Hurricane Harvey

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ETV

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Any VN members in the possible landfall area of this storm? Stay safe and be prepared.
 
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Just north of San Antonio but actually in New Orleans for the weekend. Supposed to drive home Sunday but we'll see.
 
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West Houston, so not too close to landfall unless the western high pressure ridge really gets to steering tomorrow. This storm will have two periods. Saturday will be a wind and surge event for mid-Coast around Port Lavaca and north to Sargent. If forecasts hold, this alone will be a massive impact though not huge population centers. Then phase 2 starts on Sunday through ?. Depending on how slow he drifts and how he is steered, the inland flooding could be extreme. That's the primary threat for me. Forecast right now is about 16" rain for my area. But those post-landfall forecasts are highly uncertain.
 
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TennTradition said:
West Houston, so not too close to landfall unless the western high pressure ridge really gets to steering tomorrow. This storm will have two periods. Saturday will be a wind and surge event for mid-Coast around Port Lavaca and north to Sargent. If forecasts hold, this alone will be a massive impact though not huge population centers. Then phase 2 starts on Sunday through ?. Depending on how slow he drifts and how he is steered, the inland flooding could be extreme. That's the primary threat for me. Forecast right now is about 16" rain for my area. But those post-landfall forecasts are highly uncertain.
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Hey TT! Long time.

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3rdDegreeVol said:
Just north of San Antonio but actually in New Orleans for the weekend. Supposed to drive home Sunday but we'll see.
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I used to go to a lake up there somewhere near NB when I was at Fort Sam - it had a beach. We'd take the Lackland air mattresses up there and drink PBR until they were pretty. What's that lake called, was it a park?
 
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volinbham said:
well. Hope post PhD life is treating you well.
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Yes. Left Michigan earlier this year to take a new role here in Houston. Same company. Now I'm working in our feedstocks organization - commodity markets and developing models to help us secure feedstocks and manage market risk. Very different from R&D but a great chance to do more science policy while still developing numerical models.
 
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Outer bands reached Houston earlier. Winds have begun to pick up here by the ship channel.
 
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TennTradition said:
Yes. Left Michigan earlier this year to take a new role here in Houston. Same company. Now I'm working in our feedstocks organization - commodity markets and developing models to help us secure feedstocks and manage market risk. Very different from R&D but a great chance to do more science policy while still developing numerical models.
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cool I couldn't recall if you went the post-doc/academic route or industry/practice. I know the former is getting tough with endless post docs and a highly challenging grant environment.

stay safe down there
 
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This storm is going to be a marathon. Just going linger over us for days.
 
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Hope you guys stay safe. I have an aunt in Houston, and sister in law in humble. Praying for all of you.
 
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I'm wondering if the Weather Channel is blowing this storm out of proportion? It wouldn't be the first time they've exaggerated events.
 
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Coug said:
I'm wondering if the Weather Channel is blowing this storm out of proportion? It wouldn't be the first time they've exaggerated events.
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Just got upgraded to a CAT 4 hurricane. First of that magnitude to make landfall since 2004.
 
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Client in Edinburg (very south, close to border) hasn't has a drop. It moved North of her.
friends in Houston and San Antonio are prepped for tons of rain.
 
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Coug said:
I'm wondering if the Weather Channel is blowing this storm out of proportion? It wouldn't be the first time they've exaggerated events.
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I don't know, the news was saying that mayor of a town in the path told residents who stayed to write their socials and names on their arms.
 
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Coug said:
I'm wondering if the Weather Channel is blowing this storm out of proportion? It wouldn't be the first time they've exaggerated events.
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Case 1: Matthew was supposed to be so bad that the Gators cancelled(postponed) a game last year. Callaway puffing weed blows more air through Gainesville than Matthew did.

I do hope all in the path of this storm stay safe.
 
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I have a relative in anahuac who has a wrap around porch and claims that all kinds of wild animals come to take shelter when the water rises.
 
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Did I see it right that they are saying it could get 30 -40 inches of rain in some places
 
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Septic said:
I used to go to a lake up there somewhere near NB when I was at Fort Sam - it had a beach. We'd take the Lackland air mattresses up there and drink PBR until they were pretty. What's that lake called, was it a park?
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I don't want to thread drift, but there isn't enough PBR in the world to make the Fort Sam mattresses any prettier.

At least you had enough sense to journey to the other side.
 
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