ATL: HARVEY - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[flamingosun]

This, from the running news ticker at bottom of screen on TWC:

Mayor of Port Arthur: "Our whole city is under water right now."
He asks for people with boats to come help with water rescues.

Yes, Hurricane Andrew, you and the CN are going to be very busy! They will no doubt appreciate your help, as will all those that THEY are helping!

[artist]

The Civic Center in Port Arthur where it flooded earlier today with the evacuees.
They were moved to Lamar State College

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

Horrible just horrible, my heart goes out to all those impacted by Harvey.

I fervently hope no more hurricanes make landfall this season. Harvey is more than enough in and of himself.

[tolakram]

Rivers will continue to rise this week at least.

Rain is moving north but over areas that already have too much water.

saved loop

[flamingosun]

Curfews:

Houston: Midnight to 5am
Mussouri City: 10pm - 6am
Richmond: 8pm to 6 am
Victoria MAY have lited their 10PM to 6AM curfew... but I see conflicting reports on that....
LA Porte curfew is lifted.

[artist]

Harris county update
Buffalo Bayou the water is steady. If you have water in the street you may be stuck for a long time.
Next conference at 7:30. They only showed last few minutes of it.

[tropicwatch]

National Guard evacuating nursing home patients by helicopter http://abc13.com/live/23374/

[WeatherGuesser]

Cell towers:

Every one I've ever seen has a building at ground level housing the equipment. These can't possibly be waterproof.

Granted many are placed on hills for better area coverage, but how many of these are flooded? Is there so much redundancy that even with some, or many flooded, there is still sufficient capacity?

[artist]

Even Naval helicopters are rescuing people.

[flamingosun]

Even Naval helicopters are rescuing people.

yes! I think it was yesterday that I heard just a brief news blip saying the Navy was sending in a Helicopter Squadron.

[Stormcenter]

I'm not sure if anyone has already posted this or not but this is the second Gulf storm this season that has had a majority of it's convection on it's west side (usually the weaker side) at some point in it's lifetime.

[Hurricane Andrew]

This, from the running news ticker at bottom of screen on TWC:

Mayor of Port Arthur: "Our whole city is under water right now."
He asks for people with boats to come help with water rescues.

Yes, Hurricane Andrew, you and the CN are going to be very busy! They will no doubt appreciate your help, as will all those that THEY are helping!

I was supposed to go to the gym tonight, lol, but you know what? This takes precedence. In a year, I would slap myself for missing the chance to be a part of what I believe will go down as the largest volunteer effort in American history.

I am tempted to buy a plane ticket and fly down there to meet up with a boat team, but unless S2K forms a team, I don't think I will.

[artist]

Cell towers:

Every one I've ever seen has a building at ground level housing the equipment. These can't possibly be waterproof.

Granted many are placed on hills for better area coverage, but how many of these are flooded? Is there so much redundancy that even with some, or many flooded, there is still sufficient capacity?

From what I can find they have been built to withstand the elements, through their housings.

[JaxGator]

There was a rescue just now on Fox by a National Guard Blackhawk helicopter of a family of four with their dog. In Beaumount.

[flamingosun]

HurricaneAndrew -
FWIW, I think you are doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing right now. And it's certainly what a lot of others NEED you to do! If you spent tonight traveling, who would do what you were supposed to have done?

[artist]

Beauregard Parish along river asked to evacuate

http://m.kplctv.com/kplctv/db/375878/content/4IVglcR2
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-R

[Hurricane Andrew]

On Zello now waiting to get setup...grabbing a bite to eat first.

[lisa0825]

Cell towers:

Every one I've ever seen has a building at ground level housing the equipment. These can't possibly be waterproof.

Granted many are placed on hills for better area coverage, but how many of these are flooded? Is there so much redundancy that even with some, or many flooded, there is still sufficient capacity?

I was wondering the same thing. I took a friend to Dickinson to retrieve some items from his house and check on things, and while I was there waiting with him, there was almost zero cell service. I figured my phone was trying to connect to a tower farther away.

[artist]

On Zello now waiting to get setup...grabbing a bite to eat first.

Check your pm's

[SoupBone]

Harris county update
Buffalo Bayou the water is steady. If you have water in the street you may be stuck for a long time.
Next conference at 7:30. They only showed last few minutes of it.

Where did this come from?