atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Harvey

[Summer Sun]

 

[matty40s]

49 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

 

In a house fire that was fanned by 120 mph winds!!

[Summer Sun]

 

[CK1981]

My friends live in Houston and I'm visiting them in 3 weeks time. They have been texting me with updates on the situation. Apparently, 12 tornadoes were reported in the Houston area yesterday. It really is a dangerous situation!

[matty40s]

The water is rising in downtown Houston.

Robin Lauren son streaming from the city.

https://livestormchasing.com/map

[SMU]

Downtown houston

Edited August 27, 2017 by Steve Murr

[geoffw]

god forbid it but do you guys think this could end up as bad as katrina?

[matty40s]

4 minutes ago, geoffw said:

god forbid it but do you guys think this could end up as bad as katrina?

Cost wise yes, casualty wise I shouldn't think so , they've had far more time to prepare.

[Daniel*]

No respite coming for Houston another stream of intense rainfall on the way. It’ll get worse perhaps much worse before it gets better 10-20” forecast in the next 24 hours on top. Scary unprecedented flooding.

 

Edited August 27, 2017 by Daniel*

[Iceberg]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/harvey-delivers-heavy-damage-as-it-batters-texas-coast/2017/08/27/c35ab7c0-8ae6-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.ccb85db256d6

link to the 2 ft of rain they have had in Houston so far backed up by the accumulated radar. 

Deaths are starting to come in, but it's important to stress that the deathtoll will rise for the next 5 days at least.  

Edited August 27, 2017 by Iceberg

[matty40s]

The main problem now is that the storm and worst precipitation areas are moving back down the rivers they have already over topped towards Houston again.

I see it getting far worse before it gets slowly better.

Edited August 28, 2017 by matty40s

[Polar Maritime]

Awful conditions over there just now.

Edited August 28, 2017 by Polar Maritime

[Singularity]

A horrific storm and what a shame that something so magnificent to look at from space has behaved in such a catastrophic fashion.

Currently I am watching with a resigned sigh as the dry slot that tried to take the storm down becomes increasingly moist as a result of the sun getting to work on the vast areas of anomalous surface water across the region.

As the centre drifts over the bay, we have to hope that it does not gain enough independence from the nearby boundary line to become able to establish its own more vigorous circulation within the increasingly moist central airmass.

Meanwhile, (briefly OT here), Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten is streaming a lot of upper-level moisture out across the N. Atlantic. Good job the polar jet looks to steer most of that north of the UK during the coming week.

[chillyblast]

Hi all

Apologies for the lack of quality post but I was hoping you would be able to share some live streams of this?

I already know about livestormchasing.com, any others?

Thank you in advance

[Chris.R]

9 minutes ago, chillyblast said:

Hi all

Apologies for the lack of quality post but I was hoping you would be able to share some live streams of this?

I already know about livestormchasing.com, any others?

Thank you in advance

Try @jeff_Piotrowski  on Periscope/Twitter.  It's not continuous but he's been doing some great streams all through the event. 

[chillyblast]

Thanks!

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1zqKVRbYXWWKB?t=23

This footage is just incredible around 20mins on, never seen anything like it.

Edited August 28, 2017 by chillyblast

[summer blizzard]

Harvey is more or less back over water. The low level center is broad but looks closed so lets see if it generate any convection.

[alexisj9]

2 minutes ago, summer blizzard said:

Harvey is more or less back over water. The low level center is broad but looks closed so lets see if it generate any convection.

I hope not, enough rain has fallen  already.

[Paul]

Unbelievable flooding

 

[alexisj9]

15 minutes ago, Paul said:

Unbelievable flooding

 

I just hope there are not to many deaths with it. Is it still raining?

[Paul]

Unfortunately it is.

[matty40s]

Addicks Dam has now started to overtop

Edited August 29, 2017 by matty40s

[Jo Farrow]

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=news;storyid=8394;sess= 

 

[Gray-Wolf]

We also have a major levee breach from Columbia Lakes;

[SnowBear]

Just goes to show how much rain can fall if one of the major hurricanes stall, always a threat in that NW quarter of the Gulf.

Interesting article here which tries to give some idea of the amount that's fallen.

Washington post article on floods