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In reply to the discussion: Just East of Houston - wish us luck! [View all]Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)28. Best thoughts go out to you
and your mother. At least you have each other. Why do these bad things happen to good people?
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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
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
I've been looking for info on rainfall totals so far, can't find any good info
Roland99
Aug 2017
#18
Dustlawyer, check in regularly. I feel for you. Be as cautious as you can be. Looks like this
Squinch
Aug 2017
#9
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
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
We had a train of rain on us most of the night and the storm ditch behind the house is
Dustlawyer
Aug 2017
#53
Oh my god. That's a nightmare. But you are the second one to say that the water came
Squinch
Aug 2017
#56