Hurricane Harvey

[Sean2]

To all our Texas members that will be affected by Hurricane Harvey, I wish you well and God speed!

[braincramp52]

Yes!! Hopefully all our Texas friends and their families stay safe.

[Medic]

Got hit by 4 of them in 2004. I truly feel for those in Harvey's path.

[Thug Hunter]

Gonna be a busy next couple of weeks for all first responders within 3 hours of the Texas coast. Glad I'm not working the next three days!

[onelochevy]

I cant fathom the amount of rain that is going to fall on that area over the next few days.

[Sean2]

I cant fathom the amount of rain that is going to fall on that area over the next few days.

 

I know! Corpus Christi gets like 31 inches of rain annually...they may get that or more in the next couple of days. It's not the wind that causes the most damage from hurricane's, but the rain/tidal surges.

[scott_Donald]

This time last week I was golfing in Houston, back home in Scotland but dam poor Gf is still there...

 

I was there for the 500 year flood last April which only made one day off golf... this will be entirely different....

[J_Birdie]

RIP palmilla golf course. Literally took a direct landfall so I expect that course is gone

[Medic]

In 2004 the main things that hurt us were the torrential rains that fell for hours and the tornadoes.

 

I have honestly never seen so much rain in my life. Areas of our city that never flooded did. If memory serves a lot of those areas of Texas are below sea level. Beyond the flood waters there is also going to be the concern of cholera, typhus, mosquito born illnesses, injuries from debris hidden in the water, snakes and other critters coming in contact with people more than usual, sewage system failures and back-up and a loss of hydrant pressure to combat any fires that might get started.

 

Thoughts and prayers for the Lone Star State. If any state in the Union is up to a rapid recovery they are - not exactly a bright side but still a fact.

[SixtySomePing]

Here are some things that can be done to help:

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/26/hurricane-harvey-victims-here-is-what-can-do-to-help.html

[Big Ben]

Just watched the National news and it's not good, flooding everywhere and no end for the rain in sight. Truly awful...BB

[Medic]

Lost in all of this is it wasn't all that long ago that the Houston area was in a drought. I visited a friend out there is 2012 or so and the ground outside his house was cracked because of being so dried out. He was telling me that it was the first time in his life (lived there for entire life) that they were under water restrictions.

 

Now, with all of this rain, cannot help but wonder how hard the ground became during that drought making it even harder for the land to handle the water. With that much rain it would flood no matter what - but soil that is ripe for water will soak it in faster than hard clay, no?

 

Thoughts and prayers for those going through this ordeal. Cannot even imagine.

[the bishop]

While myself and family is safe the same can't be said for others. It's pretty bad. All of the school districts surrounding our area have cancelled school for the week. There have been several road collapses creating sinkholes. Lots of people needing rescue. It's hard to comprehend the amount of water coming down.

[Tex1986]

Thankfully my place in Missouri City has faired well with no flooding despite 10-15" of rain. I'm feeling extremely lucky(and guilty) since my old neighborhood I moved from 2 months ago currently has 5-6 feet of standing water.

[Mych]

 

View down my street. So far no water in my house, so I consider myself very fortunate. We're well on our way to 40+" of rain, so hopefully we can get some drainage tonight.

 

I think I need to take a golf vacation... It'll be a while before the courses here are playable.

[the bishop]

 

View down my street. So far no water in my house, so I consider myself very fortunate. We're well on our way to 40+" of rain, so hopefully we can get some drainage tonight.

 

I think I need to take a golf vacation... It'll be a while before the courses here are playable.

I hope you're able to stay dry Mych. That SE area is taking a beating.

[Willy_ONoonan]

I can't even fathom that much rain....

 

superficial I know, but how do golf courses rebound from these types of events? I think of places like the Woodlands, Champions, etc.....will they survive? Will they have to shut down and be rebuilt with all that rain and flooding?

[ohioglfr]

Golf Coast living has it's risks. Used to live in Gulfport, Mississippi, and we loved it down there. Hurricane Georges came and ripped off our carport roof, which was found 2 miles away in a Sam's Club parking lot. I remember being attacked by fire ants while clearing debris from a fallen pine tree. That sucked. Small potatoes compared to the epic flooding in the Houston area, though. We moved a couple years before Katrina hit.

[sethdavidsdad]

Praying for all those in the area. Hopefully they can get back to golfing Soon!

[the bishop]

I can't even fathom that much rain....

 

superficial I know, but how do golf courses rebound from these types of events? I think of places like the Woodlands, Champions, etc.....will they survive? Will they have to shut down and be rebuilt with all that rain and flooding?

About 3 weeks before Harvey we had an afternoon thunderstorm that flooded the course I play pretty good and it was closed for 2 or 3 days after that and the bunkers were a disaster and had to play as GUR for several days after the course re-opened before they got to them all. I'm thinking that many will be closed for a good while.

