Another hurricane, IKE

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Yes, they will be fine in Plano - it's good they left Lake Jackson though!!!

Thank you so much! One of her friends wrote on her facebook wall saying she heard the storm was heading towards Plano so that's what worried me! But I'm glad to hear they'll be okay.

[Marilyn]

Plano may have gotten some rain but that's about it. Lake Jackson was hit pretty hard. They are not letting them back into Brazoria County yet, so it may be a couple of days before they get to go home. My boss lives in Lake Jackson and I think he was on a business trip to Michigan. Hope all is will with his family. I'm sure they got out and are okay.

Would like to hear from Sandy, but she's probably out of power for a while.

Gayle, from what we are hearing, Bay City area should be okay, especially if the house is on stilts. They got some surge, and rain, but not much of the wind. They are saying the homes on concrete stilts faired the best in areas like Bay City but it's far enough away, that wooden ones probably were okay.

Let us know for sure though.

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Plano may have gotten some rain but that's about it. Lake Jackson was hit pretty hard. They are not letting them back into Brazoria County yet, so it may be a couple of days before they get to go home. My boss lives in Lake Jackson and I think he was on a business trip to Michigan. Hope all is will with his family. I'm sure they got out and are okay.

Would like to hear from Sandy, but she's probably out of power for a while.

Gayle, from what we are hearing, Bay City area should be okay, especially if the house is on stilts. They got some surge, and rain, but not much of the wind. They are saying the homes on concrete stilts faired the best in areas like Bay City but it's far enough away, that wooden ones probably were okay.

Let us know for sure though.

Will do. We have friends who live in Sweeny who will go over there when they can get through. We talked to them yesterday and like you, seemed to think everything would be OK. The road to the house floods with a heavy rain, so it may be a few days before he can get in there.

[goofywife]

My Brother, his wife's parents and grandparents are in Clear Lake. They road out the storm in my brothers house.

My Mom and two sisters are in Conroe/Montgomery.

Everyone is with out power. All have damage at there houses. I have not talked with my brother since last night. FEMA took over the cell towers.

One of my sisters works for St Lukes and is on her way into work right now. My other sister works at the hospital and stayed there through the storm.

It is amazing how unprepared they were. Maybe we are just used to having power go down here in tornado alley, but, when I told them they are saying 2-4 weeks to restore power, they are like no, it should be on within a day.

BTW if you have direct tv channel 361 is local Houston channel 11. I have been able to tell my family information like :my sister was needed at work, locations where FEMA was giving ice etc,

[Janet]

I feel for those all affect by this terrible storm. Here I am in Indiana and today we are getting the rain and wind from it. Rain coming down in sheets and you can actually see it move across the fields. We have a wind warning out for this afternoon and this evening. It sucks here right now....I can't imagine what you all went through...horrible!!!

[Shada]

I am right on the Indiana/Michigan border and it has been raining and blowing for th past two days.
I sat here earlier looking out my window watching it rain, and I was thinking how forunate I am that I don't have to worry about flooding.

My heart and prayers go out to all affected by this horrible weather.

[Marilyn]

A friend at church tonight told me that her brother had 5 feet of water in his home, and the house next door that was newer and they thought built better is in his front yard. The walls on it colapsed so the roof is on the ground with the house under it. They have no idea when they can even file an insurance claim. People around here are heading north with generators, ice and water to help out. What a mess!!

Has anyone heard from Sandy??