Hurricane Harvey Tracking Thread

[madfranks]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-catastrophic-flooding/story?id=49412285

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The Texas coast is bracing for impact as Hurricane Harvey bears down on its shores. The storm, forecast to be a Category 3 hurricane by the time it makes landfall around midnight Friday, is expected to be the worst to hit the state in nearly two decades.

Residents staying in the area frantically stocked up on food, water and gas, while others heading out of the storm's path boarded up windows and doors of their homes and businesses.

"This is going to be a storm we talk about, unfortunately, for at least the next seven days," ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee said Friday on "GMA."

Here's what we know about the storm so far.

Weather forecast

As of 10 a.m. local time, Harvey remained a Category 2 hurricane and was about 115 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, a Texas city on the Gulf of Mexico. But the storm's central pressure has been dropping and its maximum sustained winds have increased to near 110 mph with even stronger gusts, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is predicted to hit the coast as a Category 3 hurricane around 12 a.m. local time Saturday and decrease its forward speed significantly in the coming days.

The National Weather Service warned Harvey could bring a potentially devastating storm surge, heavy rainfall and wind hazards to the Lone Star State's coast.

A storm surge warning is in effect for much of the Texas coast. Life-threatening storm surge waters could reach 6 to 12 feet above ground level. Catastrophic flooding is expected across parts of the area. Rainfall will be heavy, with an estimated 15 to 25 inches of rain falling in many areas and as many as 35 inches in some from today through Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

Here's a projected timeline for Hurricane Harvey thus far, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service:

Saturday: Harvey is expected to roar ashore the Texas coast as a Category 3 hurricane around 12 a.m. local time Saturday. After that, the storm's path remains uncertain but it is forecast to meander near or just inland of the middle of the Texas coast through the weekend.

Sunday through Monday: Some forecast models show Harvey expanding across the Gulf Coast as it makes its way over southern Texas.

Tuesday through Wednesday: The hurricane could, according to some models, move northeast and then re-emerge briefly over the Gulf of Mexico before making a second landfall in northeastern Texas or western Louisiana.

Preparation and evacuations

Storm preparation began in earnest on Wednesday and intensified on Thursday. Shoppers lined up to fill their carts with food and water, while lines for gas stretched out of many stations. Some people also got to work boarding up their homes and businesses to protect against the expected 100-plus mile per hour winds. Even the Texas Department of Transportation in Victoria boarded up its windows on Thursday.

As of Friday, governors had declared states of emergencies for 30 counties in Texas and statewide for Louisiana.

Most of the flights in and out of Corpus Christi International Airport for Friday have been canceled, according to FlightAware. Major airlines are waiving cancellation fees.

The Coast Guard said Thursday it is sending shallow-depth vessels to Texas and Louisiana that are capable of responding in flooded urban areas. And with gale force winds predicted to arrive within 24 hours, the Coast Guard on Thursday also ordered a nearly total closure of ports in Houston, Texas City, Galveston, Freeport and Corpus Christi.

Texas officials announced mandatory evacuations for all seven counties on the coast: Calhoun County, San Patricio County, Refugio County, Brazoria County, Jackson County, Victoria County and Matagorda County. In four of those countries, officials ordered their entire county to evacuate and warned those who chose to stay behind that their rescue could not be guaranteed. Voluntary evacuations have been urged for residents in other areas.

While a mandatory evacuation order is not in place for Corpus Christi, Mayor Joe McComb did advise residents to voluntarily evacuate.

[madfranks]

I used to live in Corpus; and I have friends and family in the area, who have all evacuated (some up to Austin, others to San Antonio). One friend lives on an oceanfront home in Rockport, which is basically the bullseye of where this hurricane will be hitting. I expect there will be damage, but hopefully it won't be catastrophic.

[crimethink]

It's sad to see how hordes of people, most of them White, still haven't learned to be prepared (that means in advance) for a likely-to-occur event like this.

https://www.infowars.com/hurricane-harvey-chaos-customers-fight-as-stores-sell-out-of-water/

Katrina wasn't enough?

[cheka.]

