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Best of luck to you and your mom. cry baby Aug 2017 #1
I hope it doesn't wobble your way! Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #2
Oh, it's coming. There will be flooding, but it's just not as flat and low as where you are. cry baby Aug 2017 #3
Hoping for the best for you all. kentuck Aug 2017 #4
Stay safe malaise Aug 2017 #5
A hug for your mom Donkees Aug 2017 #6
This makes my heart ache. Control-Z Aug 2017 #7
Start securing valuables/non-replaceable and locate them off-site if you can Roland99 Aug 2017 #8
Too late for them for that now. Better to gather them into a plastic bag and put the bag in a Squinch Aug 2017 #10
Houston roads are impassable. No one should be driving anywhere. femmedem Aug 2017 #14
I've been looking for info on rainfall totals so far, can't find any good info Roland99 Aug 2017 #18
20 inches last night in some places, more on the way. femmedem Aug 2017 #30
Insane Roland99 Aug 2017 #36
Dustlawyer, check in regularly. I feel for you. Be as cautious as you can be. Looks like this Squinch Aug 2017 #9
Moving everything upstairs that we can. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #11
Best thoughts go out to you Scarsdale Aug 2017 #28
Last night Houston received 2x its previous 24 hour record. femmedem Aug 2017 #31
How fortunate that your mom has you. She'll be okay. Hortensis Aug 2017 #33
Wishing for the best, Dustlawyer. democrank Aug 2017 #12
Stay safe and don't wait to get out if the water starts to rise. Vinca Aug 2017 #13
I'll be thinking of you and your mom. In Houston, they're saying go to roofs, not attics, for rescue femmedem Aug 2017 #15
Watching people wander around in the dark neck deep in water... yallerdawg Aug 2017 #16
I hope your mom and sister are ok. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #17
15" in the last 24 hours TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #26
Luck! Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #19
Pay close attention to the track of Harvey BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #20
Stay safe...hoping and praying for you and your mom. Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #21
Good luck! Better east of Houston than west. I'm in SW La. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #22
Stay safe! roamer65 Aug 2017 #23
stay safe...keep us updated...hugs to your mom! samnsara Aug 2017 #24
Best of luck to you Dustlawyer. I have been watching on tv this morning, onecent Aug 2017 #25
I'm in Port Arthur, Dustlawyer, TenHouseCats Aug 2017 #27
Yes they are nuts!!! Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #35
I have family in Port Acres, Bridge City and Orange. tammywammy Aug 2017 #47
Take care . All valuables above your head just in case lunasun Aug 2017 #29
My good thoughts go out to all in Southeast Texas. The reports are horrific. Fla Dem Aug 2017 #32
Coast Guard says to mark roof , wave sheets and towels if you end up needing to be rescued. femmedem Aug 2017 #34
It is training on us in a solid band of red and we have a tornado just to the South. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #37
global warming, but that's a conversation for another day. Can your neighbors reach you? femmedem Aug 2017 #38
Waiting for it to go down some during a lull to get my neighbors daughter stranded at work. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #39
If she's safe, just inconvenienced at work, please don't drive to get her. femmedem Aug 2017 #40
Good luck Gothmog Aug 2017 #41
Stay safe, Dustlawyer and mom, I am thinking of you, peacebuzzard Aug 2017 #42
best wishes for you and your mother, stay safe! steve2470 Aug 2017 #43
...am sending good thoughts your way diva77 Aug 2017 #44
Keep your camera dry stollen Aug 2017 #45
Positive vibes sent your way! Heartstrings Aug 2017 #46
As you say, you will hang in there. Lifelong Protester Aug 2017 #48
STAY SAFE MY SWEET Skittles Aug 2017 #49
Keep us updated, Dustlawyer! octoberlib Aug 2017 #50
How are you doing today, Dustlawyer? Squinch Aug 2017 #51
We had a train of rain on us most of the night and the storm ditch behind the house is Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #53
Alas insurance claim work is available after a disaster dembotoz Aug 2017 #54
Having been a victim of this ourselves I can relate to my clients. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #55
Dabble a bit in it disaster recovery. Stats for flooded business is not good dembotoz Aug 2017 #58
Oh my god. That's a nightmare. But you are the second one to say that the water came Squinch Aug 2017 #56
Hoping the level drops in that storm ditch because the bands of heavy rain mnhtnbb Aug 2017 #57
All are in prayers TEB Aug 2017 #52
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