Erin is now a TD - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

sue miller · 08-16-2007, 09:41 AM

Erin has been downgraded to a tropical depression, it is now inland and tornado warnings and flooding are still in effect!!

Char · 08-16-2007, 09:48 AM

One down....one to go! Don't we wish Dean would become a pussycat instead of a tiger when it makes landfall?!

MCcruiser · 08-16-2007, 11:45 AM

The rains from Erin are now over my house. If I hadn't been watching weather news (or CLF!), I wouldn't be able to tell that this is anything different than our normal rain. HOPEFULLY, IT STAYS THAT WAY.

The radar shows that the bad stuff is just to west, about 15 miles away. The red squall line is just skirting Alvin, TX, the home of the best rock station in the area and Nolan Ryan. The tornadoes are expected in that area as well. I will check on my friends who live that way later today.

sue miller · 08-16-2007, 12:16 PM

Hope it stays that way for you Mindy!!

sue miller · 08-16-2007, 12:19 PM

Final Advisory

Bulletin
Tropical Depression Erin Advisory Number 8
Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl Al052007
1000 Am Cdt Thu Aug 16 2007

...erin Expected To Produce Heavy Rains Over Portions Of Texas...

At 1000 Am Cdt...1500z...the Center Of Tropical Depression Erin Was
Located Near Latitude 28.5 North...longitude 97.8 West Or About 55
Miles... 85 Km...north-northwest Of Corpus Christi Texas.

The Depression Is Moving Toward The Northwest Near 15 Mph. On This
Track Erin Will Continue To Move Farther Inland.

Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 35 Mph...55 Km/hr...with Higher
Gusts. Erin Is Expected To Dissipate In A Day Or Two.

Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 1006 Mb...29.71 Inches.

Total Rain Accumulations Of 3 To 6 Inches Are Expected Across Much
Of Central And Southern Texas...with Possible Isolated Maximum
Amounts Of 10 Inches.

Isolated Tornadoes Are Possible Near The Middle Texas Gulf Coast
Today.

Repeating The 1000 Am Cdt Position...28.5 N...97.8 W. Movement
Toward...northwest Near 15 Mph. Maximum Sustained Winds...35 Mph.
Minimum Central Pressure...1006 Mb.

This Is The Last Public Advisory Issued By The National Hurricane
Center On This System. Future Information On This System Can Be
Found In Public Advisories Issued By The Hydrometeorological
Prediction Center...under Awips Header Tcpat5 And Wmo Header Wtnt35
Kwnh...beginning At 400 Pm Cdt.

$$
Forecaster Avila

MCcruiser · 08-16-2007, 04:47 PM

I spoke too soon.

Erin may have been no news this morning, but she has been making news in Houston since then. Although it looks like the bulk of the storm is well inland, there is one long tail that has been keeping things interesting in a bad way, since it is picking up moisture from the Gulf and dumping it on land before it travels very far. The rain has stopped for now, and it looks like the band I described is moving further north. I think once the whole thing is over land, things will be better.

This morning my office sent out a flash flood notice and gave the link to the traffice website, and the part for road closures due to high water. Thank God. I was supposed to go into town for a doctor's appointment, but I check the site and found out that there was high water near the Medical Center. Postponed the appt. It looks like 7 inches fell in that area in 4 hours.

There has been an unsubstantiated report of a man hit by lightning near NASA, but most of the news is rain related. My office is seeing some leaks in the ceiling on the top floor, but the big news is that the roof to a grocery store nearby fell in trapping 2 men. 1 is reported dead and the other injured. This store is one mile from my office.

1 Dead, 1 Injured In Ceiling Collapse
POSTED: 1:14 pm CDT August 16, 2007
UPDATED: 2:12 pm CDT August 16, 2007 on click2houston.com

HOUSTON -- One person was killed and another was injured when part of a ceiling collapsed at a southeast Houston grocery store on Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Emergency crews were sent to the Randalls store on Clear Lake City Boulevard at Space Center Boulevard shortly before noon.

Officials said the ceiling in the loading dock area in the back part of the store collapsed onto two people.

A man in his 30s was pulled out of the rubble after he was trapped by ceiling debris and a metal beam.

The body of a second victim is still trapped, officials said.

The victims' names were not released, but they were described as employees or delivery drivers.

The cause of the collapse is not yet known, but may be attributed to the weather because it happened during severe storms.