Looks like the storm has not strengthened very much - still a Cat 2. If it gets no stronger than a Cat 3, we're going to stay home and ride it out, as are both of our neighbors.
Our home is around 53' above sea level, so we're not in any of the three evacuation zones (A, B, or C). We're not worried about the storm surge at the house, but this four-story townhome sticks out above the tree line and above any building in the area, so, we're a little exposed. It never floods here, but we may be exposed to higher winds. Mixed blessing.
Heard one Reliant Energy spokeswoman say that power could be out for up to two weeks after the storm. Yikes! If that looks like it's going to happen, we'll leave town and stay with friend for awhile. I think. Who knows. It's been a long time since we've been in a disaster like this.
Back in 1983, we stayed home when Hurricane Alicia came to visit, dropping 23" of rain and blowing roofs off all over town. During the height of that storm, we had our chimney ripped from the roof and blown wayyyyy down the street. And, hey, there's a hole in the roof and the rain is pouring in!!
Shortly after that, fortunately, the eye of Alicia passed directly overhead, and the winds became calm. I walked outside, looked up, and there was this large ring of blue, blue sky above us, surrounded by angry clouds. So freakin' eerie. I had just enough time to scramble up onto the roof and nail down some plastic over the hole in the roof where the chimney was. I was working furiously. No more than about a minute after I'd finished and gotten off the roof, the winds began screaming from the other direction. If it had taken me any longer to patch the roof, I might have been blown right off of it.
I hope that doesn't happen again.
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