So far out drains are working but nextdoor said the subdivision next to ours is flooding

I'm seeing people stranded on freeways.

I'm guessing they are spending the night in their cars? WTF do you do?

Saw some real flooding tonight in a place where I've never seen it. Fortunately some HPD peeps were out keeping it calm and cool. This is some serious mother****ing rain.

Tornado watch in Galveston was expiring in 4 minutes, and then they extended it another 11hrs

Yes. This situation has gone from bad to worse remarkably quickly. Tracking the Houston flood control app shows rainfall totals and bayou levels rocketing up and past record levels.

This is going to get really ugly. Stay safe everyone.

You guys flooding?

We're here just north of Spring Shadows and we're alright now, but water is slowly creeping up the back patio.

Not a weatherman, but this next line may send stuff over the edge IMO

jenn96 said:

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Water is higher than I've ever seen it at our place.

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Here too. I can't imagine how our house ISNT going to flood. I feel sick and can't even imagine what it's like for SE Houston right now. This is a nightmare.

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Go ahead and look at your floors, what sentimental items you can put on shelves, on beds, etc.

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Based on the reports across the city tonight, I'm terrified to see what daylight brings.

Finally getting a little break here in spring branch.

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Yeah this is where I am right now too. I live in Cottage Grove but decided to come to a buddy's in SB for the fight. I'm nervous about my house in CG

Too many people out on the roads.

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Yea I think a lot of the people out driving are going to be stuck at least overnight. At least the weather crew gets some entertaining interviews with Houston's brightest citizens.

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Yeah not the smartest people to be on the roads right now but I feel bad for anyone experiencing flooding in their homes and those probably scared for their lives in their vehicles feeling helpless right now. I can't imagine what that feels like.

Got about an hour before the next round hits Spring Branch

Guarantee they all thought it was over and went to watch the fight.

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Got about an hour before the next round hits Spring Branch

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Hope so, need these ditches to drain and hopefully drain my pool again in the binglehood

The National Hurricane Center is predicting that Harvey will downgrade from a Tropical Storm to a Tropical Depression sometime Sunday before 7pm.

Hopefully that means the bands of rain will demimish in size and scale as the storm becomes less stable.

Tonight may be the worst of the rain and tomorrow may not be so bad. Hope I am right.

I am :/ luckily we don't actually have a ton of valuables at floor level downstairs. It's damage to the house itself I'm worried about. Time to trust in God and keep my floor dry.

Nothing I can do now, but be thankful that at least I won't have to climb into the attic with my kids and pray that we're rescued before we drown. Perspective is good. Prayers for everyone.

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You guys flooding?

We're here just north of Spring Shadows and we're alright now, but water is slowly creeping up the back patio.

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Not in the house, but main roads. If I can ever figure out how to post a video from my phone I"ll show you what I drove home through tonight. It was interesting. Thank God for Chevy Silverados and four wheel drive.

Access road of 45 near South beltway is a river. The infinity dealership is going to need new cars

Getting pounded here in Texas City. Stay safe guys.

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The National Hurricane Center is predicting that Harvey will downgrade from a Tropical Storm to a Tropical Depression sometime Sunday before 7pm.

Hopefully that means the bands of rain will demimish in size and scale as the storm becomes less stable.

Tonight may be the worst of the rain and tomorrow may not be so bad. Hope I am right.

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Yea, I wonder if it staying over land may be best in the long run. Don't let him go back out to sea and strengthen. But the rainfall totals with him stalling may be historical...

Meteorologists are still predicting an additional 10 to 20 inches of rain in Houston

The problem is with rivers and bayous past their banks, even a not so bad day is pretty bad.

I'm in Waller county, this is the kind of rain we had on a freak night a couple of years ago. It came in sheets ...all night long. It absolutely matters about the rate. But that's to a certain point. 30" over a week is totally different than over a couple days...but....Houston isn't geared for this kind of runoff in either case.

And the new rain band for me has just arrived. It's wailing outside. Rain gauge is telling me closet 4" per hour. In a couple of hours, I'll be in my underwear evacuating chickens from chest high water just like before. Hopefully the other livestock are smart enough to seek high ground.

Not yet. Water is about halfway up the yard. Finally getting a break from the rain. Now we'll see if it starts to go down.

Some people are climbing into their attics now

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im sure we have talked about it before, but were you at that vice squad show at fitz that was flooded and everyone had to stay there? that was an insane night.

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no. had some other funny experiences at Ftz's, but wasn't there that night.

I've been keeping up with a couple of threads on the storm2k forums, and starting around 8 or 9, more and more posters started talking about this thing going back into the Gulf.