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27. I feel for you, I have been through Andrew

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 04:09 PM

Aug 2017

but Andrew came in, blew everything down & quickly left, it didn't linger for days & it wasn't a wet one.

That was 1992 & still people are recovering.

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For my non-Houston friends- to help you understand the devastation: [View all] Xipe Totec Aug 2017 OP

And it's flat, the water has nowhere to go. nt SunSeeker Aug 2017 #1

And it is all pavement and roofs. Impervious surface change (1940-2017) L. Coyote Aug 2017 #24

And it's not just Houston as you know. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #44

I am shocked at what's happening over there. Horrible. I'm in SW La. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #2

AND Harvey is gonna double back onto Houston. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #3

Wait until the Brazos gets going. Igel Aug 2017 #4

How big is Houston? This is the skyline not of Houston, but of the Texas Medical Center in Houston: dalton99a Aug 2017 #5

Houston is so big that cloudbase Aug 2017 #22

LOL! Chellee Aug 2017 #47

Houston is so big cannabis_flower Aug 2017 #40

It's heartbreaking. pamela Aug 2017 #6

Thank you for this. herding cats Aug 2017 #7

God. Kablooie Aug 2017 #8

The Grand Parkway (99) doesn't circle anything and is about 85 miles long. greyl Aug 2017 #9

Austin and poor pets in Houston :( ggccvvtt Aug 2017 #10

Welcome to DU, ggccvvtt! calimary Aug 2017 #31

Welcome LittleGirl Aug 2017 #35

welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2017 #50

Welcome to DU. Doreen Aug 2017 #51

Lived there from 1978 to 1984 mountain grammy Aug 2017 #11

Made it from ggccvvtt Aug 2017 #12

"Escape " is right mountain grammy Aug 2017 #20

I toured with a band and we hit Houston. C Moon Aug 2017 #13

Was it Fitzgerald's? CCExile Aug 2017 #37

Yes! That sounds familiar and looking at photos, that appears to be the place. C Moon Aug 2017 #38

Government has failed Houston SharonKatz Aug 2017 #14

Hurricane Allen & Alicia ggccvvtt Aug 2017 #17

This has been an ongoing problem in Houston for decades. herding cats Aug 2017 #23

The hurricane is doubling back. So... perfect storm has pretty much arrived. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #30

Past time to address land planning issues Hulk Aug 2017 #45

Welcome to DU to you, too, SharonKatz! calimary Aug 2017 #32

welcome to du gopiscrap Aug 2017 #48

And unfortunately the worst is yet to come Lokilooney Aug 2017 #15

belated welcome to du gopiscrap Aug 2017 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author vkkv Aug 2017 #16

They built the ark in the wrong place! yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #18

I Live in California, the "land of fruits & nuts" and earthquakes and wildfires brought on to us by vkkv Aug 2017 #19

I wrote a similar post yesterday BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #25

I did delete my first post that was a lot more angry.. TX Reps and other GOP'sters from vkkv Aug 2017 #28

I feel bad for Houston and the other urban and southern TX BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #29

I totally get where you're coming from, BigmanPigman. calimary Aug 2017 #33

X's 1,000,000 Hulk Aug 2017 #46

It's crazy Dopers_Greed Aug 2017 #21

Water Level Monitoring KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #26

Great resources. Thanks for posting! octoberlib Aug 2017 #36

Scary KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #39

I feel for you, I have been through Andrew Motley13 Aug 2017 #27

That's why this talk of evacuation is crazy.... dawnie51 Aug 2017 #34

How much high ground is in the city and surburbs in terms of square miles? nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #41

Not much Xipe Totec Aug 2017 #42

Wow. You guys may be American Holland in a few decades. Blue_true Aug 2017 #43