Hurricane Harvey

Looks like this one's for real. Projected to be the first major hurricane (Category 3-plus) to hit the U.S. mainland since Wilma in 2005 (same year as Katrina):

Tropical Storm Harvey projected to become 'major hurricane' - CNN

It's headed straight for Corpus Christi. This one's a little worrisome for me, since I have family all over Metro Houston, including my senior citizen Dad and stepmom, who live a little Southwest of the city and are not far from the Brazos River, which floods constantly.

Good thing Dad sprung for that natural gas generator a few years back, though. At least they won't lose power.

 

Ugh. Looks like it's going to push inland to a little east of San Antonio and just park itself.

 

A hurricane should not make me want to pronounce its name in Jimmy Stewart's voice.

 

Fortunately, the Brazos is pretty low right now. Hopefully low enough it can absorb torrential rain and not flood. If your folks are in the Richmond/Rosenberg area, it's certainly a concern, but they're more likely to lose power if the winds come than if it's just heavy rain.

 

I hear Paul Harvey's voice. ... Good day.

 

And that little evaporation of water from the ocean's surface turned out to be ... Hurricane Donna.

 

Sending good thoughts to folks down that way. I have family that will be in the "bad" quadrant for quite a few hours, so I know there will be the dumping and dumping of rain to deal with.

Fingers crossed for all.

 

"Page two."

"And now you know ... the rest of the story."

 

Harvey is already causing problems far out from the center. Flooding already in places up along the Red River in southern Oklahoma.

 

Up to 30 inches of rain? Geez.

 

Well, that escalated quickly. At midnight last night it was forecast to "maybe" become a hurricane before landfall, and be mostly a rain event.

 

Was right at the add-one-club level of humidity here in North Texas this morning ...