Homes can be rebuilt, cars replaced. Just stay safe, everyone.

I know TV loves to dramatize...but...Jesus, this is bad.

We stayed above the flood at our house but I noticed some neighbors only a couple blocks away with water to their front door. Fortunately our area drains quickly so it was back down within a few hours.

The rain gauge at work which is at I-45 South and Beltway 8 shows over 31" since Friday with a max of 6.06" an hour Saturday night between 22:30 and 23:25.

Heard from family on the westside/memorial area that the Bunker Hill HEB is open and stocked. Long lines though.

Hey guys! I'm checking in, everything is OK at my place we've been dodging bullets at my house for the last 24 hours but the next 24-30 hours could be interesting based on if Harvey decides to go out to the Gulf and pick-up some more moisture and dump it over us.

The 930, the 951, the 560SEC, the Datsun etc are all ok, and sitting 24" in the air...the house is ok too.

Its been nail biting.

I've lived through some weather in my 46 years but this is literally the high water mark...pardon the pun!
Prayers to all.
Yasin

Any loss of life?

Just heard on the radio that they are doing a controlled release from two reservoirs into already overflowing Buffalo Bayou. I guess there are no good options for anyone.
Praying harder and faster for you guys it Texistan.

On the news this morning, the official total was "only" 2....but that's sure to rise....I think the total was 47 here in NC last year. On the bright side, I bet Houston's murder totals over the weekend are down.

One other tidbit on the news....Houston area has lost/developed half of their wetlands over the past few decades....just like 'Nawlins....those are Mother Nature's way of absorbing events like this, and when they're gone, the damaged is magnified. I would NOT be putting my life at stake based upon historical flood maps, etc. It just ain't worth it.

Some areas may have seen the worst already as water recedes, others might be worse in a few days....this one will be remembered like Katrina :(.

Yesterday the missus heard 5 on TV, but I don't have the details.
Addicks and Barker Cypress Dam Releases | Houston Press

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For you or anyone else that wants to look, you punch in your address and it will tell you what map you are one. You can either view it or download it.

I use this everyday to check properties and see if they are in Flood Zones.

https://msc.fema.gov/portal

Edit - Works best if you put in house number, street (direction on street if there is any) City and State, leave off zip code, it tends to trip it up.

I live near a town that floods often due to the low speed of the water, flat ground, and building a city in a river basin. What used to stand for the flooded areas in a given rain event, now don't seem as bad, while other areas are inundated with water due to all the new shopping center parking lots, built up wetlands, and more roads/infrastructure. They srtill get 3-4' of water on Main Street, but less buildings getting damaged because of the buyouts from the flood fund.

There is no getting rid of the kind of volume of water that the Texas coast is dealing with right now, and all the new construction makes the problem magnafied even further.

My neighborhood is under voluntary evacuation but because there is now no way out, it is suggested to shelter in place. If the levees hold and the pumps can keep up with the rain we might be OK. The Brazos river will reach record flood stage in the next day. I am on the way to San Antonio to stay with my daughter till the water goes down.

Watching World News Tonight and the info box said 4 dead from storm.

30,000 residents in shelters...

Godspeed people....

I just read an article on the BBC that quoted local station KHOU (who's HQ is <½ mile from here and flooded) said 8 folks with 6 being from one family including 2 kids and 2 grandparents that were drowned when their van was washed away.

:(

whaaaat!? That is ALOT of water! All y'all stay safe.

They finally figured out it is better to do controlled releases than uncontrolled. :rolleyes:

The water goes to the same place, just floods places that are not flooded. Using the acre-feet charts, we're adding 3000 acre-feet per hour. The 4000 cubic-feet per second (113 cubic-meters/second) is about 10% of the inflow...

Water level is going to breech the north edge of the dam any minute. Some IDIOT just built a business at the exact north end of the dam.

I just put a donation in here. The Chive has raised over 125K in less than 24 hours so hot food can be cooked on location all around Texas for 1st responders and local people in a bad way. There are small towns that have been wiped out and have nothing, not even relief services are showing up.

Time is of the essence, we must answer the call to help (6 Photos) : theCHIVE

Local chapters are organizing food, clothing and essential drives that are being shipped out at the end of the week as well. My family had a talk over dinner we are heading to the stores Wednesday night to get a lot of baby stuff, and then donating a bunch of clothing, toys etc..

They also blocked out a couple of floors of rooms at the Westin in Austin to give out to free to people who had to evacuate.

This is why I am am Chive Green level monthly donor. You cannot fix all the worlds problems, but you can help try to make the place 10% happier.

I am also trying to find out how to help local animal shelters. I am sure they are being overwhelmed.

Hang in there gang. A hurricane sucks as it is, what is happening now is just cruel.

Any danger of levees or dams failing completely James? That was when the shtf during Katrina. How's it going in your area?