I've got the damn hurricane all over my clothes -- 40 mph winds, heavy rain, tornado warnings, storm surge has driven the bay above normal level, etc...pretty cool stuff

my kid is driving home from college right through the thing - east bound on interstate 10 {0}

we do it like the honey badger


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg

[SockPuppet]

https://twitter.com/CraigDiTommaso/status/900539361120464898


Tropical storm Harvey made up by grocery stores to sell water and canned goods. Fake news. Sad! #harveystorm

[Down1]

Well good luck Texans.

I hope the refineries are not wiped out and gas goes way up in price.

[AndreaGail]

Upgraded to Cat 4

[cheka.]

shingles are flapping on the house -- might be pushing 50 mph now. wife's coworkers (and everybody else) are freaking out. we are just getting the outer bands in houston area

[crimethink]

shingles are flapping on the house -- might be pushing 50 mph now. wife's coworkers (and everybody else) are freaking out. we are just getting the outer bands in houston area

Stay safe!

[cheka.]

Stay safe!

we seem to be in the hot spot for tornado warnings(not watches). we'll be good as long as we miss those.

[osoab]

Frankie has you covered.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RkGo92_O28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RkGo92_O28

[crimethink]

Mayor tells those not evacuating for hurricane to put Social Security numbers on arms

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mayor-tells-evacuating-hurricane-harvey-put-social-security/story?id=49417573

[crimethink]

we seem to be in the hot spot for tornado warnings(not watches). we'll be good as long as we miss those.

Shit! A lot of people don't understanding hurricanes causes a lot of secondary phenomena besides the "hurricane-force winds."

[cheka.]

as predicted in the original thread on this storm -- the experts missed it to the the west (again). weather channel fag is standing in corpus christi holding his d-ck as the thing heads for rockport/victoria. at least they are consistent with their misses -

we are rocking and rolling here south of houston . the bay is brutalizing my bulkhead -- winds still screaming, tornado warnings (in spanish first, then engles) all over the talmudvision. the wife's cats aren't liking it - one behind my chair, the other staring at the wall :) of course i'm f-ing with them --- every time i get up, tending my pot of uber spicy chili

[osoab]

Mayor tells those not evacuating for hurricane to put Social Security numbers on arms

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mayor-tells-evacuating-hurricane-harvey-put-social-security/story?id=49417573

That mayor is a Nazi!

[SockPuppet]

as predicted in the original thread on this storm -- the experts missed it to the the west (again). weather channel fag is standing in corpus christi holding his d-ck as the thing heads for rockport/victoria. at least they are consistent with their misses -

we are rocking and rolling here south of houston . the bay is brutalizing my bulkhead -- winds still screaming, tornado warnings (in spanish first, then engles) all over the talmudvision. the wife's cats aren't liking it - one behind my chair, the other staring at the wall :) of course i'm f-ing with them --- every time i get up, tending my pot of uber spicy chili

keep with whatever works A+

[cheka.]

Mayor tells those not evacuating for hurricane to put Social Security numbers on arms

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mayor-tells-evacuating-hurricane-harvey-put-social-security/story?id=49417573

rockport - not real niggas. they have art galleries, boutiques, etc. austinites would like that coastal town. not typical for these parts....where art is a big trout or deer head on the wall

[Jewboo]

rockport - not real niggas. they have art galleries, boutiques, etc....

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1503/71/1503716819929.jpg


:D

[midnight rambler]

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1503/71/1503716819929.jpg


:D

That's some funny shit! The Daily Kos posted a photo of a black cowboy about to enjoy some bull riding! How oppressed! lol

[PatColo]

Katrina wasn't enough?

I wonder if Harvey isn't another Katrina? o)(~

Hurricane Katrina Engineered With Aerosols For Maximum ... (https://chemtrailsplanet.net/2013/05/31/hurricane-katrina-engineered-with-aerosols-for-maximum-destruction/comment-page-1/)
Hurricane Katrina - NOAA ... Hurricane Katrina Engineered With Aerosols For Maximum Destruction 1. ... chemtrails, geoengineering, haarp, katrina, ...


at least they sort of warned us,



2.1 Hurricane Katrina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Storm#Hurricane_Katrina)


Ed Griffin did a great article at freedomforceinternational.org demonstrating how the "incompetent" jooz.gov response to Katrina's aftermath, was all deliberate... but it appears he's deleted it now. :|~

[crimethink]

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1503/71/1503716819929.jpg


:D

Another just wow article that is actually for real:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1693142

[cheka.]

