Is the river out there?

Drivetexas shows that katy-hockey road is open, that can't be right.

Does any one know?

I'm trying to get from se part of cross creek to Montgomery (my parents).

Anyone evacuating from the Adx dam area (especially the N side) we have a guest room available near Haddington and the beltway. Shoot a PM. (Cross posted from the places to stay thread).

OnlyForNow said:

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Drivetexas shows that katy-hockey road is open, that can't be right.

Does any one know?

I'm trying to get from se part of cross creek to Montgomery (my parents).

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Drive Texas isnt very useful for smaller roads. Check google maps and waze to see if it has traffic on it - if not it's impassable

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BizAg83 said:

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Frank Billingsly just called this a 1000 year flood.

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I don't think he's wrong.

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Yup, kinda have to agree at this point.

Is it appropriate to start a Weather Forecast thread?

Just to consolidate what NWS and other outlets are saying?

cap-n-jack said:

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Is the river out there?

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Here is the view from KW Drive before you get to the country club looking south on east bound.

West Lake Houston at the YMCA.

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In Silverlake myself here in Pearland. Been raining all day but no street flooding for us. My parents live on the other side of 288 in Southgate and their streets are flooded but no water in the house.

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I live in Southgate as well. Water is 2/3 of the way to the house with the streets completely flooded. Only reason I was able to get back from Costco earlier was because my truck is slightly lifted. This is the highest its been in this neighborhood from what I understand. The retention pond behind the neighborhood is full, and last I walked around to the lake it was about 1-2 feet of it left to surface.

The next 24 hours is going to determine if we get water in the house or not. With the current models being shown it looks like this thing is hovering over the city. If I gotta leave it sucks but its just stuff and replaceable. Only problem is idk which route to get north of the city to head towards Dallas.

A friend of mine just made it to 1314 from 99 and is taking that to 45. For anyone else looking at that route it was clear about an hour ago. He lost power in Kingwood and with the other pics posted in this thread it was a good time to leave.

Lets keep sharing info and updates as we can - all I'm seeing on the news at the moment is sensationalized rescues, and while I appreciate the volunteers out there, that is doing nothing for informational purposes.

Soup, you need to get your ass out there and get you some Pulitzer Prize photos.

I have some property right off Katy Hockley and no way its passable other than by boat. Rain gauge on the creek was at 29 total inches earlier

Seriously. There's a shelter in place for la Porte because of a chemical leak, and instead they have a guy literally knocking rescued folks out of the way trying to get to rescued folks who would talk to him on camera (most wouldn't).

Ch 13 just reported there is a Chemical spill of some sort in La Porte. No details given. La Porte residents asked to shelter in place.

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Seriously. There's a shelter in place for la Porte because of a chemical leak, and instead they have a guy literally knocking rescued folks out of the way trying to get to rescued folks who would talk to him on camera (most wouldn't).

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Did they happen to say what facility?

You've piqued my inner nerd, and also the fact that it's my work.

Well, there's my answer.

So much for Kingwood Greens.

culdeus said:

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Is it appropriate to start a Weather Forecast thread?

Just to consolidate what NWS and other outlets are saying?

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It'd be nice to have a thread with forecast info being updated on it.

Look like Brandon moved our big ass thread to the new forum.

Yeah, sorry, it was valero, and already contained apparently. Heard about it first on Facebook.

Maybe the guys who did the Kings Harbor drone footage will be out there to get some aerial views.

aTm2004 said:

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Maybe the guys who did the Kings Harbor drone footage will be out there to get some aerial views.

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Can a drone fly in this driving rain....serious question

It's POURING in Kings Point right now

Haven't caught up on all the posts, so this may have been covered.

I just made it from Katy (mason and westheimer parkway on the edge of the evacuation zone) up 99 to I-10 east to Beltway 8 north to 249 north to spring cypress in the Klein area.

If any of y'all do something similar, my main advice is to check that your exit is open. Most of the road closures shown on the highway on transtar/waze/ google maps deal with the exits and not the mainlanes, so do as much research online before you leave.

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CDUB98 said:

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Soup, you need to get your ass out there and get you some Pulitzer Prize photos.

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I'm just staying home with the family. My kids need a dad more than I need an award.

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Pfft, you'll never climb the corporate ladder that way.

I'm not flying my drone in the rain and probably not a good idea for anyone else