Hurricanes!

[Brent S]

I believe it is a cat 4 now. Storms never really scared me, it’s the flooding and aftermath that can be tough. Good luck to all those here that are anywhere near the area.

 

[Maverick]

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Not bad on their property but around the property

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OH Mav, the one tree is too close. Sigh.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Just realize we will lose our entire sugar cane crop. We have 40 acres right north of Vermillion Bay (about 10 miles). We sharecrop this out and usually get about 10-20K every 3 years (then soil rest for 1 year). This coming season was harvest. My cousin called and said it was a beautiful crop but after tonite, bye bye.

That is crushing news David! I’m sorry to hear it.

 

[Dani]

150 mph now. . .

 

[Maverick]

It may hit Cat-5

 

[Dani]

It may hit Cat-5

only 7 away. . .

 

[DrHenley]

Just realize we will lose our entire sugar cane crop. We have 40 acres right north of Vermillion Bay (about 10 miles). We sharecrop this out and usually get about 10-20K every 3 years (then soil rest for 1 year). This coming season was harvest. My cousin called and said it was a beautiful crop but after tonite, bye bye.

Vermillion Bay is 70 miles outside the cone, there is hope yet! Maybe it will slip between outer bands.

 

[DrHenley]

OOPS an outer band is hitting Vermillion Bay right now

 

[DrHenley]

That is one angry looking eye!

 

[Brent S]

If anyone hasn’t bugged out by now it’s probably safer to sit tight. Having a well built 2 story house wouldn’t suck either if staying put.... in Florida the traffic would be so bad that many would get trapped on the road as the storm hit.

 

[Dani]

Winds have started picking up now. We are supposed to get the worst of it around 430 and last around 30 minutes of 97 mph.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

My thoughts and prayers are with you Dani! And every one of you in the storms path.

 

[Dani]

The last sunset.... Cameron, Louisiana #HurricaneLaura (Cam time is EDT)
This was on twitter post an hour ago.

 

[Dani]

I got a kick out of this one!!

 

[DrHenley]

“Don’t dial 911. No one’s going to answer”
“You are on your own,” he said. “What we cannot do, and as mayor what I will not do, is put any of these people in harm’s way just because of a person deciding they weren’t going to leave and they’re going to ride it out. I have no problem with that. Just know it’s going to be between you and God. OK? That’s all I can say.”
- Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie

 

[DrHenley]

Livestream from Lake Charles

 

[Dani]

Highway we travel down to go to the beach property

 

[Dani]

We are just now experiencing the hurricane force winds and can hear the wind whistle outside. Hunny and I went on the back deck to just check everything out and noticed that for whatever reason 2 of the freezers had come unplugged/ Glad it was noticed since 1 was our big freezer and the other our small (medium sized) chest freezer.

 

[Dani]

It seems that we dodged a serious bullet here. Never even lost power here (so far, knock on wood). It's not over, but we are on the backside now it seems, thankfully. Had to keep busy cleaning house along with making cookies and breakfast for dinner since I didn't eat until this morning. Been up since 3:30 so I'm tired. . . I will most likely stay up for another hour but going to sleep soon now that the worst is over.

 

[Brent S]

It seems that we dodged a serious bullet here. Never even lost power here (so far, knock on wood). It's not over, but we are on the backside now it seems, thankfully. Had to keep busy cleaning house along with making cookies and breakfast for dinner since I didn't eat until this morning. Been up since 3:30 so I'm tired. . . I will most likely stay up for another hour but going to sleep soon now that the worst is over.

Glad you faired well there, only hope more areas did too.

 

[jayjay1]

https://www.news.com.au/technology/...s/news-story/3130bdc62b0c22bc393461844eeb9d15
From one of our news services Down Under.
Stay Safe!

 

[Maverick]

Early video of Lake Charles, LA today, for those that don't know Lake Charles is roughly 40 miles from the coast (of way the crow fly's)

 

[Maverick]

Looks like the Texas side of the storm escaped most of hurricane Laura.

 

[David SB]

yep, we dodged the bullet, nothing here in NW Harris County at all

 

[Maverick]

My family in Beaumont texted in this morning, no house damage but do have have property damage and lot of clean up.

They lost power around 2:15am, my youngest sister will stay and help clean up one more night before heading back home and check there place, they are one block from the beach but the house is on 14 foot stilts. My brother n law told me this morning when he built the place he framed the house out of 2x6 with hurricane straps, the roof has 1 inch CDX plywood that are bolted down in stress areas and also used hurricane straps and tornado anchors, he thinks the house should be ok.

 

[Maverick]

Chemical fire in Lake Charles

 

[forester]

All has passed us here. Not nearly as bad as I thought it'd be. thank God! I hope yall're all okay!

 

[DrHenley]

Thank God it wasn't what they expected. It's hard to get info on the news because they are looking under every rock for any kind of damage they can find and not reporting on places that got spared, which is what I want to know. They are showing things like limbs and windows that broke. I think every shingle that has blown off has been on TV.

 

[Oddcaliber]

Here we go again! Now we have Sally in the Gulf making a B line toward us. Part 2.