So sorry to hear of the water, hoping y'all stay dry - or at least don't get too wet. Thanks for the SRV, a very nice way to start the day.It's a wet one here in Htown. With the rain still coming down, so far there is water in a thousand homes in the western half of the county.
Time for some Stevie Ray...
Htown, that map shows some serious rainfall amounts!
For those who may not know, the Houston area is flat, and all that water tends to stick around rather than quickly run off. Not good unless your house is on pontoons...
Praying for my Houston peeps!
Oh my... Houston, our hearts go out to everyone going through this flood. I'm just blown away by the footage of these floods that I am seeing on TV.
The news said one area received a 500 year flood... 20 or so inches... we got somewhere around 7 to 9 inches...
Thanks for the thoughts!!
The used car market will be "flooded" with water-damaged cars in the next few months. Watch out if you are buying a used car from south Texas (dealers ship some north).
Just confirmed a BUNCH of houses flooded at my old golf clubs in Houston - Inwood Forest and Hearthstone - not good
It is now flooding a few miles from where we live... the bayou is coming out of its bank and covering a significant amount of space.... apartments being evacuated, senior citizens homes... the last shot I saw it was rising in the neighborhood just south of us....
Man oh man!! As if you hadn't had enough. I know you have heard this a million times, but I can't help but repeat it: "Turn around, don't drown!" especially if you do decide to try to drive out of there. Which I think you may need to do shortly from what you are saying.The sad part is that as of now they confirm 7 dead... a few because they drove around barriers and into flooded underpasses.... one car drove into 30 ft of water...
More rain is on the way....
Heard part of an interesting story on PBS this evening, about why Houston is the city where you are most likely to be killed by flooding. Basically, it was a combination of being built on bayous and having really poor draining soil, plus being exposed to both sea and rain flooding, combined with the massive amount of pavement that has been the result of all the growth. So the water comes in, and doesn't have anywhere to go. I didn't hear the whole story, but it sounds pretty ominous. I hope everyone there makes it through OK.
My dad said waller got 20".
Houston is the city where you are most likely to be killed by flooding.