2024 Rain Thread: All Your El Nino Are Belong to Us

[GreenspointTexas 9,664]

6 minutes ago, Hate said:

It’s not worse than a hurricane. Jesus Christ…surprised you have posted a bunch of “game over” comments.

The wind damage is absolutely worse than harvey, ike, etc, hence “worse than a hurricane”

 

 

 

[Hate 20,138]

23 minutes ago, Js1 said:

What’s game over in this context? Everyone died?

Bodies in the fallen over trees?

Here is the sustained winds speeds during Ike. I am not dismissing what occurred yesterday and have genuine empathy for all those impacted. But a hurricane causes that kind of destruction on a much much larger scale. Maybe your neighborhood is worse after this storm than after Ike, but Ike impacted an entire region. Large parts of SE Texas were without power for up to 4 or 5 weeks. Gunspoint just can’t help his hyperbolic self.

 

 

Edited May 17 by Hate

[Dahobbs 17,655]

37 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Damn @SydneyCarton that's an F'ing hurricane

Yup, Timbergrove/ Lazybrook is trashed. Seems like we got some of the worst damage in the city. 

[Dahobbs 17,655]

14 minutes ago, Hate said:

It’s not worse than a hurricane. Jesus Christ…surprised you have posted a bunch of “game over” comments.

In our area, it is. 

[GreenspointTexas 9,664]

8 minutes ago, Hate said:

Bodies in the fallen over trees?

Here is the sustained winds speeds during Ike. I am not dismissing what occurred yesterday and have genuine empathy for all those impacted. But a hurricane causes that kind of destruction on a much much larger scale. Maybe your neighborhood is worse after this storm than after Ike, but Ike impacted an entire region. Large parts of SE Texas were without power for up to 4 or 5 weeks. Gunspoint just can’t help his hyperbolic self.

Im assuming u dont live in Houston and/or inside the loop?

[Hate 20,138]

Both are correct. But I saw that level of damage all over The Woodlands and all over the areas from Beltway 8/290 area to the IAH area. I’m absolutely not trying to dismiss the impacts on The Heights as it is devastating, but that level of destruction was apparent all over SE Texas after Ike and not limited to a few neighborhoods inside the loop. 

[deadshank 24,653]

Another pine tree down in a roof we installed 6 years ago.   

[Storm the Field 5,301]

Travis Herzog, ABC13

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IT'S OFFICIAL: A tornado touched down in Cypress (details still to come), and we had category 2 hurricane-force straight-line winds in downtown Houston. Brian Murray from the Harris County Office of Emergency Management says it is the worst wind damage seen since Hurricane Alicia, even surpassing the damage from Hurricane Ike.

 

[swraith 347]

Any reports on how Gessner area just north of I10 fared?

[Captainant 27,727]

13 minutes ago, swraith said:

Any reports on how Gessner area just north of I10 fared?

That's my neck of the woods, there were a bunch of businesses and buildings that were completely ruined with the roof pulled off. My FIL's office is near there on the other side of BW8 and his office had their giant steel rolling doors pushed in, and the resulting low pressure spike in the building gutted the drop ceiling and HVAC system

 

[Trey3216 15,352]

4 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Was that from the storm that spawned the Cedar Park and Jarrell tornados? I was working at the Custom Sounds store that used to be on S. Congress and Academy when that storm hit. The straight line winds came right down Congress. Our storefront had two 4'x8' windows on the Academy side of the corner that had an aluminum strip between them that blew out and drove rain into the store like it had been shot out of a high pressure hose. Still can't believe the windows didn't break. There were limbs down and trees uprooted all over the place after that one. 

The Jarrell tornado started in Hewitt/Robinson/Lorena and went SSW along I35 for almost 90 miles.  

[Ted Lange 16,113]

It was definitely as bad as a hurricane, for about 15 minutes.   Of course when a hurricane hits you have days to prepare this fucker we knew about like 10 minutes ahead of time. 

[Deej 76,897]

John Sharp should be able to use this to pad aggy NIL funding. 

[InkaUtexas 26,077]

8 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

It was definitely as bad as a hurricane, for about 15 minutes.   Of course when a hurricane hits you have days to prepare this fucker we knew about like 10 minutes ahead of time. 

