Have You Ever Had So Much Rain...

"PatBateman" (PatBateman) 08/29/2017 at 20:30 • Filed to: Hurricane not Huracan

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...that even helicopters don’t want to land? I give you this KC-130 preparing to refuel a Blackhawk mid-air over my house. Oh, and would you like to know how much rain we’ve had here in Houston since Friday night?

FIFTY INCHES. That’s a year’s worth of rain in 3.5 days. Now we prepare to rescue stubborn people from the neighborhoods around the Brazos River over the next 3-5 days.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 20:36

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Damn, that’s crazy. I’ve been in a couple of 6-8" storms in California, I can’t even grasp 50" of rain in 3-5 days.

PatBateman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/29/2017 at 20:59

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You ever been through a storm that, when you look at the radar, is dark red? It’s just coming down so bad that it’s immediately creating large puddles on the side of the road at the curb? Imagine that for 18 hours per day for three days, with the other 6 hours as a normal steady rain.

For Sweden > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 21:01

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Someone was (incorrectly) telling me an AC-130 was circling over Houston, and I wondered who thought that was an appropriate law enforcement response o_o

Meanwhile, east of Houston on I-10...

PatBateman > For Sweden 08/29/2017 at 21:02

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HOLY SHIT. Some of the highways in Houston looked like that, but HOLY SHIT.

AestheticsInMotion > For Sweden 08/29/2017 at 21:04

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Wow

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 21:10

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

“To account for the certainty of flooding, Houston has built drainage channels, sewers, outfalls, on- and off-road ditches, and detention ponds to hold or move water away from local areas. When they fill, the roadways provide overrun. The dramatic images from Houston that show wide, interstate freeways transformed into rivers look like the cause of the disaster, but they are also its solution, if not an ideal one. “

(yes I’m being capt hindsight) I would love to hear the discussion that thought this was a good idea.  

looking up Houston highway flood I get this

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/us/houston-texas-flooding/index.html

When there is an area with a history of flooding, Louisiana, Florida, the idea of not GTFO is something that does not compute in my head.

For Sweden > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 21:11

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To put the 9 trillion gallons that fell into perspective :

Would fill the Great Salt Lake twice

Would cover the contiguous 48 American states in 0.17 inches of water

Would fill a 2 mile x 2 mile x 2 mile cube

Equal to the output of the Mississippi river in 9 days

Would cover New Orleans in 128 feet of water.

StoneCold > For Sweden 08/29/2017 at 21:12

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Shit probably has its own tide.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 21:13

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You should see pictures of Beltway and Memorial lol

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 08/29/2017 at 21:15

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Wake surfing on I-10.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 21:16

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Did y’all have to evacuate? I remember you mentioning you were in fort bend county.

Matsayz > For Sweden 08/29/2017 at 21:26

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Are those...choppy waters?!

For Sweden > Matsayz 08/29/2017 at 21:27

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ja

PatBateman > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 08/29/2017 at 21:30

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Something that we Houstonians have learned is “If bugging out due to a hurricane sounds good to you, it probably sounds good to about three million other people.” That’s why we always fill our gas tanks when there’s a hurricane in the gulf, our pantries have non-perishable goods, and we know if our homes are prone to flooding.

At the same time, until my children are grown and out of the house, I will NOT be sticking around for direct hit hurricanes. The wind won’t blow you away, the rains won’t wash you away, but the lack of electricity during the summer will drive you insane.

PatBateman > For Sweden 08/29/2017 at 21:31

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And my house never flooded. I like my house more after this event.

PatBateman > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 08/29/2017 at 21:32

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I’ve seen pictures. We know how deep that water is, so to those that don’t, the pictures don’t do it justice.

For Sweden > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 21:32

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Time to gouge the price of your house and sell it as “flood-proof”

PatBateman > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 08/29/2017 at 21:34

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Yup, Fort Bend county, off of 99. We stuck around mainly because my FIL is being a pig-headed prick and is refusing to evacuate from his retirement home in SL. We made it out without getting flooded, with electricity, internet, and food/water, so I guess it’s fine. BUT STILL...

PatBateman > For Sweden 08/29/2017 at 21:36

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I was telling my best friend (who lives down the street) earlier today that our home values will sky rocket by this time next year for that very reason.

With historic rains and flooding around the city, the water only came up to the top of the curb.

You want this house? FUCK YOU PAY ME.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 21:49

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Its really scary for sure. My parents had to come stay with us as they were affected too. We drove by the neighborhood today. Water is still high, but not low enough to go back in. Thankfully it didn’t get as bad as predicted. It’s still surreal though.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 08/29/2017 at 22:03

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In a city with a metropolitan population of 6.5 million the death toll has only been 30.

During rita it took some 24 hours to get out of the city. Many who were not ordered to evacuate did and created so much chaos many people abandoned their vehicles on the side of the highway. People dying on the highway nearly killed as many people as rita did.

Add in the fact that no model could predict the path of this hurricane, I think a good decision was made. I can imagine how may would have died on our now underwater freeways.

WilliamsSW > PatBateman 08/29/2017 at 22:27

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Crazy. Just glad you’re safe, and hope all the other Oppos are too down there—

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 09/02/2017 at 16:17

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I wondered who thought that was an appropriate law enforcement response

Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 09/02/2017 at 16:24

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If I’m a Texas mayor, I’m not turning down a free AC-130. Hogs won’t kill themselves.