kennan100 Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Please pray! This new storm is headed right in my door. I live right on the line of the projected path. Smack in the middle of it! They are saying Cat 1 hurricane or maybe Tropical Storm, depends on how long it sits out there. I may be taking my Mom over to my sisters house. She's about 15 miles straight north of Galveston so not directly in the path. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Be safe Kenna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Kenna, You have been in my thoughts on the last round and now this one. Prayers going out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Golly, I haven't listened to the news, to hear about this new one. Prayers for safety for all. RitaR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Keep safe! Move to higher ground...or at least inland away from the shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Praying that you are all safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Stay safe and I'm praying for you Kenna. Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 prayers for you! linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Kenna, my prayers are with you, living on the east coast I know how you are feeling. You may want to have your LA machine accompany you mom to your sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Kenna-Babe.... I think it's a good idea for you & mom to move to a new location to wait out the storm. Hold on tight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Well, I'd gladly take my machine with me but it hasn't been born yet! We are about 15 miles from Galveston as the crow flies, (or the storms fly...?), so we are somewhat inland. Here's the deal, We are in the Gulf Delta area. It's very, very flat, practically sea level, so water doesn't drain very fast. And this is bayou country. I'm not thinking this is going to be much at this point. We'll have big thunderstorms, tornado watches, and flood warnings, a little wind but altogether not too bad. There are thunderstorms going through Houston right now that have tornado watches and flood warnings and the storm isn't even here yet. The build up to a storm is always the exciting part for me, and ya just never know for sure where it's going to go in, or how strong it will get. It can always just peter out and go away with out doing anything! And then again it could be just the opposite! We've been through so many through the years, I've seen tropicalstorms that ended up hanging around for a week (Allison, about 3-4 years ago), that did as much or more damage than a low category hurricane that just blew thru fast. It's always interesting, tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Take care of yourself and family. We'll be praying for y'all. I'm the belt & suspenders kinda gal (I'm hopeing that I never caught with my pants down), so I would be hot footin' it out of there trying to get out of the delta and onto higher ground. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Good luck to you, Kenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Well, it's not a direct hit, and it's going to put us on the dry side because it's to the east, but it's still close enough to us to be dangerous. We are going into work today. Please pray for those on the border between Texas and Louisiana. It's going kinda like Rita did. Here's a link to a local stations Doppler. If you click on the Galveston county map it will bullseye a close up and you can see Alvin to the left of the map, that's where I am. Kinda interesting. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/doppler?section=weather/doppler&id=5750607 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Sew Simple Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Feel your pain, girlie. We suffered through Katrina and it was tough. We were without power for 17 days. I cried the day the power was turned back on. No air in 100 degree heat is no fun (oh, no water as well - flushed the toilet with swimming pool water). I wish you well and hope you stay safe. Sylvia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrat Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Kenna, Stay safe and glad to hear that you are not going to be directly hit. Praying for everyone in that area for little or no damage from this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskazooli Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Kenna, I remember Allison because my late husband was going through chemo and we lived on the 38th floor of a high-rise on the edge of Hermann Park. When Allison finally left us, we were left with no electricity, water, or sewage service. All the medical center flooded and since we were downstream of them, all the medical waste came into our building and flooded us. What a HUGE mess!! Everyone lost their storage (located on the 2 basement levels of the building) and my saddest memory is that all my 26 years of Christmas decorations and bulbs (including my latest Christmas quilt-just finished 2 weeks before) were destroyed! But at least at that time I still had my husband and we were ok. I don't live in Houston anymore, now I'm much safer in Destin, FL! HA-HA! That's a whole 'nother story! Good luck Kenna, I think ya'll are going to be okay with this storm. We'l pray for ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Well, it's over! Lots of rain, some wind. Once it hit land it downgraded really fast. I hear Beaumont area got it pretty good. Wondering how Grammie Tammie is? I know she was gearing up to move, but we haven't seen her here in awhile, Tammie, you out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 SEE! I've been teased for years about living in California with the earthquakes! I'd still much rather deal with them than bad storms, tornados, flooding and such. Earthquakes don't bother me much, unless they're really bad. Glad the worst of it missed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I too will take earth quakes.. after living on the west coast in Wash. Or. and Ca for most of my life... all but 10 years in fact.. but, no earthquakes when I'm on a bridge, in a tunnel, on the water, or in a tall building.. LOL.. in otherwords.. not when I'm there. so glad all the prayers worked, now keep them going for Grammie Tammie.. her absense is evident.. and we need her back.. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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