This will be more, um, interesting since it will mostly happen in the dark.
6:30 - The Houston Chronicle reports the 61st Street Pier in Galveston has been virtually destroyed, and that the historic Balinese Ball Room, also built on a pier, is in serious danger.
6:38 - First power fluctuations.
8:08 - still periodic power fluctuations. Probably power lines blowing in the wind gusts. Still waiting for the hard stuff.
9:53 - News reports say power outages are spreading and now total more than 300,000 customers. Weather radar shows the storm's rain bands coming ever closer to us here on the western edge of Houston. We fully expect to lose power before the night is over.
10:55 - Rain bands are still just getting to the metro Houston area. We're turning off the news coverage for a while and switching back to our NCIS dvd marathon. We're hooked.
Posted by Alan at September 12, 2008 05:49 PM