get bored with all the time off from school being cancelled.
Yankees.
They aren't at risk from the hurricane part. They are at risk from the rain part. Txjim is right that the rain is the potential problem for Houston.
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August 25, 2017, 02:10 PM
TXJIM
Here is the official forecast track by the National Hurricane Center. As you can see, they have it sitting back over the gulf Tuesday morning, potentially strengthening, and 24 hours later sitting right on top of metro Houston. This forecast has been pretty consistent for a couple of days.
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August 25, 2017, 04:29 PM
ZSMICHAEL
For those not from Houston or not familiar with Hurricanes, the Chronicle has some good and interesting coverage. Even though most shelves are bare, there are some things that were left. One was a picture of an ice chest with the Dallas Cowboys logo. Here is the link:
Georgeair: "...looking around my house this morning, it's not easily defended for long by two people in the event of real anarchy. The entryways might be slick for the latecomers though...."
August 25, 2017, 05:35 PM
sigmonkey
May God keep y'all safe, (but be sure to do your part).
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August 25, 2017, 05:47 PM
tatortodd
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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL: For those not from Houston or not familiar with Hurricanes, the Chronicle has some good and interesting coverage. Even though most shelves are bare, there are some things that were left. One was a picture of an ice chest with the Dallas Cowboys logo. Here is the link:
Yes, the Dallas Cowboys coolers were a humerous distraction to all of the doom & gloom:
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August 25, 2017, 05:53 PM
tatortodd
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Originally posted by Monk: I'm in Houston and will not be evacuating. May have to tread water for a bit, but I'll be here.
I'm in N. Houston (70ish miles to the Galveston seawall), and I'm also sheltering in place.
They did recently change the wind forecast from low 40s tomorrow to low 50s.
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August 25, 2017, 05:55 PM
maladat
A similar funny picture. Apparently people would rather be hungry than eat chicken and waffles Lays.
August 25, 2017, 06:02 PM
TXJIM
Looking like Harvey may tip into Category 4 just before landfall.
ETA Hurricane Center just confirmed Cat 4 storm.
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August 25, 2017, 06:08 PM
Jimbo54
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Originally posted by TXJIM: Looking like Harvey may tip into Category 4 just before landfall.
FNC just reported that it is now a Cat 4 with 135 mph steady winds and 155 mph gusts.
Jim
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August 25, 2017, 06:20 PM
ZSMICHAEL
This is the reliable site from NOAA. It is Cat 4 though. 000 WTNT64 KNHC 252259 TCUAT4
Hurricane Harvey Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092017 600 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017
...6 PM CDT POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE... ...HARVEY BECOMES A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE... ...SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS SPREADING ONTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST...
Air Force Reserve Reconnaissance aircraft data indicate that Harvey has become a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h).
A station at Aransas Pass run by the Texas Coastal Observing Network recently reported a sustained wind of 74 mph (119 km/h) with a gust to 96 mph (154 km/h).
SUMMARY OF 600 PM CDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.7N 96.7W ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM E OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS ABOUT 50 MI...85 KM SSW OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES
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August 25, 2017, 06:42 PM
Copefree
This thing looks bad. Really bad. Hunker down, folks.
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August 25, 2017, 06:45 PM
MrToad
My Texas friends, be safe and keep your powder dry.
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August 25, 2017, 07:24 PM
Blue Dog
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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
May God keep y'all safe, (but be sure to do your part).
One of my favorite song sigmonkey
August 25, 2017, 07:33 PM
ccmdfd
Prayers to all affected.
OTOH: How many weathermen do we need to see outside standing in the wind and rain???? What is this supposed to accomplish?
August 25, 2017, 07:55 PM
tatortodd
A litlle more levity amongst all of the hysteria:
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August 25, 2017, 08:08 PM
P250UA5
Stopped in the grocery store on the way home from work, about 2pm. Bread water & milk were the only things I noticed gone or in very short supply. Wasn't nearly as packed as it was yesterday. Got everything I needed, along with 2 extra cases of water, no long lines or waits. Milk was being resupplied as I was leaving.