that dailykos is FOS. all of the experts said corpus Christi was to be ground zero.....which is supermajority mexican:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas

About 62.23% of Corpus Christi's population was of Hispanic or Latino origin

[PatColo]

mark (((lunatic libruls vs righteous conservatives))) dice; this is actually hilarious-- CBFNN (((Cable BREAKING FAKE NEWS!!:o Network))) had a huge dilemma with the Sheriff Arpaio pardon news, overlapping with Hurricane Harvey... Dice shows how CBFNN handled it... :D

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hDIQ2BjR2mQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCNACELwBSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLCIMSlbO4Kj7Zfa2gUgYefo_LJA0g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDIQ2BjR2mQ) 6:01
CNN's Hurricane Harvey Insanity Off The Charts Crazy! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDIQ2BjR2mQ)



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[crimethink]

CNN's Hurricane Harvey Insanity Off The Charts Crazy!

The clip of proven liar Brian Williams blaming Trump for the "perniciousness" of labeling the worst offenders of the Jewsmedia accurately was just wow.

No, Williams, proven liars like you are to blame. People don't take the storm warnings seriously? Look in the mirror! You people have a track record of lying about weather dangers based on your ideology (specifically, "climate change" and, for example, Hurricane Matthew).

[C.Martel]

Mayor tells those not evacuating for hurricane to put Social Security numbers on arms

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mayor-tells-evacuating-hurricane-harvey-put-social-security/story?id=49417573

They do that every Hurricane to scare the public into leaving.

[expat4ever]

Now would be a good time to own a roofing company in Tx :)

[Cebu_4_2]

Monday be better...

[cheka.]

Now would be a good time to own a roofing company in Tx :)

yup. owners of roofing businesses been starved since the bp oil spill. time for a surge in demand. also, lots of scammers show up to roof, mend fences, etc. take the money and run..those stories will hit the news over the next year - typically widows

[cheka.]

Houston area inundated over night. lots of highway/street closures, houses flooding, people stranded on the roads. it's ugly

[midnight rambler]

I just saw a report that as of this AM that Houston had gotten 24 inches of rain and it's forecast that Houston will get another 24 inches by Thursday.

[osoab]

At least they got them out.

15 rescued from Dickinson nursing home (http://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_e1ffff8e-435d-5c78-ab46-57d6bc7dc6a5.html)

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/galvnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/0a/d0a26bdc-ec0b-50ff-af7e-a06aa603b48a/59a2fe27b730c.image.jpg

[Cebu_4_2]

At least they got them out.

15 rescued from Dickinson nursing home (http://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_e1ffff8e-435d-5c78-ab46-57d6bc7dc6a5.html)



https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/galvnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/0a/d0a26bdc-ec0b-50ff-af7e-a06aa603b48a/59a2fe27b730c.image.jpg

That's about the most fucked up shit I have seen. No contingency plan? No workers taking them to a higher level (if more than ground floor?). No exits? Where are the workers ? ? ?

Edit: Looking again they were provided with extra water due to dehydration on the table.

Edit 2: Extra food for the cat if it swims on over.

[osoab]

That's about the most fucked up shit I have seen. No contingency plan? No workers taking them to a higher level (if more than ground floor?). No exits? Where are the workers ? ? ?

Edit: Looking again they were provided with extra water due to dehydration on the table.

Edit 2: Extra food for the cat if it swims on over.

Just think how good the meds are if they appear that calm.

[osoab]

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1503/71/1503716819929.jpg


:D


The poster must have been listening to this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTZLpPO2gM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTZLpPO2gM4

[Jewboo]

Just think how good the meds are if they appear that calm.

Been trying to get my head around that woman just sitting there knitting. You explain it perfectly...

???

[EE_]

Been trying to get my head around that woman just sitting there knitting. You explain it perfectly...

???

That's sad and pathetic to see these old women completely helpless, and they know it.

[crimethink]

No contingency plan? No workers taking them to a higher level (if more than ground floor?). No exits? Where are the workers ? ? ?

The "contingency plan" was to evacuate, but leave the old folks there.

$3450.00/month:

http://www.aplaceformom.com/community/la-vita-bella-93200


Family Style Home Environment

24-Hour Personal Care by trained, experienced staff

60” Television, Games, Karaoke, and Other Fun Activities


Including swimming!

http://www.lavitabella.net/index.php/services/

[Hitch]

The "contingency plan" was to evacuate, but leave the old folks there.

