Houston Highways are Jammed: Traffic 3mph

[HouTXmetro]

I hope all these people can get out before it is too late. at 11pm tonight traffic is at a standstill on most major highways out of Houston.

[LAwxrgal]

I hope all these people can get out before it is too late. at 11pm tonight traffic is at a standstill on most major highways out of Houston.

Are you planning on leaving?

[THead]

I hope all these people can get out before it is too late. at 11pm tonight traffic is at a standstill on most major highways out of Houston.

I would hope they are packed. There's time still. Stay safe, get out too! This is not one to stick around for, obviously.

[HouTXmetro]

I hope all these people can get out before it is too late. at 11pm tonight traffic is at a standstill on most major highways out of Houston.

Are you planning on leaving?

Me and my father are going to ride it out along with our 3 big pitbulls. My mother and younger brother are headed to Louisana. We Already have our plywood and supplies to ride the Storm out. If anything, we will be prepared and realize if push comes to shove we are on our own.

[HouTXmetro]

I might add we are prepared to leave ourselves if Push comes to shove. Bags are packed but as of now we plan on staying. (Me, Father and 3 dogs).

[Greg]

Traffic cam...
http://webcambiglook.com/houston4.html

[MGC]

At least you Texans have the smarts to get your people out of harms way long before the storm hits. Too bad the incompentent Louisiana and Mississippi politicians didn't order evacutations earlier during Katrina....MGC

[amawea]

I have twin daughters that live in League City and Dickinson. They manged to get out earlier today, because I called them last night and said get out in a.m. They did, and now they ar glad they did. I still worry about them as they are just at Cypress.
Amawea

[sweetpea]

Just spoke to a girlfriend who is in Huffman, TX. she is riding it out with her 5 dogs, 3 birds, horse and 3 kids. She should be OK though because she is on the NE side of Houston. I told her she might be without power for awhile. She has stocked up but has no generator. Should I tell her to leave? Debbie

[robjay]

http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/

Yep, I live on the east side of Austin and just go back from Wal-Mart - looked like rush hour traffic going into Austin still at almost 11:00 pm.

[sweetpea]

Sorry, also meant to say, maybe I should say this somewhere else. but she told me that the hotels in Dallas were already booked.

[Shoshana]

http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/

Yep, I live on the east side of Austin and just go back from Wal-Mart - looked like rush hour traffic going into Austin still at almost 11:00 pm.

I was at WalMart and HEB earlier and it was worse than if Austin was fixin to have a blizzard.

I have friends leaving Galveston tonight for Baton Rouge .... I sure hope they know alternate routes...

[CajunMama]

We have a friend in Katy...he looked into hotels...the closest he could find was in El Paso.

[loon]

I have some family that needed 3 rooms together, they are heading to OK, the first place they could get rooms....


If any one from Houston knows, I plan to probably leave the 610 are and I want to go west, will I still be allowed to do that?

thanks
cheers
loon

[jhamps10]

Folks, don't know about you- but I feel glad to see all of this traffic NOW. it means that people are taking this storm VERY seriously!

[loon]

Yes, but the evac plan wasn't followed, so everyone is on the road now. This has overloaded all the major freeways. It started before noon. Driving from Texas City to up here on the South Loop (610), I was taking alot of back roads, but the few times I did see the freeway, many many cars were on the side, overheated, or no gas.....I think this is going to be a real problem. I am glad everyone seems to be leaving though.

cheers,
loon

[opera ghost]

I have some family that needed 3 rooms together, they are heading to OK, the first place they could get rooms....


If any one from Houston knows, I plan to probably leave the 610 are and I want to go west, will I still be allowed to do that?

thanks
cheers
loon

3pm this afternoon, I10 west was open and moving at a slow clip. Prepare for slow traffic- it took us 6 hours to get to San Antonio. (usually 3!)

[loon]

Cool, 6 is a workable amount of time. Thanks Opera. Good luck on your home, I'll be in SA early early friday morning.

cheers,
loon

[Brent]

I was at WalMart and HEB earlier and it was worse than if Austin was fixin to have a blizzard.

Well if it's anything like the stores are at the first mention of the word "snow" here then... I feel sorry for you.

[jasons2k]

My best friend came in tonight from Galveston. He left at 2:00 and got here around 10:30.

He got separated from his wife - he managed to take the Hardy and beat her.

She is STILL stuck in traffic just north of 1960 - that extrapoolates to about a 4AM arrival. She also burned through over 1/2 a tank.

People are running out of gas, you can't exit or get back on, no hotels, and people are exhausted. This is horrible.

Just in: he just went to go get gas, came back, nada, nothing.

What a disaster in the making. He said many, many people were planning to leave tomorrow or Friday.