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Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Harvey Approaches Texas Gulf Coast
NOAA/NHC ^ | 8/24/20017 | NOAA/NHC

Posted on 08/24/2017 8:44:29 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Harvey approaching Texas Gulf Coast.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: cat4storm; harvey; hurricane; hurricaneharvey; livehurricaneharvey; preppers; texas; weather
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To: jeffers
And it has just started:


1,321 posted on 08/25/2017 9:11:21 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: caww

Structure Damage to Hotel and HighSchool in Rockport


1,322 posted on 08/25/2017 9:19:54 PM PDT by caww
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To: dirtboy

Agreed, but they’ve been largely dismissing wind damage in planning for this, looking at rain and flood potential instead. Well reasoned for high Cat 1 or 2 wind, but Cat 4 exceeded most expectations.

“High school levelled”...well sometimes they put temporary classrooms in mobile homes. And other times, in 50 year old massive masonry fortresses. It’s second or third hand info, but backed up by other anecdotes.

Flood event’s one thing. Preceeded with significant structural damages, raises the bar a fair ways.


1,323 posted on 08/25/2017 9:20:35 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: caww

Jeff back live.

Check out @KushCondor’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/KushCondor/status/901296774165528578?s=09


1,324 posted on 08/25/2017 9:21:00 PM PDT by weston (SO HERE'S THE STORY: As far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing!)
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To: Despot of the Delta

I’m not surprised that the car wash blew away after looking at that picture. Looks extraordinary flimsy.


1,325 posted on 08/25/2017 9:22:08 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: jeffers

The wind damage in Rockport will be catastrophic, but that is a small town. Thank God my parents moved away from there 11 years ago. Now we wait for the main act to unfold, namely the unimaginable rains.


1,326 posted on 08/25/2017 9:29:36 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

Indeed. 7 inches of rain near here a few years back caused 5 foot deep flash floods. Some of the Harvey forecasts call for 5 ft of rain.


1,327 posted on 08/25/2017 9:32:06 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: weston

Doesn’t sound good. People yelling for help and there will not be any response.


1,328 posted on 08/25/2017 9:35:38 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: TADSLOS

Glad you’re safe...


1,329 posted on 08/25/2017 9:37:23 PM PDT by GOPJ (Statues today - books tomorrow - the unmasking is starting...)
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To: jeffers

Eyewall band responsible for Rockport structural damage encompassed Port Aransas, Aransas Pass, Rockport, Fulton, Lamar, Holiday Beach, and potentially Bayside and Ingleside.


1,330 posted on 08/25/2017 9:43:19 PM PDT by jeffers
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1,331 posted on 08/25/2017 9:45:12 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: mrsmith

Interesting. Rigsby reports “being evacuated to school” while other reports have “high school levelled.” In any event, he will get eyes on quite a bit while relocating.


1,332 posted on 08/25/2017 9:47:15 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: jeffers
Jeff Piotrowski re-tweeted that Rockport High School is levelled.

The local paper is reporting (here, at the 11 p.m. post) that part of the roof caved in; but reports of the high school's destruction are inaccurate. Guess we'll know in the morning.

The post at 11:30 pm (in the article) has instructions for people who did have property damage and need federal assistance.

1,333 posted on 08/25/2017 9:48:38 PM PDT by snarkpup (The swamp is draining; and the alligators are allegating.)
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To: snarkpup
Sounds like it might have been used as a storm shelter.

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1,334 posted on 08/25/2017 9:56:59 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: snarkpup

Storm surges yet to come too...this isn’t over....


1,335 posted on 08/25/2017 10:03:57 PM PDT by caww
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To: snarkpup

Early reports are always questionable. Tornado videos abound, with camera operators claiming “total devastation”, while filming bare plywood roofs and yards full of shingles.

;-)

Of course, any roof you’re under, coming off, will generate some adrenalin.
The storm chaser who was relocating to the school changed his mind and decided to stay put.

Probably a good idea. Geometry of this landfall puts wind velocities over Rockport, on the back side of the eye, in the same general range as the front.


1,336 posted on 08/25/2017 10:09:05 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: caww
A power generator container tips in front of a hospital on the Corpus Christi-Shoreline


1,337 posted on 08/25/2017 10:20:50 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

1,338 posted on 08/25/2017 10:25:45 PM PDT by caww
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To: dirtboy

Wow, dirtboy, that rainfall outlook is hard to take in. Thanks for posting it.


1,339 posted on 08/25/2017 10:46:40 PM PDT by American Quilter (When does the wall start going up?)
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To: jeffers

Reed Timmer, from Rockport, as eyewall moved thru:

https://youtu.be/tP5_wav6QZo


1,340 posted on 08/25/2017 11:16:18 PM PDT by jeffers
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