[Shotts]

All the best to those affected by hurricane Harvey.

[Mych]

I can't even fathom that much rain....

 

superficial I know, but how do golf courses rebound from these types of events? I think of places like the Woodlands, Champions, etc.....will they survive? Will they have to shut down and be rebuilt with all that rain and flooding?

About 3 weeks before Harvey we had an afternoon thunderstorm that flooded the course I play pretty good and it was closed for 2 or 3 days after that and the bunkers were a disaster and had to play as GUR for several days after the course re-opened before they got to them all. I'm thinking that many will be closed for a good while.

We had a bad storm with flash flooding here a couple years ago (not as bad as this one). Some courses opened relatively quickly, a couple had to make extensive repairs to the pro shops, flooded carts, dead greens, damaged trees, etc. I think there were 2 or 3 struggling courses that decided to close and sell the land rather than putting the money back in to rebuild.

 

This course ("The Wilderness", Lake Jackson, TX) was closed for a while before, and they're going to be in similar condition this time.

[Sean2]

And it's STILL raining. Some of the pictures I have seen are unbelievable at how high the water is. People abandoning their homes, cars totally submerged...my heart goes out to all those folks. :-(

[Medic]

Those of you in Texas should really be proud of the response there.

 

Neighbors coming together and performing heroic rescues. Coordinated efforts rapidly coming together to get the work done. Egos being set aside - no differences; everyone of one mind.

 

It's the way things are supposed to be.

 

While I am saddened seeing the incredible devastation I am also given reason to have great hope for this nation for it is when we truly need each other that Americans manage to completely forget about all other unimportant things and we show that are all in this together.

That's what I see in those images; Texans showing the rest of the nation how love, empathy and compassion for one-another is supposed to work. As a First Responder I cannot stress how difficult what those amazing (resilient) people are doing right now. Not remotely possible without a big team effort.

 

All of Texas remains in my thoughts and prayers.

[woods991]

Prayers for Texas I once lived in Houston member of Hearhstone CC, great people great State!

[Thug Hunter]

 

View down my street. So far no water in my house, so I consider myself very fortunate. We're well on our way to 40+" of rain, so hopefully we can get some drainage tonight.

 

I think I need to take a golf vacation... It'll be a while before the courses here are playable.

I hope you're able to stay dry Mych. That SE area is taking a beating.

 

We have friends in Richmond and there's about 6 inches of water in their house. We got steady rain in Austin, but escaped any significant flooding.

[Conrad1953]

Looks like Louisiana is taking a lot of rain now too and it's spreading slowly into the rest of

the lower southeast.

[Conrad1953]

Remember General Honore? He's volunteering to help. I like that guy.

[MtlJeff]

We had some floods earlier in the year here that displaced people and destroyed homes, but it was mostly confined to two areas and while it was tragic if you were affected, it was a small amount of people. Some members of my family lost their homes and 4 months later there's no relief. It was a big deal around here

 

But that's just to say, what happened here pales in comparison to what is going on in Houston, the amount of people, the scale etc....

 

I cant imagine the long term effects this will have and wish everyone there the best, just horrible to see these things happen

[DBill]

Those of you in Texas should really be proud of the response there.

 

Neighbors coming together and performing heroic rescues. Coordinated efforts rapidly coming together to get the work done. Egos being set aside - no differences; everyone of one mind.

 

It's the way things are supposed to be.

 

While I am saddened seeing the incredible devastation I am also given reason to have great hope for this nation for it is when we truly need each other that Americans manage to completely forget about all other unimportant things and we show that are all in this together.

That's what I see in those images; Texans showing the rest of the nation how love, empathy and compassion for one-another is supposed to work. As a First Responder I cannot stress how difficult what those amazing (resilient) people are doing right now. Not remotely possible without a big team effort.

 

All of Texas remains in my thoughts and prayers.

 

This x 1000! I live in North Austin (born and raised) and we received around 10 inches of rain and were very fortunate. It makes me sick to my stomach seeing all of my fellow Texans going through such devastation.

 

Echoing what Medic said, even though these are hard times and there are so many people affected at the moment, I can truly say I am honored to be an American and honored to be a Texan. Our Lt Governor, Dan Patrick said it the best yesterday. "Right now, there is no Republicans or Democrats, there is EVERYBODY helping EVERYBODY." Given the political landscape of the nation, I hope this is what people can see.

 

My wife and I are planning a trip down to either the Texas coast or the Houston area in a few weeks with a volunteer group to help our fellow Texans in need. This will be a long and grueling recovery, but Texans are strong and resilient, this damn hurricane can't do anything to shake our spirits and love for our country, state and residents.

 

To all the first responders in Texas and around the country. Thank you for everything you do, your dedication and passion for helping is incredible!