2024 Hurricane Season thread of DOOM

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

1.7 mil without power 

 

Well damn, very close to my house ……

 

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

 

[royiv 9,333]

6 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

You know the two sentiments aren’t mutually exclusive, right? Us bitching about getting nothing also means we’re upset y’all are having to go through this. It would’ve been better for the state as a whole if it made landfall almost anywhere else on the coast between Houston and Brownsville. Don’t take our complaints as diminishing the shit y’all are yet again dealing with.

Fuck off. Time and place. This is not the time nor the place.

[Gatorubet 30,274]

1 hour ago, Captainant said:

Yeah I don't love feeling my house shake as I take a shit.

Yeah, well, Brisket always manages to power through that, and you will too. 

[SydneyCarton 48,134]

@SquishMitten Sure, of course. My counterpoint would be that there’s a rain thread as well where that bitching seems like fair game. Bitching about it on the hurricane thread while some of us are eating shit again and are trying to get updated news seems…unnecessary. 

1 minute ago, Gatorubet said:

Yeah, well, Brisket always manages to power through that, and you will too. 

It’s different when the house is shaking from something other than your own shitting, however. 

[Pimphand 5,812]

Getting small hail in WashCo and 1/3rd of the county reporting power outages and that's on the clean side of the storm....

[Chuckie Finster 22,702]

8 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

That's a "Fuck you, Houston" path if I've ever seen one.

[Etexhorn13 3,052]

16 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

1.7 mil without power 

 

Well damn, very close to my house ……

 

Try 2.2

[SquishMitten 10,421]

3 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I never understood the purpose of the alarms on UPS.  Yeah, I know I don't have power.  I'm sitting here in the fucking dark.

Probably to wake you up if power goes out in the night so you can make sure you’re topped off with gas, cut any non-essential power use, etc.

[dcbc 14,496]

Just now, Chuckie Finster said:

That's a "Fuck you, Houston" path if I've ever seen one.

[CSB] I went to high school with Billy.  He was a big weather nerd back then too. [/CSB]

[The Ace of Aces 5,193]

Live water rescue on KHOU right now - truck stuck in high water on 288. It's a work truck, gee shocker

 

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

Is this Greens point stuck on top of his truck about to rescued ?

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

[TexArcher 37,989]

6 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

That's a "Fuck you, Houston" path if I've ever seen one.

Yeah, but it least it went over the Yucatan and weakened significantly first.  I know it sucks, but it coulda been worse.

This is gonna be a nasty season.

[elfenix 34,331]

 

 

[SquishMitten 10,421]

12 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

@SquishMitten Sure, of course. My counterpoint would be that there’s a rain thread as well where that bitching seems like fair game. Bitching about it on the hurricane thread while some of us are eating shit again and are trying to get updated news seems…unnecessary. 

 

Fair enough. Hadn’t considered that point. My apologies. Lots of family and friends in Houston that I’m worried about, you being one of them. Hope y’all get through with minimal damage and not without power for too long.

Holla if you need anything. Supposed to be in court in Galveston on Thursday if anybody needs supplies and whatnot that can’t be found locally.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,209]

6 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Live water rescue on KHOU right now - truck stuck in high water on 288. It's a work truck, gee shocker

 

Is it loaded with nursing equipment?

[Zonahorn 8,079]

 

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

East Texas about to get a hell of a douching 

then it all drains back through hou

[Fudge Nuggets 19,209]

Winds are significantly lower for now in 77381. I don’t know if this means the worst is done or if we’re just at the half way point. Saw a dumbass out jogging a few minutes ago. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,515]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

East Texas about to get a hell of a douching 

then it all drains back through hou

All with Lake Livingston’s dam not doing so well.

https://www.click2houston.com/video/news/local/2024/07/03/new-details-on-lake-livingston-dam-damage/

[dcbc 14,496]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

East Texas about to get a hell of a douching 

then it all drains back through hou

We've been at Summer's Eve stage in northeast Texas for the past month (as far as June weather goes).  We now have 36 hours of flash flood warnings.  Hopefully, we can soak some of it up for you guys.  But the tree roots already have too much wiggle going on for my liking.

Edited July 8 by dcbc

[Captainant 27,690]

Finally got a break in the rain and walked my dog, but it was still 30-40mph winds. About half of the exterior fencing in my neighborhood got K/O'd but I haven't seen any shingles on the ground so that's a good sign

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

 

[UT_OB1 2,224]

Power stayed out at 3 and then att cell service went to shit. The tree that was on my roof came off. Brazoria is a bit torn up. A few trees on houses and trailers. Quite a few small roads blocked. My tree feel on my fence, my neighbor lost her green house and I think her solar panels got a tree on them. The baseball field fence and some of the concessions look like they got trees on them too
 

We got 10” of rain from 8p to about 8a. I didn’t empty my gauge until then, but we definitely got a decent amount during the day before that. 
 