$3450.00/month:
60” Television, Games, Karaoke, and Other Fun Activities
[/B]

A 60" TV runs maybe $800 now. You could buy 4 of those TV's per person with a $3500 a month old person rent.

That cheap TV, is a selling point for folks to ditch their elders and write them off, regardless of what it costs.

[osoab]

Should have posted this earlier.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQI_lI0vC6Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQI_lI0vC6Y

[EE_]

You guys do realize this is a mega disaster unfolding before your eyes? Houston is the 4th largest city in the US. Unlike Katrina, Houston is a mega business hub that's being destroyed. This might even pop the housing and stock market bubbles?

[Cebu_4_2]

You guys do realize this is a mega disaster unfolding before your eyes? Houston is the 4th largest city in the US. Unlike Katrina, Houston is a mega business hub that's being destroyed. This might even pop the housing and stock market bubbles?


No way there is opportunity to make money here.

[EE_]

No way there is opportunity to make money here.

You could haul a truckload of small John Boats down there and sell them for a premium.

[midnight rambler]

You could haul a truckload of small John Boats down there and sell them for a premium..

The Texas AG was on teevee saying his office was looking for price gougers to prosecute.

[EE_]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M38lNuLlEXY

[monty]

Police herd cattle to higher ground

https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/901981002016403457/pu/img/mRNzUlvB8HHYQthl.jpg:smallhttps://mobile.twitter.com/joshdcaplan/status/901981055615471616/video/1

It looks more like police escort cowboys herding cattle. .

[midnight rambler]

Nignog Houston mayor, a real piece of work, told everyone to stay put rather than evacuate.

[old steel]

Apparently we had a racist Hurricane that hit.

Hurricane Harvey poised to disproportionately impact blacks in Texas, but no one is talking about it

(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/25/1693142/-Hurricane-Harvey-poised-to-disproportionately-impact-blacks-in-Texas-but-no-one-is-talking-about-it)

[crimethink]

Nignog Houston mayor, a real piece of work, told everyone to stay put rather than evacuate.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-governor-mayor-split-over-if-houston-needed-evacuations-1503880263

A split between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner over whether the metropolis should have been evacuated is raising questions about officials’ response to damaging floodwaters as a catastrophe continues to engulf the region.

Mr. Turner, a Democrat, and other local officials urged residents to stay in their homes as Hurricane Harvey, which has since downgraded to a tropical storm, approached Houston on Friday.

But at a Friday news conference, Gov. Abbott, a Republican, suggested otherwise. “Even if an evacuation order hasn’t been issued by your local official, if you’re in an area between Corpus Christi and Houston, you need to strongly consider evacuating.”




Abbott relied on common sense.

The Nigger relied on, well, the advice of his "expert" handlers. "Experts" that last week said this was "Fake News":

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIB4XwSXUAAQJHl.jpg

Now that the "Fake News" turned out to be True, the "experts" are like, "well, uh, we, uh, climate change!"

[old steel]

Photo of nursing home residents in Houston waiting to be rescued.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIQO55uXgAAj8hV.jpg

[crimethink]

Photo of nursing home residents in Houston waiting to be rescued.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIQO55uXgAAj8hV.jpg

Yes, because moving these folks to higher ground within the Houston metro was "dangerous," and this is "safe." :rolleyes:

I imagine at least one, maybe two of those older ladies will die from some infection they caught from the filthy flood water.

[osoab]

It's been a while since cheka checked in.

[Dogman]

It's been a while since cheka checked in.

Floating down the bayou !

;D

Android forever or whenever sumpthing better comes around!

[crimethink]

Android forever or whenever sumpthing better comes around!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRn52L9UYAARp_w.jpg

[C.Martel]

Tropical Storm Harvey's Total Rainfall Could Reach 50 Inches in Texas; Heavy Rain Spreads to Louisiana, Including New Orleans

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-harvey-rain-flood-forecast-texas-louisiana

This is an India monsoon type rain event. I have never heard of 50 inches from one rain event.

