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ABILITIES EXPO opens tomorrow at NRG Stadium HALL E .
This is the largest expo for People With Disabilities in the country.
We will be having a dynamic panel on EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS for PWD - Come meet RON LUCEY, Executive Director of the Governors Commission for People with Disabilities and other fabulous panel guests - "Nothing About Us, Without Us' - Let's have a great discussion!!! This is your turn to speak about weather, preparedness & disability issues. We promise to save your life, but you got to meet us half way, folks :D
Friday 2:30-3:30 P.M. - Table 633 for the ALL INFO YOU NEED.....See you Friday!
INTERPRETER WILL BE THERE.

For more information please go to www.abilities.com
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THE HEAT CONTINUES DURING THESE DOG DAYS OF AUGUST

PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE COOLING CENTERS IN AND AROUND HOUSTON.
METRO BUSSES ARE OFFERING FREE RIDES.
PLEASE, do not sit in a place with no AC.

Tomorrow Wednesday, will bring temps again close to 100.

To arrange for free transportation provided by METRO, please call 311 or 713.837.0311.


Stay safe and weather aware
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HOPE everyone is staying high & dry.
Last week, we had cooling centers, this week possibly flooding...

Please remain weather aware & prepared. This rain isn't over as of yet....
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Louisiana is experiencing their worst flooding since Katrina.

For those in the Disability Community there is a HOTLINE for you to call:

1-504-430-3604

There is someone there that can help you. Please share if you know anyone in LA that is in the
Disability Community and may need help.
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Tropical Storm Fiona has formed, making her the 6th storm of the 2016 season.
She will be no threat to Texas!

We've had plenty of rain so far - and the Flash Flood Watch will finally be dropped tonight,
8/17/2016 - although we will have widespread rain on and off thru the week.

Prayers up for Louisiana and all who are suffering.
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I know there are some out there who are anxious about 99L - we are seeing different models, wiping out different cities, and certainly there will be uncertainty in the next couple of days. The bottom line is this: DONT wait for 99L to get named - take this time to review your plans (especially those who are in Accessibility and Functional Needs Community!) Speak to your family & friends and go over your evacuation plans if you have to leave (especially those who are electricity dependent!!)
This conversation should be going on NOW....OR speak to others you know are not prepared or aware (YES can you image some people dont follow the weather WHAT??????)

Don't wait, it may be too late....We truly dont know what this storm will do - or go- as of yet. No one does....It's still early, but this is the perfect time to review or prepare.

Stay aware and prepared.
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Your eyes should be on 99L and watching the weather.
While it is a long way off, once this may get into the GOM, it may be too late
to decide what to do - especially those who are disabled & dependent on electricity to live.

Whether you live in Texas or any other state along the Gulf Coast - be aware of what's happening

Although Texas may or may not be in the mix, too soon to tell, but go over this list:

1) KNOW what to take if you live in an evacuation zone - like Galveston County - MANDATORY!
2) Register with 211 or your local OEM - Galveston County 281-309-5007
3) If you are transportation deprived - find a way to get to the Embarkation Busses or call OEM and someone can
get you to take you to the embarkation zones:
DOYLE CENTER IN TEXAS CITY
GALVESTON ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER (This is for Galveston people)
4) Gather your important papers and medical needs - YOU know your disability better than anyone else
5) Check up on your neighbors to see if they need help in making a plan
6) Call someone out of the area to tell them your plans so they know where you are going
7) IF you take your pets they must be in pet crates EXCEPT SERVICE DOGS - Texas is a PET FRIENDLY SHELTER do NOT stay behind because of Fluffy.
8) If you are dependent on electricity - GET OUT! It may take days/weeks for electricity to get back on - remember: the life you save, will be your own.
9) Use old backpacks as suitcases for your family. Take toys and other essentials for your children.
10) Make sure all your prescriptions are in a ziplock bag and clearly identified - have a conversation with your doctor concerning prescriptions in case you have to leave town and are running low.

Stay weather aware and prepared. Use this time wisely.
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Texaspirate11 wrote:Your eyes should be on 99L and watching the weather.
While it is a long way off, once this may get into the GOM, it may be too late
to decide what to do - especially those who are disabled & dependent on electricity to live.

Whether you live in Texas or any other state along the Gulf Coast - be aware of what's happening

Although Texas may or may not be in the mix, too soon to tell, but go over this list:

1) KNOW what to take if you live in an evacuation zone - like Galveston County - MANDATORY!
2) Register with 211 or your local OEM - Galveston County 281-309-5007
3) If you are transportation deprived - find a way to get to the Embarkation Busses or call OEM and someone can
get you to take you to the embarkation zones:
DOYLE CENTER IN TEXAS CITY
GALVESTON ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER (This is for Galveston people)
4) Gather your important papers and medical needs - YOU know your disability better than anyone else
5) Check up on your neighbors to see if they need help in making a plan
6) Call someone out of the area to tell them your plans so they know where you are going
7) IF you take your pets they must be in pet crates EXCEPT SERVICE DOGS - Texas is a PET FRIENDLY SHELTER do NOT stay behind because of Fluffy.
8) If you are dependent on electricity - GET OUT! It may take days/weeks for electricity to get back on - remember: the life you save, will be your own.
9) Use old backpacks as suitcases for your family. Take toys and other essentials for your children.
10) Make sure all your prescriptions are in a ziplock bag and clearly identified - have a conversation with your doctor concerning prescriptions in case you have to leave town and are running low.

