Harvey 2

@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
August 27, 2017 4:08pm CST
Well, there are some road closures around town, but not surprising, there are some roads close if there is a light sprinkle. As I said before, I'm up high, but my back yard becomes a mud pit with only a little rain, so you can imagine its a small mud pond at the moment. It is draining, but you can't see it. Right now there's been a break in the rain and the dogs are out. Not happy, but out. Boe, who used to be an apartment dog, is more unhappy than Cleo who was obviously a yard dog before we got her. Austin is pretty lucky, further south and east of us the rain has been heavier and more dire. I've heard there has been at least 5 deaths. I expect it will go up. Still, the storm is headed back out into the Gulf and that isn't going to help Houston any. Looked for a bit like Houston might get spared a bit of the bad stuff, but now it has gone back to getting the worst again.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
28 Aug 17
I have seen some online photos, this hurricane is scary, I hope you are safe where you are.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
28 Aug 17
We are fine @LadyDuck - Austin has actual hills and while I'm not in the part above the fault where the real hills are, I'm still well above the nearby drainages/creeks. The main reason Houston floods is that it is low and flat. Where you see things above the water is because they did fill dirt before they built.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
28 Aug 17
@ElicBxn I have visited both Austin and Houston, it is true that Houston is really flat.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Aug 17
Good to hear it's still safe there. We had some strong winds around 4-5 but nowhere near what you've got.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
28 Aug 17
Are you starting to get fall weather? This next week, even after the hurricane leaves the area, we are going to experience cooler than normal weather.
@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Aug 17
@ElicBxn Oh, I hope not. There's still a lot of summer living to be done! I don't know where it went. Oh, yeah, chasing the sale of my Hamilton home...
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@AmbiePam (120756)
• United States
28 Aug 17
I can't imagine the worry people are feeling.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
28 Aug 17
I don't know anyone down in the Corpus/Rockport area, but I'm also hoping they are all safe.
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• United States
28 Aug 17
Continue to stay safe, and hope your animals don't get cabin fever too bad.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
28 Aug 17
Except for Gabby, all the cats are indoor only. The dogs play together. Cabin fever is something I start suffering from!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
27 Aug 17
glad that your hight up.The rest are getting battered
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
27 Aug 17
Most of Texas, except the coast and parts of Central Texas, are still high and dry. We were down on the average rainfall before this... not any more.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
27 Aug 17
@ElicBxn yes I been seeing this on the world wide news there.Terrible.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Aug 17
Stay safe and keep us posted.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
27 Aug 17
That is why I am posting. Wasn't sure how things were going last night, and was having some computer problems - unrelated to the storm.
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