Houston Flood

Addicks flows over spillway, officials anticipate uncontrolled release at Barker. No more protection from further precipitation from those watersheds.

at this point, what is it helping to keep asking him about it

Seriously. Blame the lack of prep and logistics, but don't fault anyone for not choosing this route two days before a hurricane arrives:

http://i.imgur.com/lZSPfo5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DHW9Olq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/J3yYLtY.jpg

Trump's in Corpus, letting other people talk.

It sickens me that he's eventually gonna try to take credit for all of this.

If he continues to STFU and let the adults handle this, I'll give him all the credit he deserves.

Fuck this dude to death, hope he's beaten by an angry, hungry mob.

#Breaking We're witnessing looting right now at a large supermarket in the NE part of Houston & police have just discovered a body nearby

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) August 29, 2017

We informed police of the looting and Coast Guard is flying overhead. Multiple officers now on the scene. pic.twitter.com/OsVVNF1M06

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) August 29, 2017

Eventually, some intrepid reporter will ask Trump about his administrations proposed $667 million cut in FEMA's budget, and $847 million cut to state and local FEMA-administered grants, and the facade will fall off.

wtf xp

At his first briefing in Texas, Trump thanks FEMA Director William Brock Long and says he’s come “very famous on television” due to Harvey. pic.twitter.com/TFyD580JPY

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) August 29, 2017

Need I remind everyone (post-Katrina):

https://i2.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_970_noupscale/55d67f3414000077002e38df.png

public statements very much in character xp

This guy.

Let me clear this up–we were w/police who had discovered a dead body & mentioned we saw ppl w/faces covered going into a supermarket nearby pic.twitter.com/bfM5WCCO1e

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) August 29, 2017

Do you feel like a hero, snitch?

— Nicole Russell (@nicolerussell91) August 29, 2017

i can't believe that shit. his explanation makes no sense, either. and yeah did he learn nothing from the way Katrina was covered?

seriously

Llamas went to our private Catholic high school rivals.

I hope HPD and the Coast Guard are only rushing to the "looters" to rescue them or at least help them carry their groceries.

Jesus Christ

Just unbelievable.

ON THE TOP: Downtown Houston yesterday.

ON THE BOTTOM: Downtown Houston today. pic.twitter.com/FjGstrZXEy

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) August 27, 2017

Listening to the radio just now, this is the among the most heartbreaking moments of any natural disaster, when shock gives way to exhaustion and people are just struggling to keep it together, the reality of their situation finally settling in and much as it can. What are the best charities to donate to right now? My wife said diapers are still a pressing need.

Hey y'all. Texas Monthly Magazine has a list of different organizations accepting charities. The list includes help for kids, pets, the homeless, food banks and a bunch more:

http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/ways-can-help-people-hurricane-harvey/

accepting *donations*

BREAKING: National Weather Service: Cedar Bayou, Texas, records 51.88 inches of rain from Harvey; new continental U.S. record.

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 29, 2017

and the flooding isn't even supposed to peak until wednesday or thursday. jesus fucking christ

spacecityweather.com has been posting some measured analysis of the storm. My family all lives there (are safe at the moment) and one of my brothers has sent this link out to friends and family residing out of the Houston area. It's given me some comfort to counter the horrible footage coming from other sources since I live so far away

Beaumont/Port Arthur currently getting hammered by the remains of the storm.

Big problems in Houston area currently down to rising bayous and rivers.

Mandatory evac notices are still coming down as well.

yeah, through the weekend my dad's place didn't flood, but now all that rainfall is draining into the reservoirs and they're doing the controlled releases from the west side dams... water's encroaching slowly on his house. could be much worse. subdivision across the way from him nearer the bayou (and surrounding a manmade lake feature) had to be evacuated by boat.

Brazo River expected to crest 2 1/2 feet higher by Thursday/Friday, for those in the Fort Bend Co. sprawl. The newer, lower lying neighborhoods have one of the largest South Asian immigrant communities in the nation, and they've been [getting bad news from back home](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/30/mumbai-paralysed-by-floods-as-india-and-region-hit-by-worst-monsoon-rains-in-years), too.

I checked my FB feed yesterday for the second time since the election so I could do a little commiserating with the folks back home re:Katrina PTSD flaring up over all of this and saw that a friend had posted an article about how Harvey is a result of climate change and that we need start to take drastic measures. One of her in-laws (from Belle Chasse, LA) responded with something along the lines of "I have to respectfully disagree. It's not climate change, it's all because of wind patterns and the water temperature in the Gulf" and it took every ounce of self-control to not soak myself in kerosene and light a match.

Well, they're both right!

"It's not arson - it's all because of that guy who lit all the oily rags on fire and ran away!"

another one of those "I told you so "moments for someone with no feeling of pleasure

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/why-cities-flood/538251/

well drown the federal government in a bathtub, this one's gonna be $$$$$$$$

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2017/08/what_it_means_for_the_economy_when_a_city_like_houston_shuts_down.html

"At the conclusion of his brief remarks, Mr. Trump thanked Abbott, promised to get Texas "back and operating immediately"..."

https://scontent.fbed1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21192934_10156199513727137_7049456761141816261_n.jpg?oh=f1c3cface581260357b48c37fd65e26a&oe=5A129F4A

if not sooner!

Back and operating as a port.

Trump Hotels for Everyone!

I'm kind of boggled by seeing traffic on the I-610 webcam that Ste posted three days ago when it was covered in water halfway up the highway signs.

CEO of @Arkema_Inc says no way to prevent explosion at its Crosby, TX chemical plant because of massive flooding. #TexasFlood

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) August 30, 2017

They lost electricity and their generators failed, which will cause some must be refrigerated chemicals to get hot and go boom.

Texas Man Uses Massive Inflatable Dam to Save House

national guard guy on the news says its the largest deployment since world war one.

I heard they were literally all deployed.

That inflatable dam story is from 2016 - I wonder if it wouldve held back this years waters?

Those things usually do better when the water's creeping in on you, not pouring directly out of the sky four inches every hour.

xp thanks for factcheck and sorry!

Eh its easy to miss these things I do all the time.

Either way it is a neat idea! (and expensive i would imagine)

awesome emergency plan

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/harvey-danger-major-chemical-plant-near-houston-likely-explode-facility-n797581

are these just robots posting this stuff? also, why?

https://scontent.fbed1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21230758_10212833830614248_5910740196543957452_n.jpg?oh=7a003f75df086fb5ad9c90a6d5400f1d&oe=5A19A380