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NRaleighLiberal

(59,940 posts)
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:11 PM Aug 2017

Harvey - latest list of severe issues from the Accuweather live stream. Main link added (edited)

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/reports-feet-of-rain-inundate-houston-as-harvey-unleashes-unprecedented-deadly-flooding/70000071

Reports: Feet of rain inundate Houston as Harvey unleashes unprecedented, deadly flooding

By Faith Eherts, AccuWeather meteorologist
By Chaffin Mitchell, AccuWeather staff writer
August 27, 2017, 2:05:11 PM EDT

Summary

The wrath of Harvey is far from over as the storm continues to pound southeastern Texas with flooding rain and powerful winds.

Harvey made landfall between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, Texas, on Friday night as a Category 4 storm. Despite weakening over land, Harvey will bring catastrophic and life-threatening flooding as it stalls over the region.

As the first major hurricane to strike the United States since Wilma in 2005, Harvey caused widespread power outages, significant flooding, travel disruptions and devastation to cities along the coast.

Newsfeed

2:50 p.m. CDT Sunday: Many streets are blocked off or flooded in Houston, and roads may also be damaged beneath the water. Do not attempt to drive on flooded roadways.
If barricades are not blocking the road, it does not mean it is safe to attempt to pass. If you must travel, make sure to stay up to date on Houston’s traffic map.
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The blue rain drop icons show roads that are closed due to flooding. (Image via Houston TranStar)
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(Image via Houston TranStar)

12:40 p.m. CDT Sunday: The number of water rescues in Houston continues to climb.
There have been between 1500-2000 high-water rescues since weather event has begun. We will get to you-it's a promise. #harvey #hounews
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) August 27, 2017
12:10 p.m. CDT Sunday: Houston officials are urging people to call 911 if they are facing a life-threatening emergency, rather than using social media.
Please use 911 for life-threatening emergencies, and 311 or the HPD non-emergency number 713-884-3131 as appropriate. pic.twitter.com/lN4yThX1fH
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) August 27, 2017

Emergency management officials sent safety information about flooding and electricity, while also debunking rumors about drinking water being turned off.
If water is approaching the outlets of your home, w/o standing in the water, immediately turn off the electricity from the main breaker.
— Houston OEM (@HoustonOEM) August 27, 2017
RUMOR: @HoustonPWE is NOT Shutting off water. Water is currently safe to drink and meeting 100% of the need. #harvey #houstonflood
— Houston OEM (@HoustonOEM) August 27, 2017

For more information on drinking safe water after a hurricane, visit this AccuWeather Ready story.
11:30 a.m. CDT Sunday: The Houston Medical Center is submerged, while a septic issue is causing flooding in the Ben Taub Hospital basement. Food and supplies are reportedly affected. Floodwaters are creeping toward Bayou City Medical Center.
According to ABC13, UT Health's McGovern Medical School closed their flood doors for the first time since the Memorial Day flooding of 2015.
#Houston Med Center underwater, septic issue causing flooding in Ben Taub basement. Affecting food and supplies @abc13houston pic.twitter.com/ZIyUfnvJ9y
— Marla Carter (@MarlaABC13) August 27, 2017
Med Center bayou just about to flow over the overpass#Harvey #HurricaneHarvey #Harvey2017 pic.twitter.com/usdYwq9ZAq
— Dr. Paul Estrada (@PEstrada_DPT) August 27, 2017

Updated 24-h rainfall totals for the area show widespread totals already over 20 inches #houwx #glswx #bcswx #txwx pic.twitter.com/se3XdoWaHK
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) August 27, 2017

Even if officers have not barricaded or blocked off a roadway, it does not mean it is safe to drive. Motorists who must travel and come upon a section of roadway that has water flowing across it should seek an alternate route.
#BREAKING: Massive sinkhole forms in the 3900 block of FM 762 in Rosenberg, TX. Avoid Area! #Harvey pic.twitter.com/4o45XuSwzq
— News Center HQ (@247NewsHQ) August 27, 2017

