Hurricane Harvey

From earlier today:



If you are in the TX coastal region, fill your gas tank, pack your bug-out bag, and prep to leave soon (as in tonight). Also, fill your bathtubs so if you return without water and power, you can still flush the toilets (by filling the tank in back). Also bring in all the loose stuff in your yard (BBQs, kid's toys, planters, yard ornaments, hoses, etc.) so it doesn't become a projectile in the wind. 

socal--thanks the video update.

Yep--no good. This developed rapidly, no doubt took a lot of people by surprise.

I went down in 2008 to work after Hurricane Ike. This storm looks like it could be every bit as bad or worse. Let's pray the eyewall goes between Corpus Christi and Houston, where the population is not as dense. With as little serious warning as they've had, the people in the cities will have trouble getting out. Socalexile is right--get out NOW. Tonight. If you live anywhere on the coast or up to 50+ miles inland, get OUT now. Don't stop at the first city-- you need to go deep, because places like San Antonio will probably be overwhelmed with refugees.

If you lived there during Ike, just realize this could be just as wide, and worse in intensity or length of time. If you're new to the area, take my word for it, get out NOW. If you wait for daylight, you will definitely be caught in traffic.

Gary and everybody in DFW, be prepared for a massive influx or refugees.

For everyone in New Orleans and southern Louisiana and coastal Missippi and Alabama, you want to consider moving to high ground also, especially Louisiana people, if your area is at all near flood-prone areas or the seashore.

A good rule of thumb to not be taken by surprise, is to do the following:

-Keep your gas tank 1/2 full or more. I know people who won't even let it hit 1/2 since the Ft. Mac fire.

-Create emergency backpacks for each family member. Include change of clothes, possibly an old pair of shoes and jacket, pjs, toiletries, first aid, snacks and water. Keep them in an easy to access spot, so that even if you have a house fire, you could possibly grab them in the way out.

-Have a car emergency kit. For me, this is usually seasonal. In winter, I put in touques, mitts, blankets, a candle, winter clothing, etc. Summer it usually has less clothing but still a blanket.

I know a hurricane is different than the fires that we have experienced evacuees from in my community, but being prepared for travel makes a difference.

This site is quite emphatic--according to his opinion, this is going to be a 1,000 year event. Birth Pangs are upon us people, the beginning of sorrows! Will it be like this right up until the Sign? Guess we'll find out.

Yeah, it could be really something. I was here (and stayed put) for both Ike and Rita. The eye of Ike passed right over my house-- that was a long, long night. I'll be hunkering down for this one also.

It's interesting that the expected landfall is at Corpus Cristi-- I believe that's Latin for Body of Christ, right?

I came down and worked in Baytown for ten weeks after Ike. It was a mess as I'm sure you can remember, Connie. We'll have to keep you in prayer--even though we're not expecting a direct hit at your house this time, you could still be effected by this storm around the edges and in secondary ways.