 

[TexArcher 37,989]

Jesus, what are you doing in that truck, man?!

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

Jesus, what are you doing in that truck, man?!

Probably a tree guy driving around to find people who need trees removed. Just had one stop by my house.

[Okie State 3,821]

It amazes me that people are out driving in that shit. Unless they have elective procedures scheduled, of course.

[miguelito 11,266]

6 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Jesus, what are you doing in that truck, man?!

He's rolling his pant legs up in case he has to jump into the 3' deep water. 

[YGIFS 19,452]

7 minutes ago, Okie State said:

It amazes me that people are out driving in that shit. Unless they have elective procedures scheduled, of course.

Look man, I ain't gonna let no goddamn government-issued warning keep me from Chili's and SportClips!  

Hope y'all are doing okay.  Good lord, these streams of photos of downed trees.  I knew it'd be bad, but some of that shit could easily take out a house/car/person.  It's cold comfort, but in a few days/a week...you can prune oaks safely which you usually shouldn't do later in the hurricane season.  Not much wilt this time year despite being a way-too-fucking early hurricane.  We're going to look at a multi-family upgrade we're doing in Houston later this month.  I'm gonna bring a chainsaw and a few extra guys and just have 'em work on the units for a day and then we'll just make trouble chopping up limbs the other half of the weekend at same pay rate.  This has been a weird storm to say the least.  God bless.

[Js1 85,449]

I hope these people don’t need to go anywhere. Only one way in/out

[Newdoc 3,448]

12 minutes ago, Okie State said:

It amazes me that people are out driving in that shit. Unless they have elective procedures scheduled, of course.

Finding colon cancer > dying by flood. 

[Dahobbs 17,627]

Bayou by my house. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,515]

7 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I hope these people don’t need to go anywhere. Only one way in/out

when mother nature turns your driveway into the entrance to the Bat Cave.

[gofuckyourself 8,349]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

And knowing women, she had her left turn blinker the whole time she was turning right.

But seriously, stay safe over there.

[South Austin 52,523]

7 minutes ago, Newdoc said:

Finding colon cancer > dying by flood. 

Finding colon cancer > dying by flood > electrocution by boat battery > eaten by shark

[elfenix 34,331]

/no cr

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,515]

employees in some jobs are effectively told to show every day, or not show up ever again. Bosses like that are also probably not the best at communicating in emergencies.

[Neonmoon 38,130]

[utee94 15,835]

Take it to the rain thread, ya heartless bastage!

[Captainant 27,690]

14 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

Bayou by my house. 

Man if bayous are already that full, it's gonna flood like crazy as the storms move upstream 

[Bevo 13,590]

Still no rain here in Austin. It is a little overcast with a mild breeze. No power outages have been reported.

[Henry Hill 3,156]

The (not so) rare double fuck you to Austin and Houston.

[Uncle Boobs 1,248]

Roofs. Fences. Railroad crossings. All down in east downtown.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,209]

Guy across the street was cleaning up his driveway when the wind picked up again. He’s going to be starting over again if this bitch ever moves on. 

[InkaUtexas 26,017]

I have read some stupid shit on this site, but cleaning up your driveway DURING a hurricane might win.

Unless he could no longer be cooped up with his wife. I understand his sentiment when dealing with my ex.

[HOOKEM4 5,039]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

All with Lake Livingston’s dam not doing so well.

https://www.click2houston.com/video/news/local/2024/07/03/new-details-on-lake-livingston-dam-damage/

They were repairing it and evidently were supposed to finish by this afternoon. I hope they got it fixed enough to take the length. We don't need to add a dam failure to the list of shit the region is facing.

[nineliveslost 2,789]

7 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

I have read some stupid shit on this site, but cleaning up your driveway DURING a hurricane might win.

Unless he could no longer be cooped up with his wife. I understand his sentiment when dealing with my ex.

Maybe his wife told him to clean it up during a hurricane. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,209]

8 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

I have read some stupid shit on this site, but cleaning up your driveway DURING a hurricane might win.

Unless he could no longer be cooped up with his wife. I understand his sentiment when dealing with my ex.

Five minutes later another guy came riding down the street on his motorcycle. We’re still getting 40 mph gusts. I am surrounded by aggy. 

[royiv 9,333]

Just now, Fudge Nuggets said:

I am surrounded by aggy. 

Katy, Richmond or Cypress?