10:50 a.m. CDT Sunday: Emergency responders have responded to more than 2,000 calls to 911 around Houston due to flooding from Harvey, the Associated Press reported. This includes more than 250 vehicles rescues.
Many roads and highways around Houston are completely impassible due to flooding with water in some areas nearly as deep as street lights. Residents are encouraged not to travel due to the flooded roadways.
houston flooding cams
Travel cameras show several roads and highways underwater around Houston. (Photos/Houston TranStar)

School districts across the region are canceling classes due to the historic flooding from Harvey, including the Houston Independent School District being closed until at least next Tuesday.
All HISD campuses & offices are closed all week (8/28-9/1) due to widespread damage from TS Harvey. We will re-open Tuesday 9/5.
— Richard A. Carranza (@HISD_Supe) August 27, 2017

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has addressed the disaster and the city's response.
This storm will not break our spirit. We are in this together and we will rebuild even greater together after #HurricaneHarvey
— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) August 27, 2017
Update on City's response to Harvey https://t.co/CpPYAYI0r1
— City of Houston (@HoustonTX) August 27, 2017
10:15 a.m. CDT Sunday: A thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is moving into downtown Houston. This tornado may be hidden due to heavy rainfall, so people in the area should seek shelter until the storm has passed.
Tornado Warning including West University Place TX, Southside Place TX until 10:30 AM CDT pic.twitter.com/WeGhB8zj5E
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) August 27, 2017
10:00 a.m. CDT Sunday: Rainfall rates have temporarily lowered in the Houston metro area, though rivers will continue to rise and periods of heavy rain are expected to continue.
Thirteen river gauges in Harris County are reporting major flooding, with several having already exceeded record flood stages.
MAJOR flooding drainage systems overwhelmed Downtown Houston near I-10 and Hwy 59 @breakingweather #harvey pic.twitter.com/kHBOhN34Tf
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 27, 2017

Clear Creek at Friendswood, Texas, has reached 22.5 feet, exceeding its previous record flood stage of 19.1 feet.
After moving to the second floor of the studio when floodwaters began to enter the building, reporters and personnel of KHOU News in Houston have evacuated the premises as of 9:00 a.m. CDT.
An area of torrential rain is currently moving into the Beaumont, Texas, region. Of the 3.26 inches of rain that has been recorded at the local Port Author Airport since midnight CDT, 2.7 of them have fallen in the past two hours.
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Harvey - latest list of severe issues from the Accuweather live stream. Main link added (edited) (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 OP
DU is a great disaster resource, thanks for the link nrl uppityperson Aug 2017 #1
What is great about Democrats and liberals is empathy, willingness to inform, to help - NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #3
It's a litany of bad news dalton99a Aug 2017 #2
CNN weatherman: moondust Aug 2017 #4
global warmingextreme weather events heaven05 Aug 2017 #5
"with water in some areas nearly as deep as streetlights" KelleyKramer Aug 2017 #6

uppityperson

(115,674 posts)
1. DU is a great disaster resource, thanks for the link nrl
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:32 PM
Aug 2017

I remember after Katrina moved on and the news was all "we dodged the bullet" and du was all "f*! Water's rising, help help help".

Twitter, more cell phones to text with, social media, will help this time, but still, f*!

NRaleighLiberal

(59,940 posts)
3. What is great about Democrats and liberals is empathy, willingness to inform, to help -
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:40 PM
Aug 2017

DU is a shining example of what we are all about - and it really shows in times like this.

moondust

(19,917 posts)
4. CNN weatherman:
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:45 PM
Aug 2017

"We are watching a one-in-one-thousand-year event unfolding."

(I don't know if or how much he may be exaggerating.)

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
5. global warmingextreme weather events
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 03:05 PM
Aug 2017

nothing in our recorded history, maybe noah can explain to you once in a lifetime, so far, extreme weather events.....

KelleyKramer

(8,851 posts)
6. "with water in some areas nearly as deep as streetlights"
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 06:03 PM
Aug 2017

Wow!

I have never heard that reported anywhere

Hopefully that was where the streetlights were smashed in the storm and it just 'looked' like it

Most streetlights are about 20 to 25 feet aren't they?

If that report is true, God help them

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