that is true...i read the pressure got lower and lower...but the winds didn't catch up...soooo...we'll see. it isn't getting weaker at this point. or doesn't appear to be. looking at the satellite picture...the storm is huge. much bigger in SIZE than alicia.
you're like me...i have wife, 2 kids and a dog. they're all going to mimi and papa's house! i don't know how hold your kids are....i promise you...if this thing blows through like this, your younger kids will be frightened with the noise. be prepared for that. talk to them about it before it hits and let them know they're safe with you and mommy.
What's the deal with this? Does this low pressure mean this thing can blow up in hurry like Rita and Katrina did?
I am guessing here, but i think the high pressure ridge is sort of hindering it's strengthening....at least I hope so. DD
Yeah, my mom and kids are about to hit the road to come up to dallas...I wasn't sure about that at first but now that its more of a direct hit, I think its good..The only problem is that the heavy rains are projected to come to Dallas...I'm more concerned about the chance of tornados than rain... My parents live in Pearland and there was a run on the gas stations this morning as she waited forever to get gas...
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I used to live in Houston many years ago near the VA area. I miss it very much. I hope and pray that everyone will be safe.
I hesitate to give advice, because I might be wrong. The last big hurricane I was hit by was Alicia when I was 8 years old. But, I'd think your windows would be safe in Humble, which is well inland, because the hurricane is going to lose a lot of force traveling over land. I don't know what flooding is like up there. Something that was mentioned at work today and sounds like good advice: everything in your yard that is light enough for 1 or 2 people to pick up, move it some place before the hurricane throws it through your window. I have 2 picnic tables in my back yard that I don't want moving around.
Man, people who have classes or are working at U of H around 4 are in for a crap fest trying to get out of there around then.
Thanks. You're right about the flooding. Over in the Chimney Rock area it gets bad. So far I've been lucky on the flooding but you never know. I live away from that section thankfully
Probably - you're pretty close to me. We went through Allison there, and I don't expect anything close to that. It hasn't rained in a while, the bayou is low, the ground is pretty dry. There's an obvious flash flood risk, but unless it stalls on us (doesn't appear likely), I don't expect it to be a problem come Sunday morning. As far as the winds, I'm anticipating cat1. If you've got a lot of high trees surrounding your house, you may need to be concerned about branches causing damage. All that said, there are better people than I to ask on this thread. Evan
