Well, Hurricane Harvey was inland, then just as they predicted he moved back into the Gulf. I've been concerned it'll pick up steam again. No one seems to be talking about that possibility. Hopefully it won't reach CAT 1 status before it hits land again. A few hours ago, I noticed the winds were in the 40s. Now, they are up in the 50s.. It looks to be right off of Galveston, working it's way NE, towards Louisiana.
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| Galveston seawall |
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| Galveston seawall |
If there is any good news at all, there doesnt' appear to be a surge off the of the gulf. Looking at these two pics, you see two things. The waves aren't up on the seawall, and the beach restoration project from last year, looks to be intact. This of course has been my main concern, since we've got two homes on the beachside. I'm thinking / hoping, worst case, we get some new siding on the house, and have to replace a few odd and ends down in the shed/garage that may have some water damage. As I mentioned before, I got Sugar B' out of there and dropped off at a nearby Indian Motorcycle dealer. I'm convinced that may have been a mistake now, and could be an Insurance write-off, which sux for several reasons. But, it's just 'property'. Folks lives are being lost in this POS storm.
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| Seawall doesn't look too bad |
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| Galveston seawall / Pleasure pier |
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| No major damage to the shipping industry from this photo |
We saw on the news a few moments ago that down on the Strand they are getting flooded out on the first floors. Looks like about a foot of water all over downtown. I"m not sure if that is due 100% to rain, or it's due to a surge off the bay side. In Galveston, compared to Hurricane Ike in '08 though, this is nothing. Unfortunately, the folks in Houston and Rockport, have bared the brunt of Harvey up until now. We've got something like 50" of rain in Houston, which is as much as they normally get in an ENTIRE YEAR. It's getting ugly as levees and dams are being breached.
Well, Hurricane Harvey was inland, then just as they predicted he moved back into the Gulf. I've been concerned it'll pick up steam again. No one seems to be talking about that possibility. Hopefully it won't reach CAT 1 status before it hits land again. A few hours ago, I noticed the winds were in the 40s. Now, they are up in the 50s.. It looks to be right off of Galveston, working it's way NE, towards Louisiana.
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