August 2017: Looking Back at Harvey 5 Year Later

Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:45 pm

The rain shield seems to be peeling back to the west. Hopefully that dry air will make it hard for Harvey to drag more moisture out of the gulf as we get into the evening hours

Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:47 pm

Hi Guys. We still here. Dry and at PBS. Thanks for great work on this forum. We are referencing this for many of our updates.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:51 pm

Thanks Brooks! We missed seeing you, David, Blake and Chita! Glad y'all got things up and going again.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:59 pm

Short term models want to nail a large part of the area again tonight with incredible rainfall.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:59 pm

The so called dry slot is intensifying per my trained eye on the radar.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:00 pm

It's been raining all day in Stafford, and been getting hammered for about the last hour. Very scared and worried. My heart and head are just aching watching these images and seeing the roadways.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:01 pm

I am flying into Austin tomorrow, and trying to drive back to Houston. Are there any roads open into the nw side of town, 1960/Bammel N. Houston area?

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:08 pm

Harvey looks to be gaining strength and getting wrapped up tightly

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:08 pm

Getting a good heavy steady rain in freeport

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:15 pm

prospects8903 wrote:Harvey looks to be gaining strength and getting wrapped up tightly

Hmm, that's not what it's looking like to me on radar. Looking to me like it's remained about the same (with the huge band over Houston very slowly weakening).

But the big thing to me is that it's looking like the center has picked up a bit of speed moving east (with the center just about to pass south of Houston, offshore).

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:16 pm

vci_guy2003 wrote:I am flying into Austin tomorrow, and trying to drive back to Houston. Are there any roads open into the nw side of town, 1960/Bammel N. Houston area?

Check DriveTexas.org

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:16 pm

It looks to me like Harvey is moving east at a fairly fast pace right now. Does anyone else agree or am I looking at it wrong?

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:17 pm

Snowman wrote:It looks to me like Harvey is moving east at a fairly fast pace right now. Does anyone else agree or am I looking at it wrong?

Sure looking like that to me as well.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:19 pm

javakah wrote:
Snowman wrote:It looks to me like Harvey is moving east at a fairly fast pace right now. Does anyone else agree or am I looking at it wrong?
Sure looking like that to me as well.

If it continues east at that speed we won't be dealing with Harvey anymore in a matter of hours

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:19 pm

Bastrop Bayou, Chocolate Bayou and Halls Bayou all have topped their banks in Brazoria county.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:23 pm

Is it possible Harvey pulls a Humberto?

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:52 pm

jasons wrote:
sswinney wrote:This has been absolutely insane. I watched the water rise into my home early Sunday morning. I called for evac but none ever came. Eventually after 7 hours of waiting I left on foot. I trekked about 2 miles through varying heights of water finally finding a national guard truck that took me to a shelter. From there I was able to line up a hotel and get to it. I don't know when I'll be able to go back home. I'm good now but nervous about my home near Dickinson. I just want this to stop for everyone.
OMG, I can't even imagine. Glad to hear you are safe!

Thanks

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:54 pm

Folks, I just got this on emergency alert on my phone - " LAE in this area till 5:59 PM CST. Assess. TX Galevsto."

What does this mean?

Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:56 pm

The system does appear to be directly south of the area scooting east putting more of the area under ne flow which is better than se flow. Could cut off the rains sooner.

Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:09 pm

Heat Miser wrote:The dry slot has shifted from last night, which isn't very funny. What was seen as the end has now become the most enriched area of this storm. That darn Gulf sure affects these storms which just suck up that warm gulf water. If this monster stalls just a fraction here or there can make all the difference in who gets what tonight, tomorrow. I'm leaving my truck as elevated as I can get it because this isn't over by any stretch. Remember, the forecast didn't have us getting the catastrophic flooding until about 24 hours after we already got it. Meteorologist, my heart goes out to you predicting something so unpredictable.

The dry slot is near Beaumont and Lake Charles now. Harvey's inner core is protecting itself...and parked near Houston, unfortunately.

August 2017: Looking Back at Harvey 5 Year Later

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