[crimethink]

Full mobilization of Texas National Guard:

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/08/28/texas-activates-entire-state-national-guard-for-harvey-aftermath.html

[crimethink]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/us/harvey-houston-texas-louisiana/index.html

As Harvey dumped rain on East Texas and the waters rose, people started to panic, rushing rescue boats and even shooting at them if they didn't stop, said one volunteer rescuer.

Clyde Cain, of the Cajun Navy, a Louisiana-based rescue force that gained fame during Hurricane Katrina, said in one instance, a boat broke down, and while the crew sought shelter in a delivery truck, people tried to steal the inoperable boat.

"They're making it difficult for us to rescue them," he said. "You have people rushing the boat. Everyone wants to get in at the same time. They're panicking. Water is rising."

Because of the hostile responses, the Cajun Navy has been forced to halt some rescue attempts, Cain said.

"We have boats being shot at if we're not picking everybody up. We're having to pull out for a minute. We're dropping an airboat right now to go rescue a couple of our boats that broke, and they're kind of under attack," he said.

[Jewboo]

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1503/87/1503875771113.jpg

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1504/02/1504025583698.jpg

[hoarder]

Expect another surge of a few million Mexicans to help with the repair work and then stay. Immigration proponents love huge surges that local workforces can't handle.

[C.Martel]

The last photo of the planes is a photoshop project.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4830676/Photo-planes-flooded-Houstin-airport-fake.html

[Jewboo]

The last photo of the planes is a photoshop project.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4830676/Photo-planes-flooded-Houstin-airport-fake.html

Thanks. Deleted...

[C.Martel]

I hope all's well for cheka. It's been a couple days since the last update.

[osoab]

I hope all's well for cheka. It's been a couple days since the last update.

Yeah, hope he and his family are away from the water.

This stuff ain't over either.

http://www.beaumontweather.com/MONDAY%20-%20FRIDAY%20RAINFALL2.jpg

[osoab]

Floating down the bayou !

;D

Android forever or whenever sumpthing better comes around!

I don't think jokes should be made android boy.

[Dogman]

Was not joking !

Unless he was smart and got out before the heavens opened up!

[old steel]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIe0xZAUQAEEu6Q.jpg:large

[crimethink]

Worst Buy:

http://gritpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/HwbXJd7s.jpg-large.jpeg

http://gritpost.com/texas-ag-price-gouging/

https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-apologizes-for-selling-42-packs-of-water-whil-1798619358



CNBC:

“Attorney General, clearly all of us would be agreed that it’s a moral issue to try and oversell necessities at a time of crisis. Is it and should it be a legal issue as well?” the CNBC host asked. “Surely it’s up to the seller to sell their product at the price they wish, even if morally clearly at this time they shouldn’t be overcharging for necessities.”

The Attorney General shot back that the law is in place for a reason and that he was going to enforce it.

“Well, clearly the Texas legislature thought differently, because they were the ones who put the penalties in place. It’s up to $20,000 per occurrence and if you do this to somebody 65 and older it’s $250,000 per occurrence,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.

“So, of course, our legislature, signed by a governor many years ago, clearly didn’t want during natural disasters the necessities to be jacked up in price,” Paxton continued. “So that was a decision that they made and we’re enforcing it.”

It’s incredible that anyone could ask whether selling $100 cases of water is actually good in the middle of this disaster like this, but here we are. Nothing, not even the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, should apparently get in the way of making a buck.

[Dogman]

Bet from this point on, high ground will sell at a premium +++. Now they know where the high water mark is !

No joking this is a major hit for my state, and the nation, big port, but mostly the huge refinery's that turn crude into whatever.

Huge !

And everyone will feel the hit.

Fact !

Also I would not be surprised to see storms like this one become more common if not worse.

As time marches on..!

[EE_]

I'm hearing a lot of optimism that Houston is going to bounce back from this disaster, I'm not convinced we will. The estimates are up to $190 billion.
There is the possibility this disaster is the crack that breaks our economy?

[osoab]

Water may go down. How much longer for the ground to dry out? Roads haven't been inspected yet.

[Horn]

Is this just another overinflated Texas flood thread?

[osoab]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXWuXn9WNIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXWuXn9WNIo

[hoarder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXWuXn9WNIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXWuXn9WNIoThose assholes making a wake with their boat are going to be doing a lot of damage to those homes that are breaking that wake.

