Dang I worked right there at that fuddruckers very briefly a while back!AG 2000' said:
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Bridge has collapsed over Greens Bayou at Woodforest Blvd. and Normandy.
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Yep.. that's the one. damn.
Friends just called from Lakes on eldridge. They are walking out in flood waters? Can I safely get to them from 290 coming from Fairfield area?
AG 2000' said:
Passing along this report -
Bridge has collapsed over Greens Bayou at Woodforest Blvd. and Normandy.
This is a huge bridge. Any confirmation?
Check your route at the map link at drivetexas.org
290 between skinner and barker cypress shows to be closed right now. Not sure if that is current info.
If you have a tall vehicle they may let you by in the far left lane per the website.
If you have a tall vehicle they may let you by in the far left lane per the website.
CBS DFW is reporting it.coastsrs said:AG 2000' said:
Passing along this report -
Bridge has collapsed over Greens Bayou at Woodforest Blvd. and Normandy.
This is a huge bridge. Any confirmation?
If anyone is able my parents and brother are stuck in Lakes on Eldridge and need to be evacuated.
5607 Peninsula Park Dr. 77041
3 adults, 2 dogs, 1 cat
They can wade out as far as needed.
5607 Peninsula Park Dr. 77041
3 adults, 2 dogs, 1 cat
They can wade out as far as needed.
Thanks. Looking at Drive Texas it shows I can't get there. I wanted to verify
Good to see Turner go scorched earth on the scum grilling him on evacuation questions.
He's actually done very well through all this.
He's actually done very well through all this.
TexAgs1992 said:
I'm so sick of these reporters asking Abbott and Turner both if they regret their statements on evacuation. I posted yesterday this is a national crisis. If you're a reporter asking politically driven questions, you should be fired and shamed. I'm tired of it.
Agreed, but I'm not sure what they are bugging Abbott about. He told people that the flooding would be bad and that if you lived in a low lying area you needed to get out. He also prepositioned a lot of SAR assets for this ahead of the storm.
What else are they bugging him about?
I have friends in the same predicament. I want to get there but I don't think I can right now.
I am heading to the area shown near Cinco Ranch at 3-4 to pick up friends and family. No boat but if anyone can make it to where my location is shown here I can try and help.
coastsrs said:AG 2000' said:
Passing along this report -
Bridge has collapsed over Greens Bayou at Woodforest Blvd. and Normandy.
This is a huge bridge. Any confirmation?
The report I saw came from the Harris County Sheriff's Office (reported on Harris County OHSEM twitter feed). Exact wording:
Bridge over Greens Bayou collapse at Woodforest Blvd and Normandy, near Cloverleaf area.
You need another truck? I'm evacuating my house in the next couple hours and once I get unloaded I can try to make my way out there to help out if needed.
TWC is showing people trapped in top of their car on state route 99 at the San Jancinto bridge.
TexAgs1992 said:
I'm so sick of these reporters asking Abbott and Turner both if they regret their statements on evacuation. I posted yesterday this is a national crisis. If you're a reporter asking politically driven questions, you should be fired and shamed. I'm tired of it.
Exactly. I'm probably about as far right as you can be and I absolutely agree with this. Questioning decisions made from a literal act of god where 3-4 feet of rain dropped on an area the size of Maryland in a 1000 year flood is simply insane. Nothing we have is engineered for this and there is no administrative decision that could have been done to prevent this kind of widespread destruction, devastation, and human displacement. This is an unprecedented event that no one could have predicted.
The media really needs to realize their place and stop politicizing every single damn thing.
Fire...My buddy with the elderly is Nick.... his number is 832-475-0058.
He said they are LOE North and are ok right now, but can't get out of the neighborhood. He said put them low priority on the list because he knows the south is in worse shape.
He said they are LOE North and are ok right now, but can't get out of the neighborhood. He said put them low priority on the list because he knows the south is in worse shape.
I'm just picking up about 6 people at this point but I'll keep you posted. Our buddy Patrick's parents are in there and I am taking them to a corporate house my company has in Lakes of Bella Terra. If you need to bug out there you are welcome as well.