Stay weather aware and prepared. Use this time wisely.

Try months, TP11. CenterPoint Energy says they have fewer resources to respond to a hurricane with than they did in 2008. Company officials say that a post-hurricane power outage that drags on all the way to the Holidays, though unlikely, is not out of the question for some households.
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Where did you get that information?
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Usually, Center Point, like other utility companies gets help from other companies in unaffected areas. Center Point does like wise when another area is affected. There are a lot of boots on the ground, but it does take time.

After Hurricane Ike, some parts of Galveston didn't have power restored for 2-3 months. Even then, the grid was prone to blackouts of 2 hours or more. After Hurricane Alicia, power was restored in 2-5 days. Of course, every storm impact is different. Like you advised TexasPirate, if you depend on electricity-GET OUT-and stay out until condtions stabilize.
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Texaspirate11 wrote:Where did you get that information?

There had been an interview with a spokesperson from CPE on a News/Talk show. Sorry, but I didn't catch what station. I just happened to be walking by, see.

The problems CPE may face IF a major storm strike in the Houston region occurs can be summed up by the following:

1. Money. (Sorry state of the energy industry)

2. Fewer generating plants than back in 2008. (10 coal-fired plants in 2008, fewer than 4 now)

3. Possible invocation of CSPAR by EPA could hamper efforts to repair any damaged power plant that depends on coal.


I assume you know what CSPAR is, TP11.
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Hey Skyguy and Hello Stormrider - good to see you.

the bottom line is - if you are electricity dependent you need to get out of dodge.
Galveston County is an evacuation zone anyway!
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Hello Everyone

Well this September certainly has been interesting cane wise.
Our little chug-a-lug 92L is quite the fighter.
One day, here...next day, gone...and VOILA she's back again in the GOM
with a 20% chance of development AND she has her sweet eye on us here in
SE Tx.

What to do? Don't panic.
Keep weather aware this weekend and since you & I have been doing this for a while
you know the drill: Get your plans out. Just in case.

Keep checking back to this wonderful forum and watch our awesome mets on KHOU.

Be weather aware and prepared.
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Skyguy

Texaspirate11 wrote:Hello Everyone

Well this September certainly has been interesting cane wise.
Our little chug-a-lug 92L is quite the fighter.
One day, here...next day, gone...and VOILA she's back again in the GOM
with a 20% chance of development AND she has her sweet eye on us here in
SE Tx.

What to do? Don't panic.
Keep weather aware this weekend and since you & I have been doing this for a while
you know the drill: Get your plans out. Just in case.

Keep checking back to this wonderful forum and watch our awesome mets on KHOU.

Be weather aware and prepared.
Hold it. Last I heard, all 92L would do, if anything, would just shunt moisture into SE Texas. The general direction, if I heard right, was due west. That would mean a landfall in S. Texas as opposed to SE Texas.
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The tropics are quite unpredictable.
No rain, no rainbows.
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cisa wrote:The tropics are quite unpredictable.
I stand corrected.
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Skyguy wrote:
cisa wrote:The tropics are quite unpredictable.
I stand corrected.
It'll be interesting to watch anyway. When I as a kid, Depressions would come in off the gulf and rain out. Hopefully we'll get some rain, but always have you kit ready.
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cisa wrote:
Skyguy wrote:
cisa wrote:The tropics are quite unpredictable.
I stand corrected.
It'll be interesting to watch anyway. When I as a kid, Depressions would come in off the gulf and rain out. Hopefully we'll get some rain, but always have you kit ready.

Where did TP11 get her info that that Low was headed toward SE Texas?
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Well skyguy/worrybug, its not going to LA....
And even if this blob of 20% goes south of us, we'll still get some good rain out of it.
AND that is it: some good rains.

Again, I am telling you to breathe and not go willy nilly through this board.
This isn't Katrina
This isn't Rita
This isn't going to keep you in the dark for weeks
This doesn't even have a name.
This isn't even declared a TD or TS YET.

So my advice: chill.

And yes CISA the tropics are unpredictable - this is why we prepare and not panic.
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Texaspirate11 wrote:Well skyguy/worrybug, its not going to LA....
And even if this blob of 20% goes south of us, we'll still get some good rain out of it.
AND that is it: some good rains.

Again, I am telling you to breathe and not go willy nilly through this board.
This isn't Katrina
This isn't Rita
This isn't going to keep you in the dark for weeks
This doesn't even have a name.
This isn't even declared a TD or TS YET.

So my advice: chill.

And yes CISA the tropics are unpredictable - this is why we prepare and not panic.

Chilling out, TP11.
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