Well, things are starting to change. The wind has picked up, and some gusts are sending our little trees just about sideways. And, according to the weather people, gusts right now are only 5 mph, which I hope is wrong. We're supposed to get up to 75 mph gusts during the storm. If 5 mph is this noticeable, I'm really not looking forward to 75. Clouds are darker, and it looks like it could start raining soon.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Just a little perspective
I just read that the eye of the storm is so big it's going to cover the entire city of Houston at once!
3:00 PM
Wind gusts are becoming more pronounced, but still nothing bad. The Category 1 winds are expected here in about 6 hours.
What to do when you're stuck at home with a hurricane looming:
Lots and lots of laundry (yes, that's a potty, but it has never been used)
Claire and I baked caramel/chocolate chunk cookies, and we've been working hard on getting them all eaten
Jason worked on his hurricane tan
And Claire's taking the "better safe than sorry" approach.
She has literally not taken that Tupperware bowl off her head since last night. She even found one for me to wear, and she flips out if I take it off. So, in case you're wondering, yes, I am wearing a bowl on my head as I'm typing this.
1:30 PM
Well, nothing new here. Jason was just outside and said the wind is starting to be "weird" and already swirling around. We still have dark clouds, but no rain yet. Lots of flooding is already happening in Galveston, and the eye is still 10 hours away from landfall. Galveston will flood completely with a storm surge of 12 feet; unfortunately, Ike's bringing a surge of at least 20.
Friday Morning
We decided to get out this morning to see what was going on, and also (more importantly) to make a donut run. There were a surprising number of people out and about, pretty much doing the same thing. HEB had run out of gas and had a full parking lot, so we went to Randalls where there was plenty of food. Lots of party supplies were being sold, and we already saw neighbors sitting on their driveway drinking beer. The wind has started to pick up, but it's nothing notable whatsoever. Tropical storm conditions are expected to start this afternoon, with category 1 hurricane conditions tonight. Things will be rainy and windy, but we'll be fine. Jason's planning on mowing the grass and finishing up some outside prep this morning, and my plan is to do a bunch of laundry and baking. We're counting on losing power, so I figure I'll get some food cooked and ready, just so we don't have to eat only canned tuna and chili. We're also turning the deep freezer in Jason's office into an ice maker, just in case.
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