bUU Posted August 26, 2017 #551 Share Posted August 26, 2017 1) it showed as open yesterday 1) No it didn't. 2) I know because I checked. 3) Why are we numbering things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallFour4 Posted August 26, 2017 #552 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) It's overcast and not raining on the mainland across the causeway, Seawall Blvd has traffic equal to a weekday as tourists that waited it out are waking up from perhaps a good nap. Galveston hasn't had a wind gust recorded higher than 42 mph since 2:00 am, and it's died down to 20 or so. In a few minutes we expect to see the sun, it's visible towards the mainland. I like the other thread about crystal ball predictions, so here goes; if the harbor master opens the channel then you might see a ships able to return tomorrow. Remember it's not just Galveston. It's Houston, Bayport, Barbours Cut and Texas City ports that are impacted by the close, and refineries that depend on ship traffic depend on the channel. Provisioning a ship is another story; trucks deliver to the refrigerated docks prior to a ships arrival, and the freeway is open. On my bike ride I didn't pay attention to the numbers of trucks. Other logisitics are the fleet of buses used to do a changeover of that many passengers. That alone might negate a Sunday turnover of a cruise ship. Using just that as a predictor then Monday might be a better guess. Good luck all you travelers; we dodged a bad storm (so far) for the home of four (and growing) cruise ships, so give thanks! We're headed to 4:30 mass at St Clare, come sing in the choir. Look for me :) Kinda worried about this yellow buddy... . Edited August 26, 2017 by BallFour4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach section Posted August 26, 2017 #553 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Harvey updates from City of Galveston today (Aug 26): http://www.galvestontx.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=539 (afternoon update) Here is the main feed, with most recent news on top http://www.galvestontx.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=538 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #554 Share Posted August 26, 2017 TS Harvey is only moving at 2 mph, so it is essentially stalled. Galveston will likely get more rain bands (could be hit or miss). The drainage is good news; it will obviously help if/when it starts raining again. When is high tide again? I believe it is low tide right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #555 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Harvey updates from City of Galveston today (Aug 26): http://www.galvestontx.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=539 (afternoon update) Here is the main feed, with most recent news on top http://www.galvestontx.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=538 From the link: HARVEY: Saturday (August 26th) Afternoon Update Below is our Saturday afternoon update on the impacts of Hurricane Harvey to Galveston. Current Impacts & Response: We have impassable roads throughout the City that we are updating on our website and here on Facebook We have had significant power outages across the city As of 11am we had 4,900 without power We have had 8” of rain in some places We have had minimal structural damage For today, our beaches are closed Galveston Ferry is still closed San Luis Pass Bridge is closed The Galveston Firefighters have answered 81 calls yesterday but no structure fires. All calls were for EMS and downed power lines. As of 12pm today they had already responded to 27 more calls What We Are Expecting: Still expecting another 15-30” of rain 4’ tide will remain into Thursday Should be expected that during the heavy rain bands, drainage will be slow and roads will be impassable Remember, turn around don't drown Galveston! #harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #556 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Galveston under another flash flood warning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudgesmom Posted August 26, 2017 #557 Share Posted August 26, 2017 What We Are Expecting: Still expecting another 15-30” of rain 4’ tide will remain into Thursday Should be expected that during the heavy rain bands, drainage will be slow and roads will be impassable How can anyone imagine that cruise ships will be able to come and go in this? Much less the passengers, the luggage, the provisioning, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #558 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Harborside water Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #559 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Currently looking rough out there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #560 Share Posted August 26, 2017 "Continued storm surge flooding in Galveston Bay a major concern Harvey’s counter-clockwise circulation is bringing strong onshore winds to the coast near Houston and Galveston, which is driving a major storm surge into Galveston Bay. As of 2:30 pm CDT Saturday, storm surge heights at four tide gauges in the bay and connecting waters were 3.0 – 4.0’. As Harvey continues to pound the Houston area with torrential rains over the next few days, high storm surge levels will prevent rivers from properly draining rainwater into the bay, causing the rivers to back up and create widespread flooding in the nation’s fourth largest city. See our post from Friday on the potential multi-day risks to the Houston Ship Channel, western Galveston Bay, and adjoining areas. You can use our Wundermap with the “Storm Surge” layer turned to see a map with the surge values plotted, and overlay the “Weather Stations” layer to see observed precipitation and winds." From new blog post: https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/heavy-damage-texas-harvey-now-tropical-storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof3cruisers Posted August 26, 2017 #561 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Seems like with all this flooding and so many cancelled flights, Royal isn't giving their passengers much of a chance to get to Galveston. So what if the ship can get in to port (and presumably leave again) if the passengers getting off can't get anywhere and the passengers scheduled to embark can't arrive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #562 Share Posted August 26, 2017 More than a half-dozen commercial cargo ships have joined four cruise ships in a logjam at the Port of Galveston, waiting to get the green light to port. More than 20,000 cruise ship passengers are stuck at sea inthe ships, along with commercial ships including roll-on/roll-off carriers, two grain ships and a few bulk carriers,said interim port director Peter Simons Saturday. "The four cruise ships - two of which were due today - those are everyone's highest priority," he said. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/amp/Hurricane-Harvey-leaves-logjam-of-cargo-cruise-11975592.php Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jake Posted August 26, 2017 #563 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Harborside Drive is partially underwater. I can't imagine the port being opened for cruise ships with standing water on Harborside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #564 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I wish I could like posts. It is raining here in central Louisiana now from Harvey... just as I was about to take the dogs out one last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted August 26, 2017 #565 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Apparently they have folks in cruise line headquarters battling each other to come up with the dumbest, most worthless, customer impacting, dangerous way to handle things. Staff gets extra points if the toilets back up, ship runs out of fuel, kitchen shuts down, power goes off, and nobody is told anything. Sorry, just sharing what some people apparently think takes place. There are no easy answers folks. Directed ONLY to those that feel this way. Yes, it might be you-LOL! Those that understand this will get those. Those that do not will assume I work for the cruise lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted August 26, 2017 #566 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I DO have inside information, kind of. Spoke to a friend who does cruises ship port operations at Galveston . The short version.. No one knows when the port will reopen, for how long and what operations will be available. Right now (as of 4:30 pm EST Sat) there is no access to the port via roads for most vehicles as they are flooded. There is a CHANCE that a break in the storm may allow the roads to drain to get trucks, etc in on Sunday, so they have been asked to stand by in case they are needed to assist and can get in. IF there is a break in the storm and IF conditions are safe and IF there is enough warning they MAY try to get some ships in and disembarked. Following that IF conditions stay stable long enough for turnarounds they may try to board inbound passengers. - IFs are her emphasis. The situation is changing hour by hour so the reason the cruise lines are hedging their bets is that quite literally no one knows what will be happening tomorrow, monday, etc. Until then they are in a holding pattern. There are many guesses, but too many factors to be definitive. Until the port decides what the possibilities are everything the lines say is a best guess and status update only. Her personal observation is that if you were thinking of driving to Galveston, don't. While they are definitely not out of operation, the roads are bad and spates of bad weather make them impassable or unsafe and there is no guarantee you will be able to get where you need to go once there especially if rain picks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #567 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey is currently stationary. This is the bad part Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #568 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Wewther channel just said "torrential" rains will start in Galveston around midnight through all day tomorrow. It has to do with the storm stalling and just pulling all of that moisture up from the Gulf-- going to open up the heavens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 26, 2017 #569 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perditax Posted August 26, 2017 #570 Share Posted August 26, 2017 http://www.weather.gov/hgx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpapa Posted August 26, 2017 #571 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Just saw that, tomorrow looking bad for Houston and Galveston from a rain perspective. But 20,000 are headed that way regardless of any reason Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perditax Posted August 26, 2017 #572 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Just saw that, tomorrow looking bad for Houston and Galveston from a rain perspective. Those of us with no skin in the game (impending cruises *or* cruise line loyalty--or I suppose another way to put it would be "the weather nerds") have been bringing up the predicted flooding and storm surge problems for a couple of days. This wasn't ever going to be a five-hour event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 27, 2017 #573 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Houston area has 3 tornado warnings right now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted August 27, 2017 #574 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Galveston's dry pocket is coming to an end soon; they may have a bumpy night Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallFour4 Posted August 27, 2017 #575 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Harborside Drive is partially underwater. I can't imagine the port being opened for cruise ships with standing water on Harborside. One of several ways to get to our port. It's flooded before. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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