More than 1,000 rescues in Houston overnight

[malaise]

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⚠️⚠️ CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR HARRIS, GALVESTON, BRAZORIA COUNTIES INCLUDING CITY OF HOUSTON⚠️⚠️⚠️ #houwx #txwx #houstonflooding
4:13 AM - 27 Aug 2017

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[Blue_Roses]

1. I'm in DFW and we are keeping a close

eye on things with our coastal neighbors. My prayers go out to those affected by this storm. We will stay diligent ...

[malaise]

2. How are you folks doing?

[Blue_Roses]

3. We're doing good here

Just some rain from the outer bands of Harvey and a nice cool down. But, I worry about friends and relatives in Houston and southeast Louisiana. My brother-in-law's family "beach" house is on the beach in Port Aransas and I know he's wondering if it's still standing. But, that's really the least of our worries with those who live there and are struggling now. We'll keep you all posted!

[jpak]

6. Port A had 132 mph winds at landfall

Lots of damage - at least 30 people stayed behind to ride it out.

[HipChick]

5. Heading to DFW tonight

[Squinch]

4. My cousin is there. Last night she was OK, but we're waiting to hear from her today.

[marybourg]

7. How does one even

get onto the sloped roof of the typical suburban two story house?

[MineralMan]

8. With a ladder. But, if you've waited until you

are forced into the attic, you probably can't get to or use a ladder. The other option is to open an hole in the roof and climb out. Without some serious tools, however, that is pretty much impossible.

Going into an attic is a very poor decision, frankly. I can't imagine doing such a thing. If it appeared that there was any chance of the need to do that, I would have opened a hole in the roof while that was still possible, or have gone up there while there was still a way to do so safely.

I fear there are going to be many casualties in this disaster. Many more than there should be.

Bottom line: If someone tells me I should evacuate, I'd be heading to my vehicle and doing so. In five minutes, I could gather the important papers I might need, grab some clothing and my pets and be on the road. Why people insist in staying after such advice is beyond me.