[Horn]

Those assholes making a wake with their boat are going to be doing a lot of damage to those homes that are breaking that wake.

looks like a regular Texas flood, was all that lawn rescue really necessary? the rain looks stopped/flood receding thigh deep.

[osoab]

Those assholes making a wake with their boat are going to be doing a lot of damage to those homes that are breaking that wake.

The fastest I saw them go was when they were draining the boat. Those houses are pretty much ruined from the 3-4 feet of water.

[PatColo]

Mark Dice,

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NhiBZ9_t8Ko/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCNACELwBSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBvoFxfbIjyN3GvnMVVsvZdVzy4Gg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhiBZ9_t8Ko) 7:29
CNN Reporter Heckled with "Fake News!" Shouts by Passerbys  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhiBZ9_t8Ko)



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Outer Light, "apparent" faked rescue by CNN stooge caught on cam. Outer Light's vids err on the overly-long-winded side! :rolleyes:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kUvjpMszkCE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCNACELwBSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLD_UApVciE-sAhNoNJl4M4mZ5alLQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUvjpMszkCE) 15:29
Guess what CNN has been caught doing now? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUvjpMszkCE)



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[hoarder]

The fastest I saw them go was when they were draining the boat. Those houses are pretty much ruined from the 3-4 feet of water.I lived on Lake Travis for twenty some years and seen it rise and fall many times. Houses that get flooded usually only need the bottom floor sheetrock and insulation replaced, along with any finish woodwork. During flood times boats were not allowed on the lake because they damage flooded homes.
Sometimes small single story structures like garages will float off their foundation and come down a few inches away, which is expensive to repair.

[Horn]

I lived on Lake Travis for twenty some years and seen it rise and fall many times. Houses that get flooded usually only need the bottom floor sheetrock and insulation replaced, along with any finish woodwork. During flood times boats were not allowed on the lake because they damage flooded homes.
Sometimes small single story structures like garages will float off their foundation and come down a few inches away, which is expensive to repair.

there were a couple houses in that video they may have had 20" of water, most looked at about 6-8" ankle deep and already draining.

easily salvagable

[EE_]

What are people in Houston using for money, bitcoin or debit/credit cards?

[osoab]

there were a couple houses in that video they may have had 20" of water, most looked at about 6-8" ankle deep and already draining.

easily salvagable

What about those finished basements?

[Horn]

What about those finished basements?

There shouldn't be any insurance money for those.

if I were the adjuster, i'd give them $30 to install an insta-hot water heater somewhere higher

[PatColo]

What are people in Houston using for money, bitcoin or debit/credit cards?


I imagine the cell towers/phones are working, no? Regardless, if cash in hand is what they want... it seems ground level ATMs would mostly be down. Not sure how those shops above the flood level are faring as far as accepting CC/debit payments.

I'd guess a fraction of 1% of peeps have bitcoin accounts. And at least that few % of businesses set up to accept BC.

I'm seeing some commentaries saying how, IF this flood was HAARPed, it could have to do with TX's independent spirit, which would = anti JWO.

[Dogman]

What about those finished basements? Basements??

Not saying they do not exist in texas, but along the coast, basements are rare as hens teeth, because of the high water table. Hell here in my area , most everything is pier and beam or slab for those same reasons. Same reason that in ground pools have to be kept filled with water, otherwise the dam things float out of the ground.

Js

[Horn]

The only reason that video were made is all the group type text, communique that is available these days.

Back in only 1990 all these hopeless screwheads would've waited out their 48hours with a can a beans.

[monty]

...
https://s19.postimg.org/5r3kbrzqb/IMG_2148.jpg

[Horn]

...
https://s19.postimg.org/5r3kbrzqb/IMG_2148.jpg

Another picture of some underpass somewhere? C'mon gotta do better.

The lights are still on...

[Cebu_4_2]

Another picture of some underpass somewhere? C'mon gotta do better.

The lights are still on...


Quality infrastructure?

[osoab]

Quality infrastructure?

The Ghost of Sam Houston.

[JDRock]

Well, THAT WAS F*cking convenient! All those sheenies that were investing in oil suddenly get RICH..... AGAIN. #weathermodification

[singular_me]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLwfFtDFZDpwtijqkJiOyc-WJOaGWOfVGG&v=uF2jIeJ2RUg

[monty]

Another picture of some underpass somewhere? C'mon gotta do better.