I blame PHD for not sending out a forecast. And yeah, you had more than 10 minutes. but what are you going to do?

[Storm the Field 5,301]

2 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

As of 2 hours ago, this was showing 684K people without power in Houston. As of latest update 15 minutes ago, down to 651K. 

https://poweroutage.us/area/county/1394

I imagine a lot of people will get power back at some point today, but for several hundred thousand in the hardest hit areas, who the hell knows?

605K as of 10 minutes ago. Slow and steady progress.

[NorthLoop 14,227]

3 hours ago, Hate said:

It’s not worse than a hurricane. Jesus Christ…surprised you have posted a bunch of “game over” comments.

Just wait until Helobious chimes in.

[Brisketexan 105,276]

8 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Just wait until Helobious chimes in.

He'll tell us that this storm was........

.......off the chain.

 

[Trey3216 15,352]

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

He'll tell us that this storm was........

.......off the chain.

 

$18 “storm” on Amazon.  The ladies love it 

[Hook1997 5,397]

2 hours ago, deadshank said:

Another pine tree down in a roof we installed 6 years ago.   

Is that a house?  Looks like a fancy high school.  Pretty cool idea, the wife could live in a whole separate wing.

  

[SydneyCarton 48,150]

31 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

I blame PHD for not sending out a forecast. And yeah, you had more than 10 minutes. but what are you going to do?

I didn’t. I was at my son’s soccer practice at the Y in oak Forest. When the tornado warning went off on my phone, we left, skies were gray and no rain. The warning said the tornado was somewhere between cypress and Katy. No big deal, right? It’s 2 miles away and 10 minutes with lights from the Y to my house. By the time we were at the stop light at Ella and 34th it was darker. By the time I was at 610 and Ella it was pitch black. By the time I was at Ella and 18th street, lights were blowing out in the buildings around me as I was driving, and as I was turning onto my street in Timbergrove trees were already coming down. 

[Rip76 4,947]

2 hours ago, deadshank said:

Another pine tree down in a roof we installed 6 years ago.   

Well done sir, well done.

[Ted Lange 16,113]

1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

I blame PHD for not sending out a forecast. And yeah, you had more than 10 minutes. but what are you going to do?

Yes we had a warning it was going to rain and maybe storm, so normal no big deal kinda thing.  Then boom. 

[Captainant 27,727]

1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

It was definitely as bad as a hurricane, for about 15 minutes.   Of course when a hurricane hits you have days to prepare this fucker we knew about like 10 minutes ahead of time. 

It's nuts, I was walking my dog at 530 and it was sunny and nice but a little humid and then fast forward an hour and it was the fucking end of the world

[SydneyCarton 48,150]

17 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

Well done sir, well done.

The fun part is I’m not about 60% sure I know where @deadshank lives. Congrats indeed. 

[deadshank 24,653]

4 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

The fun part is I’m not about 60% sure I know where @deadshank lives. Congrats indeed. 

I’m a  regular jabrone like you humps.   Not my house.    I just work on nice houses.   I’d never have a big giant house.   Too much crap to tend.  

[Dahobbs 17,655]

2 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

even surpassing the damage from Hurricane Ike.

That can't be true, @Hate said so. (Just fucking with you, I get what you're saying). 

Edited May 17 by Dahobbs

[Modessit 5,603]

Storm took down about 2/3 of my enormous fig tree. Damnit.

So - about tree figgy?


NSIAP

[texasdago 7,577]

4 hours ago, Hate said:

Bodies in the fallen over trees?

Here is the sustained winds speeds during Ike. I am not dismissing what occurred yesterday and have genuine empathy for all those impacted. But a hurricane causes that kind of destruction on a much much larger scale. Maybe your neighborhood is worse after this storm than after Ike, but Ike impacted an entire region. Large parts of SE Texas were without power for up to 4 or 5 weeks. Gunspoint just can’t help his hyperbolic self.

 

 

Guess what? That map doesn't show? 120 mph winds.

[Deej 76,897]

8 minutes ago, Modessit said:

So - about tree figgy?


NSIAP

Pulling hundreds of these of the fallen part of the tree right now.

 

[Deej 76,897]

Sorry for the double pic

[Dahobbs 17,655]

2 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Guess what? That map doesn't show? 120 mph winds.

