# Hurricane Harvey Check In Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584 "2017-08-24T19:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/21 "2017-08-26T00:35:27Z")
Harvey has been upgraded to Category 4. The last Cat 4 hurricane to hit the Texas coast was Carla in 1961. This is going to be bad folks. If you can still get out then that’s what you should do. I grew up on the coast in Brazoria County and while we rode out quite a few storms this is one I know I would not stick around for if I was still down there. My guess would be you should be prepared for 3 - 5 days without electricity in most of the area from Corpus to Galveston. I doubt most people are ready for that. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/22 "2017-08-26T02:08:38Z")
Central Texas checking in. Our forecasters cannot say with any precision what we will get from Harvey. Tomorrow and Sunday’s weather is predicted to be 1 to 15 inches of rain, high wind gusts, and possible tornadoes. We have enough water and food for the humans and kitties to get through about 4 days. More for the kitties, because they’re spoiled little bastards. Worst case scenario will have us checking into a hotel for a couple of days if there is a power outage, and if there are any available rooms. We may have to live like pioneers for a few hours, but we are nowhere near in the amount of trouble as the coast. Thoughts and best wishes are heading their way. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/23 "2017-08-26T02:24:11Z")
As of 9 PM CDT Friday, the rain bands have mostly missed the northern Houston suburbs. Looks like most of the action here will take place tomorrow morning onward. I certainly wouldn’t want to be in the swathe between Freeport and Corpus, and inland to Victoria; I expect daylight is going to show massive destruction. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/24 "2017-08-26T02:40:26Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > As of 9 PM CDT Friday, the rain bands have mostly missed the northern Houston suburbs. Looks like most of the action here will take place tomorrow morning onward. > > I certainly wouldn’t want to be in the swathe between Freeport and Corpus, and inland to Victoria; I expect daylight is going to show massive destruction. Rockport appears to be getting really hammered right now. The weather people were saying it looks like this thing is likely to move inland and stall over Victoria. There is likely to be serious damage and flooding. Some areas are certain to lose power for days. This will be ugly for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/25 "2017-08-26T02:46:52Z")
[Periscope](https://www.pscp.tv/) is a good site for watching live streams. [Here](https://www.pscp.tv/w/1BdxYWPwlwDGX?q=hurricane)’s someone in a vehicle on a road. Looks pretty ferocious. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/26 "2017-08-26T03:32:51Z")
I’m riding it out at home here on the south side of Corpus Christi. Electricity is out but cell service is still working. We have some strong winds right now, but so far the rain has been a lot less than advertised (at least in my area). ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/27 "2017-08-26T04:30:44Z")
Here’s hoping you get electricity back soon **Flik**. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/28 "2017-08-26T15:25:44Z")
Check in when you can. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/29 "2017-08-26T16:59:29Z")
So far, so good. Sunday and Monday look like they’re not gonna be fun days, though. ---
**Author:** ![Oukile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@Oukile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oukile)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/30 "2017-08-26T17:46:53Z")
Houston: There hasn’t been that much rain last night, and everything is normal this morning. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/31 "2017-08-26T19:05:18Z")
There is no electricity today and cell service is spotty, but otherwise my family and I came through the storm with no difficulties. All is well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/32 "2017-08-26T19:37:34Z")
The governor asked that people who were asked to evacuate and don’t should write their SS nos. on their arms to make their bodies easier to identify. They are predicting 40-50 inches of rain between now and Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/33 "2017-08-26T20:42:27Z")
It’s nice and just somewhat cloudy here inside the loop of Houston. I walked over to White Oak Bayou which is near me, and it’s full, but not nearly as bad as the Tax Day flood last year. What I’m concerned about is the rain coming in the next few days, and people in Houston and other close areas being too casual about things since it has been too bad here yet. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/34 "2017-08-26T21:17:15Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > The governor asked that people who were asked to evacuate and don’t should write their SS nos. on their arms to make their bodies easier to identify. They are predicting 40-50 inches of rain between now and Tuesday. Who is predicting? And for what locations? ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/35 "2017-08-26T22:28:49Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > The governor asked that people who were asked to evacuate and don’t should write their SS nos. on their arms to make their bodies easier to identify. They are predicting 40-50 inches of rain between now and Tuesday. That wasn’t the governor; it was the mayor of either Port Aransas or Rockport. The governor told the people of Houston to evacuate and promptly got shouted down. They tried to evacuate Houston when the first big post-Katrina storm hit and it was a nightmare. He later changed that to"listen to your local officials". Houston covers a helluva lot of territory and most people are safe where they are. Austin’s getting a lot of wind and rain. Right now, it just means most people are staying indoors. With for more days of this, we might have a run of gopher wood at Lowe’s. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/36 "2017-08-27T03:23:19Z")
My roommate and I loaded up on food, beer :D, and water the other day. Right now we’re just hanging out and enjoying Netflix. They are projecting a LOT of rain for Austin, so I am not sure how the next few days will go. We have a creek behind the house that is normally a trickle and right now it is pretty high and moving nicely. Fortunately for us the creek is way downhill, but we are definitely keeping an eye on it. The pups are less than thrilled right now though. Ever since the wind started to pick up they have basically been on top of us, but we’re fine with that. I hope everyone else is staying safe! ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/37 "2017-08-27T05:53:34Z")
> [@BeeGee](#): > > …Houston covers a helluva lot of territory and most people are safe where they are. > > Austin’s getting a lot of wind and rain. Right now, it just means most people are staying indoors. With for more days of this, we might have a run of gopher wood at Lowe’s. I don’t think it is accurate to say most people in Houston are safe where they are. Houston is notorious for flooding and the water is what is the danger now. The storm has weakened so the winds aren’t going to do the damage seen in Rockport but flash floods are a serious concern. Anywhere from 20 - 35" of rain in the next few days will cause major problems. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/38 "2017-08-27T06:11:26Z")
Lots of rain here in Austin, but relatively little wind. My patio door has been wide open for most of the afternoon/night and there’s hardly been any wetness getting in the room despite the rain. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/39 "2017-08-27T07:06:54Z")
Weather Channel just now reporting people on south side of Houston are climbing into their attics to avoid flood waters. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584/40 "2017-08-27T11:49:58Z")
Yep, we’re in the attic, power’s still on, water is waist deep. Already have a hole cut to get out. This looks to be far worse than Allison. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584.md?page=3)