Nicholas Coming

[bigtex10mm]

Well it looks like we are going to get our first big blow of the hurricane season. My county looks to have 3-5 inches of rain over the next 48 hours. I know this is a small storm compared to the one that just caused such havoc in Louisiana and points northeast, but it can cause lots of damage as well. Hope everyone stays sage over the next few days.

 

[jordanmills]

Just rain, not too worried about wind and surge for this one. The problem is that the electric service here can go out pretty easily, so that might get annoying.

 

[Moonpie]

If NOAA predictions hold true it will not be too terrible. Lots of rain mostly.
I’m right down near the coast so I’m concerned but IMO this one won’t be anything like Harvey.
Hope all weather this without damage.

 

[glenbo]

Forecast is for 10 to 15 inches of rain, lots of wind, and a storm surge 2 to 4 feet. I am not looking forward to putting up with this again. We've been wanting to sell out and move somewhere inland, and this might be the impetus to getting my wife to thinking seriously about doing it. I am apprehensive about this one since it gained strength so quickly. I'm too old for this shit.

 

[V-Tach]

I'm out of State on a hunt and my wife is texting me every ten minutes....she is just worried....everything is good to go...friends are checking in her...but me out of State.......

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I'm out of State on a hunt and my wife is texting me every ten minutes....she is just worried....everything is good to go...friends are checking in her...but me out of State.......

Completely understandable.

 

[striker55]

As long as it's not another Allison https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison

 

[sparkyv]

Daughter and SIL are getting ready for a gullywasher down in Corpus. Good thing is that predictions are showing this storm to blow right on through.

Keep your powder dry.

 

[jordanmills]

As long as it's not another Allison https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison

I got all kinds of lucky with that. I'd just bought a bunch of rum, and I was working on my car so it was up on blocks. I couldn't go anywhere, but I was flooded in any way.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

As long as it's not another Allison https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison

That was the first time my old house flooded.

 

[kbaxter60]

Is it just me, or does it seem like Nicholas basically bounced off the Texas Gulf Coast?
Good, I hope it swings east of Galveston. I don't have family or property there, but did consider living in the area at one time...

 

[Moonpie]

I’m right in the middle of it.
Pretty sporty outside right now.
Should pass on in a couple/three hours hopefully.
So far we’re doing okay. Power still on.

 

[glenbo]

We're 1 block from Galveston Bay. So far, we've had moderate wind and rain. Most of the rain in our neighborhood is sinking in and not pooling. The waves on the bay right now are pretty impressive. Those folks with waterfront property are going to have a mess to clean up when this is over. We're hoping that when tonight is over the worst of it is gone.

 

[glenbo]

About 5 minutes after I posted that, the wind and rain really started. I checked my phone and suddenly Nicholas was a hurricane, headed right over the top of us. And that's what he did. As of now, 3:00 AM, it's slowing down a little and should get down quickly to just a slow rain. Or that's what the NWS says. We've had some leaks around patio door and windows upstairs which face east. Come daylight we'll see how much damage there is. I hate living here. I'm too old for this shit.

 

[TwentyFive]

This one has been weird for sure.

 

[striker55]

Power was going on and off continuous. Playing havock with all my smart devices. Finally got up and shut WiFi down. It's now 6:30 am and still pretty windy, more wind than rain.

 

[jonevill]

Lost power for about 3 or 4 hours. I forgot to tie up the garbage can but it is still in the same place. It was rock and roll for a couple of hours there.

 

[jordanmills]

The lights flickered once here earlier in the evening. We got some wind, but no real damage, not even a major limb down.

 

[dbgun]

We lost power at 1am for about 5 minutes. Just looking through the window, it looks like we didn't have any wind damage. More wind than rain. Southeast Houston. We were lucky.

 

[hooper]

South of Houston, looks like we got about 5 to 6 inches of rain. Had a small tree blow over. Other than that, pretty tame.