The lights are still on...

you gotta 'beef' with this?

https://s19.postimg.org/bl9s0j92b/IMG_2149.jpg

[hoarder]

What about those finished basements?If you say the word "basement" anywhere within 100 miles of Houston, you'll immediately be recognized as a Yankee.

[Dogman]

If you say the word "basement" anywhere within 100 miles of Houston, you'll immediately be recognized as a Yankee. That aint no lie..Same dam things hold 190 miles north of Houston also.

;D

[EE_]

Reality is starting to sink in, all this optimism that Texas will be back stronger then ever soon, is not going to happen. The MSM are starting to talk about the defaults that are coming and that there is a big shortage of tradesmen in the country now. Who is going to rebuild Texas?

I've been saying for a while now that if things go as planned, tradesmen and related industries are going to be the most valued jobs in our country. Some of the highest paid too.

I'm still not convinced we will bounce back like many are thinking. I think more people will flee Houston and affected areas then anticipated.
If we get hit with Irma, it's curtains for the US.

I guess we can always bring in more Mexicans?

[Cebu_4_2]

Reality is starting to sink in, all this optimism that Texas will be back stronger then ever soon, is not going to happen. The MSM are starting to talk about the defaults that are coming and that there is a big shortage of tradesmen in the country now. Who is going to rebuild Texas?

I've been saying for a while now that if things go as planned, tradesmen and related industries are going to be the most valued jobs in our country. Some of the highest paid too.

I'm still not convinced we will bounce back like many are thinking. I think more people will flee Houston and affected areas then anticipated.
If we get hit with Irma, it's curtains for the US.

I guess we can always bring in more Mexicans?


At least they work hard.

[Horn]

Rebuild Texas, from 12" of water damage?

If someplace were seriously damaged from Harvey it should not be rebuilt, only moved to Oaklahoma.

[midnight rambler]

Rebuild Texas, from 12" of water damage?

If someplace were seriously damaged from Harvey it should not be rebuilt, only moved to Oaklahoma.

Right...to Tornado Alley. lol

[midnight rambler]

A friend lives in Vidor and he just advised that 53.7" of rainfall fell in six hours there in Vidor.

Fortunately they *only* got six inches of water into their home as they live on a ridge. He advised that just down the road from his house water was up to the bottom of the stop sign at an intersection. He and his wife had to be evacuated by the Cajun Navy.

[Down1]

This article sums up Houston's problem.

Detroiting Houston Led to The Great Flood of 2017
http://www.amerika.org/politics/detroiting-houston-led-to-the-great-flood-of-2017/

[Joshua01]

The city is almost half beaners. I wonder if they voted for Trump last year.
This article sums up Houston's problem.

http://www.amerika.org/politics/detroiting-houston-led-to-the-great-flood-of-2017/

[singular_me]

look for 6... 66

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Red Cross Doesn’t Know How Hurricane Harvey Donation Money Is Spent
September 02, 2017

Amid the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the Red Cross reportedly accepted nearly $500 million in relief money but built only six homes with the funds even though they claimed they had provided homes to 130,000 people. These failures prompted some Haitians to advise the world against donating funds to the Red Cross.

The organization was accused of diverting resources and supplies to bolster its public image during Hurricane Sandy. As an investigation by NPR and ProPublica found: “The Red Cross national headquarters in Washington ‘diverted assets for public relations purposes.’ A former Red Cross official managing the Sandy effort says 40 percent of available trucks were assigned to serve as backdrops for news conferences.” The outlets reported that “[d]istribution of relief was ‘politically driven instead of [Red Cross] planned,’” noting many organizational failures. .... Kieserman said that as of Wednesday morning, “had spent $50 million on Harvey relief, mainly on 232 shelters for 66,000 people.” .....

But he responded without actually providing an answer to her question: “Yeah, I don’t think I know the answer to that any better than the chief fundraiser knows how many, how much it costs to put a volunteer downrange for a week and how many emergency response vehicles I have on the road today. So I think if he was on this interview and you were asking how many relief vehicles in Texas, I don’t think he’d know the answer and I don’t know the answer to the financial question I’m afraid.”

full: http://theantimedia.org/red-cross-hurricane-harvey-donation/

[Horn]

"232 shelters for 66000 people"

Is that a normal night in Houston?