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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
The waves are already  coming up over the sea wall - and it is low tide.
Please, please Galvestonians - get the hell out. Remember 1900?? (Well, no, you wouldn't PERSONALLY remember the 1900 Storm, but how can you be on the Island and not have that in your mind?) Parts of the Island have started to flood, and it's not even just the water - mud and sand has been pushed up over parts of the road by the waves. It's going to be bad for Galveston.
eta - You may not know that ALL of Galveston is NOT behind the sea wall. A large part of the island is not protected, and the hurricane is scheduled to hit during high tide. Very, very bad.
Here in Houston - it really is the calm before the storm. We feel pretty good about our preparations. Tree limbs were trimmed yesterday, picked up loose debris, we've got water, will go get ice, and we have carbolicious food supplies laid by. At this point, I'm ready for it to be over! |
I think the West End is already starting to flood.
And the storm still hasn't even hit yet.
I lived in G town for 5 years and survived a few tropical storms but no hurricanes. If I were still living there at this point, I would have gotten the hell out. The island floods so easily-even the parts behind the seawall-and I saw what the flooding was like for tropical storms, and I can't even imagine how bad this is going to be. I am really really worried for them.
Some of my friends in Houston were like-forget the grocery store, I'm headed to Spec's to stock up!!
I'm worried about them too.
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