Looks like both Orange and Northwest Houston are under a Hurricane watch. KUHT Radio this morning reported the likelihood of cat 1 conditions at landfall. Winds may get kind of rough but I think they are primarily worried about flooding around here. Our house fared pretty well during the last few flood events and the neighborhood has completed a whole bunch of flood projects since the last one. Shouldn't be a problem if we stay put.
Our plans
Jules and I put gas in the cars and did some other small preparation steps yesterday afternoon. I'll be stopping by the store today to stock up on water and other things. Probably won't worry with fortifying the house until we hear more late tonight. We have plywood shutters and a small gas generator in case the power goes out so we should be okay.
After seeing first hand how bad the evacuations went during Rita (thousands of cars parked on 290 for 36 hours) I think the safest course for us would be stay. The house is pretty sturdy and we have pretty much everything we would need for a few days.
We'll keep our cell phones charged and if the power goes out, I can probably still use the computer to update this blog. So check here for updates throughout the next 48 hours.
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