Administrators Rabbi Posted August 25, 2017 Administrators Share Posted August 25, 2017 I am on duty all weekend. The first rains are about to hit. Ill update as I can. the last blue skies for what could be a week and the very front of the first band 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Stay safe, save a lot of idiots, the world needs more idiots. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Shark Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Stay safe Rabbi. Don't get too wet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I am 150 miles from the coast. The sky is looking lovely here too! Be safe out there! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynactus Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) Prayers for your safety, Rabbi. It looks like it will be a long and busy next few days for you. As much as possible, try to pace yourself. Good luck, and keep your powder dry. Edited August 25, 2017 by Dynactus Spelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted August 25, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 25, 2017 I have been assigned a grocery store for the next few hours. They are packed and it could get violent. Lots of places ran out of gas last night but many got fuel this morning. Some places are short again. There is a touch of drizzle and the wind is picking up and getting a little authority. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerbuttons Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I say a prayer for all in the path of Harvey. A special prayer for those who hold the thin line of Law Enforcement, Fire/Rescue and EMS. Stay safe all 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog2067 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 You're too far inland to be in much danger from the actual storm, I'm sure, but all that water is no joke. Stay safe sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted August 25, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, devildog2067 said: You're too far inland to be in much danger from the actual storm, I'm sure, but all that water is no joke. Stay safe sir. Yes. Our issue will be flooding. The topography here makes this flash flood alley. The good news is we know exactly where that will be a problem. What we do not know is how bad it will be. We will also have falling tree problems 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted August 25, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 25, 2017 They are saying we actually might have a problem with the storm. Sustained winds over 60 with higher gusts. That is insane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 60 MPH winds will mean some trees down and some wires down. Hopefully though it will not mean any electrocutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGW Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Good luck to you, Rabbi, and all those in the path. I'm sure first responders of all flavors will be exhausted before it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxterriermom Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Stay Safe, Rabbi! Nothing to report here in Central Texas yet. There is rain around us, but not in my exact location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBKEITH Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Rabbi said: I have been assigned a grocery store for the next few hours. They are packed and it could get violent. Lots of places ran out of gas last night but many got fuel this morning. Some places are short again. There is a touch of drizzle and the wind is picking up and getting a little authority. Be safe. Hopefully people will behave and you will not have to deal with any situations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldandtreacherous Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Stay safe, Rabbi. My son-in-law has grandparents hunkered down in Brownsville right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Cicero Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Stay safe, Rabbi! Don't let the Darwin Awards in the grocery store make you crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Have you seen any gray sky with a slight yellow tint to it? I have seen that here a couple times after the rain moves from just the bands to the more constant precipitation part of the storm. Will there be a point (~40 mph?) at which you will no longer respond to calls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonS Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Wear your galoshes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F14A Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 There is sure to be pandemonium. If fuel & supply's are running out. Coupled with high winds, heavy rain. Yes. **** is about to get real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted August 25, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 25, 2017 I have not seen anything yellowish. But it looked like grey uniform upside down rolling hills earlier We do not have an official trigger for when we stop responding. That will be a group decision with a supervisor making the call. I think most people would be surprised how far we will push it. I (and many first responders) have gone out in some nearly impossible weather. If we get the call we are likely to go but there does come a time.... We are of the opinion that this storm will produce that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted August 25, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 25, 2017 We can go out in most any wind and rain. (Again there is a limit). What "grounds" us is debris and flooding and not knowing where we might encounter that. So a two hour storm with 50 mph winds and a few strong gusts....we can work in that. If that is sustained for a lot longer, there comes a point we can't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I used to go to watch the Brazos, it was either not flooded at all or it was three miles wide. I would see it spit trees, bigger than a house, into the air and just swallow them down again. And this was just after a normal springtime "turd floater" that would blow through from time to time. We were once camping around the Comal. The sirens woke us up and we could hear the thunder. We decided to abort and just threw everything in the back of the truck. The stream we were camping along went from 5' wide to a flooded valley in about 15 minutes. If we hadn't split when we did, we would have never made it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick430 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Hey Rabbi you studied fluid mechanics in college right? Joking aside, hope you make it through safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith10 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Stay safe sir. Praying for all in the path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted August 25, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 25, 2017 The radar keeps showing the outer band about to hit but that outer band keeps collapsing. Just sprinkles and the wind picking up. As far as our call volume (how busy we are) I would say it is a "slow day" so far. I have no doubt that is going to change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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