This is now worse than Katrina

[malaise]

ReTHUG politicians and their policies will be under attack before the water subsides.
They cannot rescue these people in so many different parts of SE Texas
Sure this is unbelievable water but policies haven't helped.

[CatWoman]

1. I'm watching the events in Port Arthur, Texas unfold

what a catastrophe!!!!

[dalton99a]

2. Official suggested to one woman that she take shelter in her freezer

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/port-arthur-texas-conditions-dire-residents-in-survival-mode/

CBS News August 30, 2017, 4:46 AM
Port Arthur, Texas, conditions "dire," residents in "survival mode"

Mayor Derrick Freeman told KFDM some 20,000 homes had water in them -- virtually all the homes in the city.

Michael Sinegal, who represents Port Arthur on the Jefferson County Commissioners Court, told KFDM he suggested to one woman that she take shelter in her freezer because of how close she lives to a drainage ditch. She had almost 4 feet of water in her home.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. There was a pic of a woman using an open fridge as a boat to hold her kids

Walking chest deep in water pushing that thing, kids inside, door open to one side.
I give her credit for ingenuity, and hope she made it to a dry place.

[malaise]

5. Yep and Beaumont

Catastrophe is the word - give thanks for citizens

[Old Vet]

13. I was helping during katrina, Seems to me there wasnt near the responders as fast for katrina.

One of the most frustrating issues was it took so fucking long for help to arrive. I must agree though, This looks much worse and way bigger area affected then katrina.

[malaise]

14. I've seen more citizen volunteers this timebut there is so much water and places

are still flooding, What a mess

[SummerSnow]

3. I saw one of the shelters were flooded,

now they have to move those people. Then Tropical storm Irma is forming in the Atlantic.

http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Port-Arthur-shelter-becoming-flooded-442221703.html

[malaise]

6. Irma has formed - now 50mph and

will be a hurricane by Friday

[B2G]

9. I would be shocked if it goes into the Gulf.

Not even favorable to track to the East Coast right now. Of course that could change...

[malaise]

11. Well it's heading West

which looks like big problems for us in Jamaica since I expect a WNW turn at some point.

Who knows - it could end up in the Caribbean and into Central America, the GOM or on the Atlantic side near the Bahamas and Florida. I'll look at the models from the best experts tomorrow.

[B2G]

12. I belive you are familiar with storm2k

Check out the Irma model thread.

[SummerSnow]

16. Oh dagnabbit

[cilla4progress]

4. Terrifying

tRump will be tarred with this, no matter his limited contribution to it.

Americans will finally have enough of him.

My prediction anyway.

[malaise]

8. Most will see it as a sign

He lies for more than 'Two Corinthians'. Hopefully all the 'purposeful' ones will be exposed and banished.

[MoonRiver]

18. Chump AND the GOP. Those scum have brought us global warming

and the resulting catastrophic weather disasters!

[GusBob]

7. The aftermath is always the worst

IIRC, the sun was out when the 9th ward started to flood

[malaise]

10. Yep which is why both Bush and this bigger fool spoke og great jobs before the job descriptions

were completed.

[GeorgeGist]

15. I keep wondering about the millions of residents who aren't in shelters ...

how long can they hold out?

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. The news interviewed a homeless guy before the storm hit.

One of those people who wanted to be left alone, did not like being around a lot of people, wasn't going to a shelter, etc.
Later reported he had not survived.
It's going to be slow job to account for the homeless, and those living in isolated areas.

[mountain grammy]

17. Lived there 6 years, 3 floods..

Left 33 years ago. It's even more built out with double, even triple the population, and precious little flood control. Of course, this is huge, but Texans don't believe in wasting no stinkin' money on prevention or preparedness. Now Americans will bail them out once again.

[malaise]

19. Let's see if this changes their thinking

They sure will lose business

[GulfCoast66]

22. Can't agree yet...

Property loss will be horrible but human life is the most precious.

Over 1800 Americans died in Katrina. We are not yet close to that. Time will tell.

Have a nice evening.

[malaise]

23. I was thinking just that last night

[GulfCoast66]

24. Hey Malaise...

Y'all worried about that big storm way out in the Atlantic?

Starting to catch we Floridians attention and I am 80 miles from the coast.

Take care.