Its a tropical storm, but they said that Hurricane Rita is supposed to be a category 3 by the time it hits galveston on Saturday. Houston is going to be affected by it to. Im expecting some floods. Check out the projected path for Rita. Its coming right to Houston.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/#

 

should we leave?

 

whats the HIGHEST point in houston, i wanna take my car there before RITA comes... any parking garages?

 

this is kinda silly - over reacting all because of katrina.

 

yeah, who wants to have a gtown cruise this weekend?

 

Highest point is anywhere north of I-10. Houston is too damn flat to have any high points. 20ft in elevation is all that separates I-10 from the gulf.

I don't think this one will be as bad as Katrina, but the only reason why Katrina was so bad was because NO is below sea level and the water has no where to go. That and the busted levees.

I do remember back in 2001 when just a tropical strom hit us and the entire city flooded.

 

Yea I remember that tropical storm, They are just preparing because of Katrina. It might be a category 3 or 4. But Houston shouldnt be that bad, Galveston I heard is starting evacuations. I guess we will just have to wait and see on sat morning. We should find out for sure on wednesday or thursday.

 

I just found this link from houston-imports.com. It shows the evacuation routes in Houston setup by FEMA

http://www.houston-imports.com/forum...d.php?t=230343

 

That was because TS Alison did not move out of Houston - it basically sat on top of the city and rained non-stop.

 

yeah, I remember that TS, it hit on Tuesday and moved toward Louisiana, then turned back and sat over Houston all day Friday and Saturday morning.....remember the Budwieser 18 wheeler floating sideways down I-10?

Robb, got the l OEM lip put on yesterday and had it clear bra-ed today, I will post a few picks when I have time

 

write this down... 111 Skyline Drive, Glen Rose, Texas 76043...all Texans are welcome to bring your G here for safe keeping! What an appropriate name for the street, huh? We are up on a ridge and no flooding could EVER reach us!

 

Yeah, that storm was a trip. I got to watch it unfold from NC, and lucky for me my car was in the continental parking garage at IAH.

Can't wait to see it.

 

you are a good man!

All I know now is that I have to go into work tomorrow - from there, I don't know what is going on. I very well may be heading towards the DFW area.

 

Catagory 4 now, will be a catagory 5 by landfall. It is already stronger sooner than Katrina was.

Anything on the main path and right side of the storm is going to get the worst damge. So Corpus, San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, brace yourselves. Houston is going to probably get the worst of it.

 

WOW, I feel bad the NO staying people here. What are the odds?

What day will most of you wait to evacuate?