Ike

[Deborajen]

The remnants of Ike missed us thanks to a big storm system that moved across our part of the country from west to east - it got here before Ike and sent Ike away from us to the northeast.

HOWEVER - the big storm system that did get us dumped a little over 10 inches of rain on us in Wichita in less than 24 hours - a new record. They were saying nearly 1/4 of Wichita was underwater at one point. We're high and dry, but 2 blocks away they'd barricaded some roads due to high water.

Crazy!

Deb

[SouthernBelle]

We caught the edge. Lots of wind, a little rain. 2 guys were killed when a tree fell on their golf cart.

I spent a lot of time picking up wind-blown walnuts.

[Aggie_Ama]

200 miles inland from Houston and I saw nothing. I didn't want the wind or excessive rain but we sure needed a good 3".

I hope some of our Houston gals get power and can tell us they are ok. I know several of them are west Houston and should be A-OK. But Ellen? TXDoc? We're thinking of you guys!

[sundial]

I hope some of our Houston gals get power and can tell us they are ok. But Ellen? TXDoc? We're thinking of you guys!

I hope we hear from them soon. I've been wondering how they are holding up. Anyone around there have pics to share?

Dad is with a mobile relief unit that prepares meals for the Red Cross. They were in Hoama, LA yesterday and packed up all the stuff and are headed for Waco, TX this morning. He's getting to be a pretty good cook at feeding 5000 or so. Think I'll put him in charge for Thanksgiving, lol.

[TxDoc]

I'm ok thank you everyone. I stayed in Houston Heights and we had >90mph wind but we did ok. Minor damages to trees, fences, and many out of power. Downtown Houston was damaged much worse. Our power comes and goes so the wireless is mostly off, today I was finally able to log in.
I hope I still have a home when I go back to the island... We have watched all the video, but could not see any images of our house. The neighborhood was flooded but we have no clue about our house - we hopethat there is no structural damage at least.
Thanks everyone, keep sending prayers.

[Smilie]

Glad you are safe. Sending good vibes to all.

[Biciclista]

the damage to Houston is unreal!
most of the sky scrapers have extensive wind and water damage. and they can't fix them because it's still raining!

[OakLeaf]

We were in Indianapolis for the MotoGP race. If you didn't watch - the race was red-flagged due to lashing winds, and the 250cc class was first delayed due to standing water on the track, then cancelled because of the wind.

The electric's out at home and they're saying it could be a week before it comes back on. The electric companies are having to recall all their service workers from the Gulf. We can't stay at home until it's on, since we don't have emergency power for the pump (and with a 300 foot well, there's no point even thinking about installing a hand pump).