Houston-wind speculations~

[babylonsister]

Just got this in an e-mail from the DH; hunker down. 90 mph in my zip code. :scared: Can you hunker down in that?

http://houstonhidefromthewind.org/

[Richardo]

1. Thanks for that, babylonsister

Good luck to you - we're in a 79mph zone.

[babylonsister]

2. You're welcome. I had to look at your profile; didn't remember you

lived in Houston. I was thinking '79mph in Dallas?' You stay safe yourself. We'll be boarding up/picking up today.

[sonias]

3. To all Houston DUers - be alert

Hoping for the best. Take care out there and if you are leaving drive safe.

:grouphug:


Sonia

[dogday]

4. I am on the west side of Houston where all the construction is..

We are going to hunker down as well... Best of luck to you and yours.. You are in my thoughts....

[maddezmom]

5. My zip isn't on the list, but just got this update from my neighborhood

MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS CURRENTLY EXPECTING RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 8-12 INCHES WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MOVING INTO THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING. MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS EXPECTING WINDS OF 110MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ANYTIME SATURDAY BETWEEN 8AM AND 2 PM. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC ACTIVITY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. THE CURRENT PROJECTED LANDFALL IS BRAZORIA COUNTY. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE NEWEST PROJECTION MAP THE TRACK HAS SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTED NORTH ENSURING IMPACT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS NOT ISSUED ANY EVACUATION

http://www.mctxoem.org/files/IKE%20SITREP%204.pdf


Stay safe everyone. CNN reporting the lastest news is it's going to go straight up the ship channel. :scared:

[babylonsister]

6. I'm south of Hobby; winds are picking up already, sky getting dark,

some rain. It's gonna be a long weekend. Stay safe yourself!

[maddezmom]

7. I'll be thinking of you and all the other Texans on DU

:hug: My sister in law that stayed with us during Gustav called me earlier this afternoon to say they were already feeling winds and some of the parishes were already getting some tidal surge.

[WolverineDG]

9. oh f----

my brother lives in pearland, works in the channel at a shell refinery, & has hurricane duty. fuck fuck fuck.

:scared: :scared: :scared:

dg

[sonias]

16. dg, wishing your brother a safe watch

I know some people have to be the caretakers and your brother is doing his job. I hope he has an uneventful watch.

:hug:


Sonia

[WolverineDG]

19. he's evacuated

he was on vacation & drove back home when he saw that Ike was paying a call. Took the cat & the wife with him.

:hug:

dg

[texastoast]

14. Thanks for that post

We are hunkering down here. Don't want to leave. I don't think the winds will get that high unless it is a cat 4+.

[maddezmom]

15. stay safe

:hug: Just heard on local news that Texas City has just asked for a voluntary evacuation???

[texastoast]

21. I haven't been watching so much today

The winds are starting to sway the 50-foot pines a lot. No rain yet, but lots of squally wind, gusting up to about 25-30. I think I'll go take a nap. Doubt we will sleep through this one in the wee hours.

[WolverineDG]

8. Keep your roofs on!!

:scared:

You can get through anything if your roof stays on!

dg

[tbyg52]

10. Thank you for the info

Closest one to mine is 77478 (Sugar Land; we are in Richmond). I guess whether it would be more or less here depends on where it hits. Sugar Land said 73.

Edited to add:

90! Yikes! Best wishes to you!

(Actually, wishes for us both that it changes course, selfish as that sounds.... :-( )

[Gothmog]

11. Thanks

They were talking about this site on one of the news channels. It is a good site.

Is there an equivalent site for Fort Bend County?

[babylonsister]

12. I couldn't find one, but this link looks pretty detailed...

http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/Richmond.html

[Sweet Freedom]

13. I'm in FBC

I just put in 77478 because it was closest to me (079) and came back with 76 mph.

[sonias]

17. Parts of Galveston already flooded

AAS 9:35 AM on Friday
Statesman reporter Tony Plohetski reports that the surf is already topping the seawall on Galveston Island, flinging boards and other debris onto the streets. Parts of the Island are already under water.

Sonia

[Longhorn]

18. Oh, dear! My daughter's in-laws live just blocks from the seawall.

I hope their home is okay. I'm sure they evacuated.

[fudge stripe cookays]

20. I can't bear to think of this...

:cry: