Next 5 images courtesy Dr. Phil Klotzbach, CSU:
- 1st "major" (Cat. 3+) U.S. landfall since "Wilma" hit Florida in Oct., 2005 (record)
- 1st Cat. 4 U.S. landfall since "Charley" hit the SW coast of Fl. in Aug., 2004
- By just shear intensity, 6th lowest pressure for any Texas landfalling hurricane - 938mb / 27.70"
- tied for 14th for any U.S. landfall using pressure (Hazel/1954)
- rainfall for the Houston metro area could reach 50" - the yearly avg. is 49"!
- Houston surpassed the monthly record for rainfall Sun. afternoon (25") previously set in June, 2001 - tropical storm "Allison"
- the total Harvey rainfall may be the most ever in the Lower 48 caused by a tropical cyclone
- 70,000-80,000 9-1-1 calls to the Houston call center in just 12 hours through Sun. morning
- In many ways & measurements, Harvey will at least equal if not exceed that of Katrina. Another unfortunate similarity will be that because of the tremendous deluge & subsequent flooding in Houston, Rockport & other areas hit head on by the Cat. 4 Fri. night will at least be somewhat forgotten. During & after Katrina, New Orleans "stole the show" even though it was coastal Mississippi & Alabama that truly took the brunt of the blow.
Aug. 28, 2018 — Harvey at Cat. 4 below Fri. night, Aug. 25th vs. Cat. 4 "Charley" in the 2nd image below in Aug., 2004:
Int'l Space Station:
Whoa! Fire ants seeking refuge from the flooding forming an island of sorts...
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from @DRmetwatch... Harvey rainfall will rival the tropical cylone induced rainfall record for the U.S. let alone Texas:
Pretty cool - by Josh Morgerman, iCyclone - Harvey's landfall:
Our Jacksonville Salvation Army is headed to Texas:
On a lighter note....
NASA: The science learned during & after an eclipse
NY Times: "Highlights from the eclipse path across the U.S."
Space.com: "Solar Eclipse & Tides"
Forbes: "10 Surprises for Scientists & Skywatchers During Eclipse"
Daily Nebraskan: "UNL Scientists Research Atmospheric Effects of Eclipse"
USA Today: "The Eclipse is Over But Scientists Will Study it for Years"
My daughter & I in the First Alert Storm Tracker northbound on I-95:
Decked out in our First Alert solar eclipse glasses....