Yeah, sustained winds of 80 mph for 1 minute probably doesn't make the point he wants to make here. 

[texasdago 7,577]

4 minutes ago, Deej said:

Pulling hundreds of these of the fallen part of the tree right now.

 

That's not a fig.  That's a hot water bottle for your headache.

[Pimphand 5,853]

Flashbacks to 1983 when this was still the Allied Bank Building after Hurricane Alicia

 

[jimmyjazz 46,104]

It's not a stretch to say it was worse than a hurricane THAT FAR INLAND.  Come on, people.

[Hate 20,138]

1 hour ago, texasdago said:

Guess what? That map doesn't show? 120 mph winds.

It shows sustained winds. Over a few hours. It does not show the 100+ wind gusts that were measured. There were over 120 mph wind gusts in The Woodlands which is 80 miles away from landfall.

But you know what? It’s a stupid fight to pick. Hope everyone gets their power on soon and lives back in order. 

Edited May 17 by Hate

[SydneyCarton 48,150]

23 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Flashbacks to 1983 when this was still the Allied Bank Building after Hurricane Alicia

 

This was because of the solar storms right? 

[Sawbonz 27,584]

21 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Houston area surely has taken more than its share of weather-related shit in recent years.  It's crazy.

[atomheartbevo 89,779]

2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I didn’t. I was at my son’s soccer practice at the Y in oak Forest. When the tornado warning went off on my phone, we left, skies were gray and no rain. The warning said the tornado was somewhere between cypress and Katy. No big deal, right? It’s 2 miles away and 10 minutes with lights from the Y to my house. By the time we were at the stop light at Ella and 34th it was darker. By the time I was at 610 and Ella it was pitch black. By the time I was at Ella and 18th street, lights were blowing out in the buildings around me as I was driving, and as I was turning onto my street in Timbergrove trees were already coming down. 

[Sawbonz 27,584]

Too slow 

Edited May 18 by Sawbonz

[GreenspointTexas 9,664]

Heights getting hammered again

[Deej 76,897]

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

He'll tell us that this storm was........

.......off the chain.

 

Was the storm wearing a black, v neck t-shirt from Walmart?

[SydneyCarton 48,150]

13 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Heights getting hammered again

If you ever want to be taken seriously even a little bit stop with the histrionic bullshit. 

[GreenspointTexas 9,664]

2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

If you ever want to be taken seriously even a little bit stop with the histrionic bullshit. 

Its coming down in sheets at Studemont/White oak, but maybe not even raining in Timbergrove?

[SydneyCarton 48,150]

3 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Its coming down in sheets at Studemont/White oak, but maybe not even raining in Timbergrove?

It came down in sheets for about 15 minutes and then moved into your neighborhood…where it’s going to move on. Basically the same as yesterday amirite!?!! 

[Js1 85,533]

[miguelito 11,293]

3 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

I blame PHD for not sending out a forecast. And yeah, you had more than 10 minutes. but what are you going to do?

That's plenty of time to rub one out. Maybe even get a nap in after.

[tx ind 7,013]

14 hours ago, Captainant said:

Good lord what a horror show walking the dog this morning - a bunch of framed houses in the under construction neighborhoods near me are no longer multi-story. Like someone dumped out a box of matchsticks

Will upload some pics when data gets better

They shoulda framed the houses with port-a-potties and wouldn’t have had any issues

Edited May 18 by tx ind

[Judge Roybeanbag 11,820]

35 minutes ago, tx ind said:

They shoulda framed the houses with port-a-potties and wouldn’t have had any issues

Tiny Blue Shed. 

[Mez2 4,025]

Sipping the rest of my glenlevit, serenaded by the sounds of generators in OF/GO and the aroma of UTPHIL2006.

we went to Alma for dinner because Roy and the team were open and working on a limited basis. We're still out of power so figured why not, my youngest went to Sugar Land with the in laws, Chuy Lewis is still here since we have a DH tomorrow in Tomball. 

Shining moment: my man cave has a wall unit with a 65 in TV with a Wii (of all things hooked up to it),  we took that off the TV, introduced him to what DVD player is and watched Game 5 of the 2017 WS on DVD. He's seen the highlights of that game on youtube but never from start to finish. That was cool. 

We won. #HTownPride 

[Etexhorn13 3,052]

Gonna be a long few days.