We still have power but we’re clearly one of the lucky ones in the area. The last news report says only 122,000 total households out of the 2 million that lost power have had it restored. I went out exploring a little after noon on a bike to see what the area situation was. It …
While taking the previous pictures, I also took a few video clips of the damage in Oyster Creek Park and along the trail. These videos just show some of the same damage as the pictures in the previous entry but just give it a bit more context.
As of 7:30 pm our local power came on. We’re hoping that it stays on through the night at a minimum, and really hopeful it is back on permanently. I spoke with my parents in the Houston Heights area of town and they said power is not back on in their section of the neighborhood, …
It is just about 3am and we are seeing hurricane force conditions here in Sugar Land. The sustained winds are strong enough that the whole house is groaning and any tiny gap in weatherstripping is acting like a flute. We’ve had at least tropical storm force conditions for the past 6 hours. Rain really did …
This morning I finished reading Category 7, a thriller about a monster hurricane that destroys much of coastal New York City. The plot of the book is actually quite good. A former government scientist focused on weather control returns to the subject once he has amassed a fortune in the private sector. He masters the …