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09-11-2008, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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Originally Posted by jflores
Man how does a kid that grows up in Brooklyn, Ny deal with something like this. Should I ride it out or leave tonight for san antonio??
I live in SW Houston, near willowbend, anyone care to recommend tips?? Im ready to bust my guns lol.
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you dont want to miss this, mr. transplant. lets earn our badges |
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09-11-2008, 11:08 AM
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Spread love instead of trying to be the enemy
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Houston and Dallas
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Westpark Tollway and the Beltway are letting drivers get on for free if your in the coastal communites trying to get away.
Expect the storm to come friday night and to leave, by sunday and monday back to sunshine.
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09-11-2008, 11:33 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: A little suburb of Houston
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Folks,
If you do not live in a storm surge zone, you should shelter in place (unless you are in a trailer). Do not leave! Let the folks in the surge zones get out. There will be plenty of time to leave after the storm has passed if you are discomforted by the lack of AC or other amenities. Let's save lives first and worry about comfort later.
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09-11-2008, 11:34 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: A little suburb of Houston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by txstate
Expect the storm to come friday night and to leave, by sunday and monday back to sunshine.
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And cooler temperatures as that is a cold front coming through. |
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09-11-2008, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Katy, Texas
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abc13.com: Houston News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports has a great site, I think, with the spagetti models, interactive maps and Tim's blog. He breaks down by city what expected winds and rain will be. Katy is said to have 75-100mph winds and 5-10" of rain. Sugarland could be 100mph and the same rain.
Updated forecasts keep bringing it closer to Houston and earlier one forecaster said the track as of last nite was almost identical to Rita. But the high pressure dome seems to be protecting LA from the storm moving further east.
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09-11-2008, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Question about the "zip codes" which are being evacuated in Harris County/Houston. Are these zips poor, middle class or affluent neighborhoods?
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09-11-2008, 11:54 AM
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dreaming of a boat
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"all moved in and have internet finally!!"
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Westover Hills/San Antonio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dsimicata
Question about the "zip codes" which are being evacuated in Harris County/Houston. Are these zips poor, middle class or affluent neighborhoods?
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WTF?! They're every kind of neighborhood.
This ain't NOLA! |
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09-11-2008, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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What about the zips that are within the beltway? Are those residential or commercial districts?
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09-11-2008, 12:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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I don't know if anyone has posted this yet, but load this kmz file into google earth - it's the latest track, and at the current time, my house is .42 miles to the east of the track - yikes!!
http://hurricane.methaz.org/tracking...kml_public.kmz |
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09-11-2008, 12:13 PM
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subversion therapy
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: southwest houston
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Meh. It's just 100 mph sustained winds. Probably a middle Cat-1 when it gets into Houston proper. I'm not even convinced that the power's gonna go out for long, if at all.
Quit freaking, people. I just got a call saying there's a big run on the gas stations and such. I guess this is what happens when we don't have a hurricane actually hit in ~20 years.
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