Tropical Storm Harvey expected to produce 2 feet of rain in Houston: Flooding ongoing in Houston

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We haven't had rain for a good 6 hours now.


But the emptying of the reservoirs is scary sounding. I never heard of this type of thing before.

Y'all please be careful

 

[The M.I.C.]

Cool, they can move to ATL.

They're going to be in for a rude awakening.

 

[UserNameless]

Everyone had the same information as the mayor did and didn't think it was serious enough to leave but now the mayor is in hot water for not calling for an evacuation. If they thought it was that serious why the fukk didn't people just leave on their own?

Yeah. I gotta agree with this. Wholeheartedly.


there is an issue as another poster mentioned, about the timing of the declared mandatory evacuation and the inability of the roadway system to withstand the mass exodus and folks being caught up on the highway, and ultimately flooded on the highway due to gridlock.

So then becomes the uestion of whether to not call for a mandator evacuation when you've already waited to late to prevent further chaos on the roadway, intensifying the weight on responders.

I guess it can be a tough call if you don't call for evacuations early enough. Our governor here is pretty good about it. As soon as a Cat3 or better is predicted, he's like, "Leave. Now"

Usually.


Early morning on the 24th they called for a cat3 and predicted that the storm would make landfall and just chill and dump rain. I think it might be possible that prediction came as early as the 23rd ...




Now... that begs the uestion, even for folks who saw that and started to leave on without government provocation...was it enough time to not get caught in gridlock and make it to higher ground via vehicle safely.

You could go West. And Northwest.

I dunno how many points of exit their were in certain cities. Less points of exit mean more gridlock as people evacuate en masse...

So again, how early do you leave.

I believe at the minimum, as soon as you hear Cat3, you should leave. Especially if you're on or near the coast.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[Blackout]

I remember getting into an argument with someone about how they needed to focus more on flood control infrastructure.

Hopefully this puts a boot up their ass to finally focus on it

 

[Blackout]

A lot of this black white and other militant B.S spewed here on the coli gets put into perspective when natural disasters like these hit.

Yes there is a huge problem with racism and white supremacy in the US but the "all cacs are evil" gets put into perspective when you see people of all races coming together using there own resources time and putting there health at risk to help others. It's a beautiful thing.

A lot of people could be like not my problem. Most of the volunteers aren't getting paid.



Be safe out there, and if there is any advice I can give it's just take everything a day at a time. Losing everything or close to it can literally make you shut down mentally.

Most people on here arent on the all cacs are evil tip.

Racism can even be entwined into this like it was with Katrina. No need to let down your guard because non racists did what any good human being would do. That doesnt erase the existence of racists.

Racists never sleep so we shouldn't either.

 

[Dr. Acula]

Everyone had the same information as the mayor did and didn't think it was serious enough to leave but now the mayor is in hot water for not calling for an evacuation. If they thought it was that serious why the fukk didn't people just leave on their own?

From what I heard, part of the reason he didn't call for an evacuation was due to the traffic disaster during Hurricane Rita, where people literally died in hours of traffic. I imagine, that compounded with flash flooding, would have been an even worse disaster.

edit: Harvey is causing ‘epic catastrophic flooding’ in Houston. Why wasn’t the city evacuated?

In the hours before Rita struck the Houston area in September 2005, government officials issued an evacuation order, and some 2.5 million people hit the road at the same time, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Officials later reported more than 100 deaths connected to Hurricane Rita — and at least 60 of those deaths were linked the evacuation itself, according to a 2006 report to the Texas House of Representatives.

 

[Him]

From what I heard, part of the reason he didn't call for an evacuation was due to the traffic disaster during Hurricane Rita, where people literally died in hours of traffic. I imagine, that compounded with flash flooding, would have been an even worse disaster.

It's honestly a good thing he didn't call for evac...Imagine all the lives that would have been lost with this part completely covered in water...

 

[The M.I.C.]

From what I heard, part of the reason he didn't call for an evacuation was due to the traffic disaster during Hurricane Rita, where people literally died in hours of traffic. I imagine, that compounded with flash flooding, would have been an even worse disaster.

edit: Harvey is causing ‘epic catastrophic flooding’ in Houston. Why wasn’t the city evacuated?

I think Syl did the right thing...nikkas have short memories regarding Rita. I remember my cousin telling me that they straight up parked they shyt on the shoulder on I-10 and hiked it back to the crib after being stuck for 8 hours in traffic.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

The public health crisis is going to be massive.

Diarrhea, potable water, etc.

 

[Dr. Acula]

I really wonder what this will do to the migration rates to Houston.

This is sending Katrina vibes through people I'm talking to.

I know people doing medical residencies in Houston who are basically using this as an inflection point to leave the city in the near future.

I'm hearing Dallas, ATL, etc.

While this definitely an unprecedented disaster, this isn't the first time Houston has dealt with flooding. Like I said, I'm from there and grew up there and flooding was part of life. It flooded AT LEAST once every year, not from just Tropical Storms and Hurricanes, but just from heavy rainfall. That is part of living in Houston. That is the purpose of the bayous, which unfortunately, would flood over and then flood the streets more often than not.

If this is keeping them away, they weren't built to live in Houston anyways.

Besides, most people who live in Houston will tell you that despite the constant floods, that isn't the worst part. What would deter most people living in Houston more than anything is the fukking humidity and constant heat. Spend one summer in Houston and that will probably be more of a determining factor in you making a home there than this

 

[The M.I.C.]

What would deter most people living in Houston more than anything is the fukking humidity and constant heat. Spend one summer in Houston and that will probably be more of a determining factor in you making a home there than this

That shyt is the worse and I sweat easily too..I can't even wear suits like I wanted to in that heat out there.

 

[UserNameless]

From what I heard, part of the reason he didn't call for an evacuation was due to the traffic disaster during Hurricane Rita, where people literally died in hours of traffic. I imagine, that compounded with flash flooding, would have been an even worse disaster.

As aforementioned, it begs the question about when you call for an evacuation and/or strongly urge residents to flee. Again, early morning on the 24th they called for a cat3 and predicted that the storm would make landfall and just chill and dump rain. I think it might be possible that prediction came as early as the 23rd ...

that probably wasn't enough time to call for a mandatory evac of the nation's 4th largest city...

However, people have to do better with just leaving...early. Especially if you have the means and resources to leave. Just. Fukking. Leave. Again at the least, when you hear it's a cat3 and you're on or near the coast. Just leave. Should probably leave earlier, but at least when you hear it's a cat3.

In NC, we've seen cat3's fukk shyt up.

. It flooded AT LEAST once every year, not from just Tropical Storms and Hurricanes, but just from heavy rainfall.

So is it a case of people feeling "immune" to flooding that keeps them there? Have they just become desensitized?

And again, I wonder if there is some Dot study about how much advance time it would take to call for a mandatory evac and get folks out without putting them in harm's way.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

These coast guard helicopters

 

[wickedsm]

i feel like i want to walk out of the house later, maybe the few blocks to get out of the subdivision...