LostInLA07 said:
This shows woodlands evacs
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Ifqn8fgc9Ds_37y0kIxMdu8gXrc&hl=en&ll=30.147205394735863%2C-95.51616668701172&z=12
I just came from a chat with our local firemen. Most of those residences on that map, especially those south of Woodlands Parkway in Creekside can no longer evacuate. Even though the water is at 108 ft (the same as May 2016), the water is covering more of the road. Kuykendahl is impassable starting at the Timarron light. There are houses on the west side of Creekside Park that are very close to taking on water, but it's pretty much limited to the ones that back up to the nature preserve and Kuykendahl Road.
Gosling is in a similar situation.
We cannot get out to the south, as Kuykendahl just south of West Rayford is also flooded (at those new apartment complexes, just before the railroad tracks).
Hufsmith is passable, but once you get to 2978, there is no where to go.
The fireman are adamant that residents are doing the right thing by staying put. Even the houses that might take on water, those residents can get to higher ground at other places in the subdivision.
There are firemen and constables at the fire station in the Kuykendahl median. If you live in the area, feel free to stop by and talk with them if you want information or need reassurance. They are here to ride this out with us.
HEB may or may not be open today - it's totally dependent on whether or not any employees (even if it's just a few) can get there.
Finally, the firemen said that there is talk of opening either the old YMCA or the junior high as shelters, if for any reason we get to that point.
Edited to add that the fireman were unaware that the YMCA parking lot is now flooded. No way that can be used as a shelter.
