Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey could slam east Texas with up to two feet of rain.
Rapidly strengthening Harvey forecast to slam East Texas as major hurricane

Tropical Storm Harvey is rapidly intensifying in the central Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to plow into east Texas as a very serious hurricane late Friday.

An incredible amount of rain, exceeding 20 inches in some areas, is likely as the storm is predicted to stall and unload torrential downpours for four straight days.

“Trying not to be dramatic, but I fear epic flood catastrophe,” tweeted Marshall Shepherd, a former president of the American Meteorological Society.

Not only are the rain and flooding concerns huge, but the storm also has the potential to generate destructive winds and a devastating storm surge — or raise the water above normally dry land at the coast.

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sounds like a good time to head inland away from the shore.

They're warning people to evacuate.

Sounds like good advice.

The hurricane will be the strongest to hit the states in twelve years. They're expecting 130 mph winds.
Harvey to be the strongest hurricane to hit US in years | Daily Mail Online

• Hurricane Harvey can now be seen intensifying from space as it approaches the Texas coast

• Officials say it is 'quickly strengthening and forecast to be a major hurricane' when it descends upon the state

• President Trump is ready to provide resources to the region and is asking for citizens to plan ahead

• The National Hurricane Center forecasts the storm will become a Category 3 at landfall in Texas on Friday

• Up to 30 inches of rain is possible over southeast Texas, which could cause life-threatening flash flooding

• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the State Operations Center to elevate its readiness level, making state resources available for rescue and recovery efforts

• Abbott also preemptively declared a state of disaster for 30 counties on or near the coast to speed deployment of state resources to any areas affected

• Harvey will become the first hurricane to hit the state of Texas since 2008 with Category 2 Hurricane Ike

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Panic buying for supplies in Texas.
Texas customers fight as stores sell out of water | Daily Mail Online

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Forty five percent of oil refining is done along the Gulf Coast. The whole country could be hit with higher gas prices due to the hurricane.
Oil production shutting down due to Hurricane Harvey

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Forty-five percent of total U.S. petroleum refining capacity is located along the Gulf Coast. According to reports, about one-third of that is in the path of Hurricane Harvey.

Oil production operations in the Gulf began shutting down Thursday in response to Hurricane Harvey. Here is what is happening so far:

• Anadarko has removed all personnel and temporarily shut in production at their Boomvang, Gunnison, Lucius and Nansen facilities, which are located in the western portion of the Gulf.
  
• ConocoPhillips has taken precaution to evacuate all non-essential personnel from our Magnolia platform in the Gulf of Mexico and they have decided to suspend drilling and completion activities in the Eagle Ford and move non-essential personnel and equipment off the drilling rigs.
  
• ExxonMobil is in the process of evacuating all personnel from their facilities expected to be in the path of the storm, which includes the Hoover platform and Galveston 209 platform. The Hoover and Galveston 209 platforms are shut-in. Their Hadrian South subsea production system in the Gulf of Mexico is also shut-in.
  
• Shell shut down production and has secured its Perdido asset and is in the process of returning all personnel working on Perdido to shore.

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Hurricane is a threat to a nuclear power plant.
“Biblical” hurricane expected to hit US nuclear plant — Experts fear epic catastrophe — Rainfall could be “nearly apocalyptic… borderline unfathomable… unprecedented” — Wind gusts near 150 MPH expected (VIDEOS) « ENENews.com – Energy News

Yes, the PTB are afraid and don't want people moving about.

That storm is very slow moving, Texas is going to get a huge amount of rain, at least it's going in to land on a low tide...

Harvey is now a category four hurricane with 130 mph wind speeds.
Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds

Toroid said:

Harvey is now a category four hurricane with 130 mph wind speeds.

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geez... I would so dislike to have to be driving in that especially trying to drag a mobile home van through floodwaters...

The photos from past hurricanes are rather interesting. What stands out quite glaringly, and I guess compared to what people are going through at the moment is a mote point, but how much slimmer people were in the 1950s and 1960s that they are today...

Here's a radar image of the hurricane this morning from the accuweather app on my tablet...

Here's a video from NOAA flying through the eye of the hurricane from west to east...Its been downgraded to a category 1 but still dangerous and dumping a lot of rain down...

For it to have dropped three categories would imply some technology was used.

Texas braces for FIVE FEET of rain and 'life-threatening floods' as monster Hurricane Harvey batters Lone Star state leaving 300,000 without power and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses

Texas has been left reeling by Harvey after the monstrous storm slammed into the state Friday evening as a Category Four hurricane, bringing 130mph winds and the threat of catastrophic flooding throughout the weekend.

Eight million residents have been warned the worst is yet to come, as hundreds of thousands of shell-shocked Texans on the Gulf Coast began to pick up the pieces after Harvey destroyed homes and businesses, left several injured and the state facing a clean-up bill of $40billion.

Texas utility companies said more than 300,000 were without power and the seaside town of Rockport, 30 miles north of Corpus Christi was hardest hit as the storm - which has weakened to a Category One with winds of 75mph - settled over southeast Texas.

It will sit over the Lone Star State well into next week pounding hundreds of miles of coastline with life-threatening storm surges, causing deadly walls of water to move inland. With streets flooded and strewn with power lines and debris, authorities warned the storm's most destructive powers were just beginning.

Rainfall that will continue for days could dump more than FIVE FEET of water and inundate many communities, including dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city.

No deaths have been immediately reported, however, high winds have kept emergency crews out of many places, and authorities said it could be hours before emergency teams are able to fully assess damage.

Hurricane Harvey hits Texas with 130mph winds | Daily Mail Online

Five people feared dead.
Five feared dead in Hurricane Harvey as floods sweep Texas | Daily Mail Online

• Two people have been reported dead in Houston and another three are feared dead in Aransas County

• The Category 4 hurricane has been downgraded to a tropical storm but the fresh concern is flooding

• In Houston, residents are climbing to their attics to escape rising flood waters in the floors below

• One woman's body was seen floating down the street and entire coastal communities have been wiped out

• Donald Trump celebrated the response from emergency services who have so far rescued thousands

• He vowed to visit the state once it was safe and said the 'good news is there is talent on the ground'

• Local authorities say the catastrophe is only now unfolding and others warn the agony has 'just begun

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Flood waters in Texas are destroying roadways.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSWrbzu1mis

50 inches of Rain !

Forecasts say for certain parts of Texas

Thats 1 meter 30 cm

Good for those with pools,, but for the rest,, where can it go ?

Gas prices nationwide will increase on the 28th because of Harvey.
Hurricane Harvey likely to boost gas prices for US drivers

• Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit a refinery-rich stretch of the Gulf Coast and U.S. drivers could soon see the impact at the gas pump.

• Some refineries are expected to shut down until the storm passes, possibly disrupting gasoline supplies.

• That Gulf storm in August 2005 caused about a 40-cent increase overnight, but we might not know the full impact of Harvey until Monday.

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