Gary you're right, this is a strange storm. That's why it's so scary. 51" will be devastating.

Wishing you all safe journey through the night and days of storm. Everyone is sending prayers for you, your families, houses and gardens. Be safe, all of us on GardenWeb are thinking of you.

It's morning, it's calm and not raining now. Expect that to change. Damage mostly from numerous tornadoes. Lost 1 tree so far which fell right on power line. Have backup.

hows everybody?

Raining very hard at my house. We lost power during the night, but it's back on now. Several reports of small tornadoes around my area. Still very dark at 8:25 this morning, so damage is not very visible yet.

Total of 2 trees so far.

Bossy, I'm so sorry for the mess and losing your trees. What general area do you live in?

Ft bend county, close to Foster HS and Enchanted Gardens

We're neighbors. I live in Woods Edge.

You are most definitely z9a, ha!

I changed my zone. Thank you. Did you get an accurate rainfall total? My 6" rain gauge overflowed.

Ditto

Call me neighbor of the month. Our fallen tree is what knocked off power to rest. They made a temp fix and all power is restored except for us. Nice heavy but not scary rain falling now,

Bossy, I hope your power is restored soon.

Nothing much to report from San Antonio as the body of the storm is moving more to the NE. So far I've had 3/4 in. of rain last night and today. Rain prediction has gone from 8 in. down to 6 in. for today.

I feel for those in the brunt of the storm and pray that they will be safe and be able to deal with whatever damage is incurred.

Bossy, I appreciate receiving your updates.

It was nerve wracking for me and the hubs. I'd be amused if I weren't so aggravated, but hubs is out there cutting limbs and blowing driveway when it's raining. But I know he's just trying to release nervous energy.

"Hubs" has now been accepted as a member of Bob's "No messin' around club". When something needs to be done eventually he likes to get on with the program no matter that I think his efforts are sometimes a bit premature.

My husband just told me we were lucky to have Hubs and , I guess premature is better than tardy..

Mara, I totally agree!

It's been an uneventful day in NW San Antonio; a little more than an inch of rain including last night, some frisky breezes, and that's about it. We took the dogs for their usual evening run in the field. We'll see what tomorrow brings. Hopefully nothing.

I feel for those suffering damage. The videos of Rockport reminded me of when Celia hit Corpus Christi full force in 1970. We had a vacation house in Pt. Aransas so were allowed onto the island and witnessed the devastation first hand. I'll always remember the walls of the grocery store blown away, but the shelves still neatly stacked with bottle and cans; houses completely swept off their foundations with just the toilet left in place held down by the pipes.

Just slow steady rain for me in north SA. Hope everyone is alkright.

It has been raining in Kyle for about 20 hours now. We have had around 7" so far. The humongous Ampelopsis arborea I have growing over the 3-car-garage door fell off. I'll have to wait until the rain stops to figure out what to do with it. Several neighbors have lost trees and fences.

Omar

we are now at 4.5" in dripping springs... I just emptied the gauge.

My heartfelt prayers for all of you feeling the brunt of the storm. This morning's news coverage of the flooding in Houston is just devastation as far as can be seen. So sad.

This flood is looking like one for the record books, unfortunately. No flooding where I live so far, but another week of rain is forecasted. We keep getting tornado alerts which is very stressful. I finally had to turn the alert notification off of my cell phone overnight. It kept going off.

I live outside of Houston. Houston looks like a mess.

The rain has let up right now, which is a good thing. Getting breaks is very helpful.

A creek runs through our subdivision. So far, a flooded bridge over the creek is our only inconvenience, which is very minor. We can't get out.

17"+ rain so far. This water is strictly from hurricane

I am glad that y'all checked in and that you are both physically safe right now. . I was on W.underground and found some weather stations north of Baytown that had 17" since 12Midnight . I checked at 8:30 am so it is probably a lot more now. INSANE.

Bossy, are you on NextDoor? Ft. Bend County officials have been very helpful with updates. They just released this flood map if the Brazos gets to 55'. http://fbcdd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?webmap=b612be63a5404c89807e7e207e13d10d

I'm praying for all to the SE- hoping the rain slows down. I've had +10" in San Marcos. The highest winds here were last night between 8:30 to 11:30. We had sustained winds of 46 mph with gusts to 62- Seguin had gusts to 80 mph. Hoping people stay out of the flood water.

And the Centerpoint linemen, are still on the line...

Pictorial proof that you are not underwater, Thank God.

My brother up until march worked for florida power and light and he would always be sent off to help with other states' hurricane outages. He has retired early and moving north so this storm is likely the first in a long time he isn't being sent to. I hope your power come back on soon. During hurricane charley we were out about 6 weeks, it was so fustrating, you could see the power on one street away for about a week but we were still in the dark.

we are in the brazos river flood plain, south of fort bend county-brazoria county, last june (20160 we were flooded into the neighborhood for a couple of weeks and now we're there again i made it through the first round fine, but i sure didn't want to stay for this round our house was a long way from flooding thank goodness, just to much water on the roads to get out about 60 percent of the houses in the subdivision had water in them last time......complaining already and the floodwaters haven't even arrived, but we are under mandatory evacuation so we have to stay put....

All the roses I grow for fragrance are susceptible to blackspot, so in preparation I squeezed the front yard ones into the garage.

In NE SA, we got 3", with a minimum 20 mph sustained wind the first 36 hours according to NWS data. It was fine drops that make a nice light sprinkling sound on the windows, and didn't cause a lot of erosion. But the (nearly constant) wind gusts took their toll on things.

