People Climbing Into Attics To Escape Flooding, Harris County Officials Says

[Purveyor]

Source: KHOU

KHOU 2:14 AM. CDT August 27, 2017

HOUSTON - There is "extraordinarily dangerous flooding" in southeast Houston, according to Jeff Lindner with the Harris County Flood Control District.

"We are getting calls from people climbing into their attic. This is along I-45 between downtown and Clear Lake," Lindner said. "This is along Berry Bayou, Beamer Ditch, Turkey Creek, portions of Clear Creek, Vince Bayou, Little Vince Bayou in Pasadena," he said. "Pretty much the entire southeast side of Harris County has had 13 to 15 inches of rain in three hours."

Lindner said they're also seeing flooding along portions of Hunting Bayou, downtown along Buffalo Bayou, Brays Bayou and Keegan's Bayou.

"Virtually every watershed in this county, minus the extreme east side, is facing very significant flooding right now," Lindner said.

Lindner calls the rainfall totals "staggering."

Read more: http://www.khou.com/news/local/people-climbing-into-attics-to-escape-flooding-official-says/468028354

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KHOU is advising if you have to retreat to the attic, try to have an axe or hatchet in case you must have to break of the attic on to the roof. Last resort, swim if you have to...

No shit, I'm not making this up...

http://www.khou.com/

[Purveyor]

1. Don't Call 911 Unless Your Life Is In Danger

KHOU 2:06 AM. CDT August 27, 2017

Emergency officials in Houston are urging everyone not to call 911 unless your life is in danger. They are overwhelmed with calls and need to keep the lines open for life-threatening emergencies.

"We're affecting multiple rescues throughout the city to try and help people get out," said an emergency official.

He said the rescues include people in vehicles and in their homes.

http://www.khou.com/news/dont-call-911-unless-your-life-is-in-danger/468027168

[steve2470]

2. the hatchet advice is exactly what people did in Katrina, it saved their lives nt

[Sgent]

12. New Orleans

learned that one the hard way -- during Betsy. People died in the 9th ward in their attics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy#Louisiana

[Purveyor]

3. NHC Harvey is "Stationary"....

1:00 AM CDT Sun Aug 27
Location: 29.3°N 97.4°W
Moving: Stationary
Min pressure: 998 mb
Max sustained: 45 mph

[sprinkleeninow]

4. Oh dear God. We know a family in Houston.

I had great fear when the forecasting got worse and worse.
My God, this is just piling on us with the nightmarish maladministration led by destruction personified.
I don't know what to say at this point.
😥

[Purveyor]

5. Well I'm the praying type and that is what I'm doing. The radar looks horrific as this is far from

over.

[raven mad]

6. Sending good karma -

Red Cross and Bureau of Land Management volunteers, and all I can do is help coordinate.

My heartfelt best wishes for ALL of you there. Stay save.

[Sunlei]

7. 4am now, I'm in SW houston. we had about 8in an hour, people in SE Houston had 16!! inches

never had the water this high, patio & house foundation slab- 2 inches deep in water.

We have an outdoor water pump and 400 feet of hose, We're fortunate the band of heavy rain moved away for a while and foundation is clear of water for now. Many people had homes flood, streets look like a rushing river, flooded out cars all over.

Time for some sleep, what a way to spend a 'day off'

[eShirl]

8. stay safe!

[BadgerMom]

9. I'm glad you can get some sleep.

My thoughts are with you.

[SunSeeker]

11. Hope you get some sleep. Sounds like tomorrow will be a long day! nt

[SunSeeker]

10. Brutal. It is so flat there. The water has nowhere to go, it just pools.

[Lisa0825]

13. I am in Texas City, and the water is about 6 feet from my front door.

The rain has finally lessened, but this storm is supposed to stay on us until Thursday. I don't think my house will make it. One more day of rain like this, and it will be flooded out.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. I hope there are shelters nearby to go

because that storm's heavy rain bands may drift to the NE right over top of you.

Pleas be safe!!

[hamsterjill]

15. Please be safe.

Keep us posted as you can. It's just gut wrenching.

[moonscape]

22. Sorry is an inadequate word ... I can't imagine :( n/t

[Stuart G]

23. Neither can I imagine. thinking of you now..(nt)

[Lisa0825]

24. The water receded back to the street and is almost clear from the street...

so I decided to stay.

FYI - if you are hearing all the stuff about reservoirs and downstream flooding, etc, that does not affect the area where I am, so I think I am pretty safe now. Just hoping for less rain tonight!

[mnhtnbb]

16. Advice now from Houston officials is NOT to go in attics, but go to roof and call 911 and stay

on the line until it is answered.

Just saw an interview on TWC of a man who had been rescued from a flooded home. He and his family waited all night--4-5 hours--
for rescue. They put a bed on chairs to put the kids on the bed and let them sleep above the water line.

[dalton99a]

19. + THIS.

[Honeycombe8]

17. OMG. Looking at map with rainfall inches in last 6 hrs. Staggering.

This could be historic flooding, esp in areas of all that cement downtown and elsewhere.

Link to tweet

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[Maraya1969]

18. I am on the south west coast of FL and it has been raining and flooding here for days

Nothing like in Texas but I am just amazed at how big that storm was, or is because we had rain again last night.

[riversedge]

21. and it is swishing it up here to WI. rained fri night all day Sat and into last night.

[jpak]

20. KHOU had to evacuate their studio and transfer to the Fed. Reserve building

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It's terrifying.