The worst case scenario is now unfolding across Houston and its suburbs.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REQUESTED THAT PEOPLE ESCAPING FLOOD WATERS AS A LAST RESORT DO NOT STAY IN THE ATTIC. IF HIGHEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME BECOMES DANGEROUS... GET ON THE ROOF. CALL 911 FOR HELP AND STAY ON THE LINE UNTIL ANSWERED.
KHOU, the CBS outlet in Houston is off the air. They had to abandon their studio when it flooded.
The rain is NOT stopping anytime soon, probably not until Wednesday.
I keep telling people in hurricanes around the world, most fatalities are not from wind. They’re from the water, either through inland flooding or storm surge or both. In the United States it is inland flooding that takes the most lives in modern hurricanes. There’s no telling yet how many have lost their lives yet, or will lose their lives in the coming days, from the floods in and around Houston.
Please check in with noweasel’s checkin thread and let us know you’re okay if you’re in this region.