Holy Shite - Harvey is now Cat4

[malaise]

[Horse with no Name]

1. My friend and her husband stayed in Galveston

I'm worried sick for them.

[lunasun]

3. Read your info earlier I believe. Best thoughts for them and all in the path

[Lochloosa]

12. That was not a good move.

[jpak]

2. Major disaster

and more to come.

[HipChick]

4. i just callled my friend...he's a fireman...

He just got done with his shift today - being asked to work overtime tomorrow, and Sunday....told him to stay safe....and cute..
I have known him over 30yrs...today he actually sounded scared of what is about to hit..

[malaise]

5. I feel it for anyone in this storms path and near the rain that will

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follow for five effin' days.

[HipChick]

6. Yep...he's anticipating most of the callouts to be related to the flooding

that will ensue..

[mcar]

7. That is a terrifying storm

And the fact that it is going to stay in place? I can't imagine the water.

Shame on those who stayed behind. They are only putting rescue workers in danger.

Still, I hope for everyone's safety.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Katrina was a Category 3 when it made landfall

That puts it into perspective. Although Katrina was much broader.

[malaise]

9. Yep and Katrina did not have five days of rain accompanying her

harvey will stall and is forecast to loop and hit the coast twice.

Damn this is bad

[Brother Buzz]

10. I'm still trying to wrap my head around....

36" of rainfall.

[malaise]

11. Let me put it this way

Jamaica as we know it would be over after 36" of rain in five days - that is almost a year of rain for coastal Texas in five days.