Back during Hurricane Rita, the office of emergency mgt was premature w/recommended evacuations plus all were ordered at the same time vs. being a staggered process. It was true pandemonium and there were dozens of fatalities of people stranded on the roads for hours and hours. Authorities caught a lot of flack for these "jumping the gun tactics"

it seems to me this time around they are over-compensating by telling everybody to stay put and being very cautious about evacuations. But the new problem is that by the time these evacuations have been ordered, the roads are impassable so people are having to resort to shelters and the shelters are running out of space. Many evacuations route are closed. What???? Rivers haven't crested yet so more flooding is anticipated and no way out. Many people had relatives/friends and resources to fend for themselves but b/c of OEM's zeal to not be criticized again, these people are resorting to shelters b/c they're water-locked. I fear many who really need sheltering services are going to miss out. I pray not. IMO, the over-cautiousness may have backfired.

thats not to imply these crises managers are doing a bad job, on the contrary, I am mighty proud of their expedience and compassion. Besides, nobody got the memo about Harvey most unwelcome overstay..

be safe, everyone.

Bossy, thanks again for your updates. I am shocked and speechless when I see on TV the amount and scope of the devastation wrought by Harvey, and I imagine many of you are as well as it is very quiet on the forum ...

The bright side to this (and we really must look for something positive) is the unwavering help to get these folks to safety. Life is such a precious thing, and I am inspired to see so many people who would risk theirs to save someone else. Such a testament to the compassion of man. My heart and my prayers go out for those so impacted by this. The ones who had fled to La Grange only to have to pick up and move again, and those who had to leave all their possessions behind. Dallas has a place for their pets where they will board and care for them for the duration of their stay here................that makes me feel good as well. To all who have been affected by Harvey, love and prayers..................may God bless you.

I read on the internet that something like 9 trillion gallons of water has fallen on the Houston area. Enough to cover the entire us in .17 inches of rain

Bossyvossy, I am so glad to see you posting. I've been worried about you and your family. Will the water releases from the dam s affect you all? Stay safe, please. We care about you and our other neighbors to the southeast.

Todd, that is hard to believe. I know it is a lot but I am going to mark that up as hype. Mark me down as a skeptic.

It is hard to believe, but that's what's been reported. Another report estimates 11 trillion gallons of rain has fallen on the area. Makes you wonder how that much moisture can be pulled out of the atmosphere and condensed as rain.

PK and the rest, you are so sweet for your concern. We think we may have dodged the flood bullet by mere inches. I've been on data overload and yet, we actually missed that my address was part of the mandatory evacuation list. The reason we left was b/c DH was crunching numbers and came to the evacuation conclusion. How embarrassing to have missed such important info. God has our back. We are back home. Grounds are so spongy feeling. Doing laundry now, I have 4 days' worth of wet clothes to tackle.

@pk, no, Addick reservoir release s/n affect me but it is close.

you would not believe how the RL and red lycoris are responding. And thank goodness temperatures are nice. Will make cleanup much easier.

ETA: we are up to 32" of rain and we were not the hardest hit. Insanity!

DH unexpected humor in times of high stress. Plus he's out there blowing WET leaves. Just can't stay still.

I'm in NE Houston and my neighborhood is ok, but it's bad all around me. I'm just south of Kingwood. They are getting hit hard by the San Jacinto River and Lake Houston flooding. We have measured 32+ inches at our house. Our gauge overflowed Saturday night, so we don't know the exact amount.

I just got off work and was watching news coverage of rescues in Kingwood. A family was rescued but couldn't get the cat to cooperate. They were evacuated and then firemen went back for the cat. Seeing that makes me cry, I am worried for you all.

Bossy, I appreciate the humor.

Pam, I am so glad pets are now being rescued, thanks to legislation passed as a result of forced pet abandonment stories from Katrina. Quote from the article: “I don’t think the world realized what pets mean to people before Katrina,” she said. “Now they know there’s a human–animal bond that can’t be broken.”

Sall, it's hard to imagine that much rain. Thank you for reporting in.

I guess the only thing I can do since I cannot physically help is to donate to my favorite charity, The Salvation Army. You probably have your own favorite.

Charity Navigator

"As of today, The Salvation Army has deployed hundreds of personnel throughout the Gulf Coast region. We've set up 42 mobile kitchens and two field kitchens, each capable of serving more than 1,500 meals a day. Working together with local and state officials and organizations, we are focused on providing food, water, shelter, and spiritual care on an emergency and ongoing basis."

Salvation Army is my favorite charity as well....................during these times of disaster, 100% of the funds they collect go to helping the victims. I am so grateful for them and the work they do,

I have a niece who lives in Kingwood, and as soon as I saw that news coverage, I called her. She and her dog are okay and she had a displaced person staying with her until relatives could come in and get her. My heart is heavy for all these displaced people and their pets. The animal shelters in Dallas are offering free room and board to those who have to stay in places where pets are not allowed.

It is a raw sewage kinda mess. But you know Texans. Fall on their a@@, pick themselves up and make things better henceforth. That's how we got to be so big. Calamity- making it better; calamity -making it better, and so on (said w/a little trepidation)

I guess one could look at it like fertilizer.

I just got a call from my husband who went into Austin to buy 3" thick Beech for a Dinning room table and benches. Well, the lumberyard is now out of it and they get it out of HOUSTON, so we are sh*t out of luck. Back to the drawing board AND telephone.

Oh no