Hurricanes!

[Oddcaliber]

Give me time I could have a complete list for you. LOL

 

[Danil54grl]

Give me time I could have a complete list for you. LOL

So could I. . . When we get a major, I know to expect the main electric lines to be down for at least two weeks if not more and the county water may be shut off for that amount of time too. We have a house generator now, bought right before Harvey but haven't needed it for the most part since buying. It may happen this go around. Water, we have a well. A well is good for hurricane area, but since we have livestock it is essential.

 

[Oddcaliber]

Oh,how could I forget Katrina too!

 

[Danil54grl]

Oh,how could I forget Katrina too!

That was major news for LA and media will never let you forget but yet Rita and especially Ike were second to Katrina but yet never got the same kind of news coverage. Ike was huge in our area.

 

[Danil54grl]

We are not as populated as New Orleans

 

[Oddcaliber]

Only good thing about Katrina was that I got a nice FEMA check! LOL

 

[Danil54grl]

Well we have yet to get a good check for any of our hurricanes

 

[Oddcaliber]

Lost a lot of stuff in Katrina. Furniture can be replaced but I lost a lot of family photos that can't be replaced.

 

[Danil54grl]

Ike totally wiped us out at the beach property. With a 19 ft title wave everything was gone, beach cabin and everything in it. We went down to find granny's gumbo pot, and the slab of the original beach cabin.after digging 4 ft down along with the pot belly stove. All the afgans that Granny made by hand totally gone. I understand the loss during a hurricane can bring.

 

[Danil54grl]

Mandatory evacuations starting this morning. Predicting Cat 3 and landfall has shifted to the west. . .reminds me of Rita now. So far we are still on the clean side but too early to know for sure.

 

[forester]

Ya know, Danil54, you and I are watching this one dance all over! Now it seems, with this westerly shift, I'm back in the "cone". Governor Abbot is issuing evacuation orders now for some areas! Cat 3 with winds of 115 mph! I'm stocked up with supplies, etc., so I just pray everyone will do okay.

 

[forester]

Maybe Laura will change again and head back to Cuba!

 

[DrHenley]

Marco is now a "Post-Tropical Cyclone" with winds of 30 MPH.

 

[Danil54grl]

Maybe Laura will change again and head back to Cuba!

Mom basically said the same thing today. She said maybe it will change directions again and head south. . . Yep she was actually serious. Had to tell mom north was a definite path. It's the east and west that was questionable.

 

[DrHenley]

As of right now, it looks like she's going to hit the LA side of Sabine Pass as a Cat 3 at 2am Thursday. There are no cities directly on the coast around there, it's all wildlife refuges, which is good. At least for the people anyhow.
I imagine Sabine Pass is narrow enough to slow down the storm surge before it gets to Port Arthur, and Sabine Lake can absorb some of the incoming water so maybe Port Arthur will pull through with minimal damage. Unless the river backs up and floods Port Arthur and Beaumont...

 

[Brent S]

I have to admit I’m glad to not live in Florida anymore. being in that shooting gallery each year was exciting but I’ve had enough of storms....

 

[Danil54grl]

Port Arthur has a levy built around it which should protect it along with Mid-County. Local reports say it will go in at Sabine River @1am local timd. With her she going directly over a good portion of residential communities. But directly east, the dirty side is a lot of pasture land until you get to Lake Charles. It's basically taking the same path s Rita in '05. Sabine Pass is in major trouble and so is Orange, Bridge City, for the east and also High Island, Bolivar and Galveston to the west. They are saying storm surge may hit 9FT and go up to I10.

 

[DrHenley]

The storm surge is usually mostly on the east side right? I think Galveston may dodge the bullet on this one.

 

[Danil54grl]

The storm surge is usually mostly on the east side right? I think Galveston may dodge the bullet on this one.

Yes but you just never know. I have seen many jog west (or east) right before landfall. The kids living in Galveston have left for in-laws in Round Rock this afternoon. Youngest is evacuating in the morning to where my sister lives farther west of us. He planned on coming to our house to get a big cage for his dog, but called to say that he had a flat on his truck and couldn't get his tire off. We went down to his house to take crate and hunny helped him change his tire. Just tool a big sledge hammer. I talked with DIL. Worried about her mom who lives in West Orange, south of I10. Not where you want to be. It will flood. Trying to get her talked into at least heading for her dad's (DILs grandpa) place 10 miles outside of Deweyville. He didn't flood during Harvey or Imelda so should be ok there. If not she is welcome to head to our place, but it is going to be rough here. Not worried about storm surge, but wind mainly. Mom and her husband left yesterday morning after her husband's doctor appointment and headed for Conroe to her brothers place. Hunny and I along with son 3 and his GF who lives a bit farther (around 12 miles) will be riding this out at our houses. Hunny helped son 3 board up his house and then son 3 helped out here fpr us while I was at work. Still havent gotten a call from work but I am still going to plan like I will be going into work tomorrow. It would honestly be better than sitting around here and keep my mind busy with the task on hand. If I do stay home, plan will be to stay out loving on my goats as long as possible and than come in for housework and cooking. Don't think I will be sleeping much after the hurricane starts to move in.

 

[Maverick]

I got family members that got evacuation order, they are between Gilchrist and Port Arthur, they are leaving now.