AG 2000' said:coastsrs said:AG 2000' said:
Passing along this report -
Bridge has collapsed over Greens Bayou at Woodforest Blvd. and Normandy.
This is a huge bridge. Any confirmation?
The report I saw came from the Harris County Sheriff's Office (reported on Harris County OHSEM twitter feed). Exact wording:
Bridge over Greens Bayou collapse at Woodforest Blvd and Normandy, near Cloverleaf area.
No words. This is the bridge...
And is this storm much worse than Allison? Allison dropped 3-4' of rain didn't it? So Harvey is not entirely unprecedented. Not really sure which is worse, Harvey or Allison (Allison was 32 trillion gallons), but they are on the same level when compared to typical hurricanes, so we know it can happen.SoupNazi2001 said:Accepting many weather people did predict this kind of rain. People just didn't believe them.NAP Violator said:TexAgs1992 said:
I'm so sick of these reporters asking Abbott and Turner both if they regret their statements on evacuation. I posted yesterday this is a national crisis. If you're a reporter asking politically driven questions, you should be fired and shamed. I'm tired of it.
Exactly. I'm probably about as far right as you can be and I absolutely agree with this. Questioning decisions made from a literal act of god where 3-4 feet of rain dropped on an area the size of Maryland in a 1000 year flood is simply insane. Nothing we have is engineered for this and there is no administrative decision that could have been done to prevent this kind of widespread destruction, devastation, and human displacement. This is an unprecedented event that no one could have predicted.
The media really needs to realize their place and stop politicizing every single damn thing.
https://www.hcfcd.org/media/1351/ts-allison_pubreportenglish.pdf
290 is still shutdown E bound near Barker-Cyprus. 290-99-249-8-290 gets you to the loop.
Is this current? I'm looking for a way to get in from College Station.RangerRick9211 said:
290 is still shutdown E bound near Barker-Cyprus. 290-99-249-8-290 gets you to the loop.
Looking at google maps with traffic data it appears to be open.Fitch said:Is this current? I'm looking for a way to get in from College Station.RangerRick9211 said:
290 is still shutdown E bound near Barker-Cyprus. 290-99-249-8-290 gets you to the loop.
Are you serious?
about what?cclearman said:
Are you serious?
that is a gigantic freaking bridgecoastsrs said:AG 2000' said:coastsrs said:AG 2000' said:
Passing along this report -
Bridge has collapsed over Greens Bayou at Woodforest Blvd. and Normandy.
This is a huge bridge. Any confirmation?
The report I saw came from the Harris County Sheriff's Office (reported on Harris County OHSEM twitter feed). Exact wording:
Bridge over Greens Bayou collapse at Woodforest Blvd and Normandy, near Cloverleaf area.
No words. This is the bridge...
SoupNazi2001 said:Accepting many weather people did predict this kind of rain. People just didn't believe them.NAP Violator said:TexAgs1992 said:
I'm so sick of these reporters asking Abbott and Turner both if they regret their statements on evacuation. I posted yesterday this is a national crisis. If you're a reporter asking politically driven questions, you should be fired and shamed. I'm tired of it.
Exactly. I'm probably about as far right as you can be and I absolutely agree with this. Questioning decisions made from a literal act of god where 3-4 feet of rain dropped on an area the size of Maryland in a 1000 year flood is simply insane. Nothing we have is engineered for this and there is no administrative decision that could have been done to prevent this kind of widespread destruction, devastation, and human displacement. This is an unprecedented event that no one could have predicted.
The media really needs to realize their place and stop politicizing every single damn thing.
The models somewhat did, but they were not in agreement. The ECMWF did not have it dropping 40"+ on Houston.
Also, are you seriously suggesting they could have done something for a 1000 year flood? Are you this delusional? Maybe they could have re-organized evacuations into zones for flooding potential, but by the time the storm was forming, it was too late to do that. At that point, all they could do was try and react to the coming onslaught.
Turner has done great. Our state and national media is just garbage.
Good deal. We have a place to go but thanks for the offer. Holler if you need a hand, my number hasn't changed.