Hurricane Emily
 

Has anyone been keeping up with this? I've heard that it's up to a category 4 and it hasn't even entered the gulf yet. It's suppose to hit the Brownsville area but with our low pressure that we have right now, it could come up our way. Even if it doesn't we have to worry about the tornadoes and power outeages that last for days at a time.

I was here for Claudette and that was only a category 2/3. I think that I'm going to go to Lowes or Home Depot and start buying plywood to be prepared. My husband is working night through Monday night so that will leave me to do all of this and to be honest, I'm scared.

Does anyone have suggestions? I know to stock up on water, ice, candles and batteries. What do you suggest?

Do you have a UPS so that you could go ahead and power it up, have some battery backup reserve and at least have a tv and some lights during the storm?

Best of luck to you all.

I don't live in Texas but I do live in Florida. So I have been through this many times before. Its best if you for batteries, flashlights, I am not sure about the ice because it will melt soon enough. You need a radio..full charged to check out the warnings for the hurricane. You need a route just incase anything bad happens. First Aid Kit...A generator. Canned Goods...But nothing that can like spoil over night. You can have crackers...snacks. That kinda thing. Umm probably I would say I just brought a little tv for hurricanes so me and my family can stay tuned in for the weather purposes. Blankets lots of water. Just in case. Just take alot of gallons and like reagular water bottle...Like a few cases. And not to forget cash as well. And here is a website that can help you alittle bit more.

http://www.aroundcentralflorida.com/...anes/kit.shtml

you said UPS and I was thinking. Yes, but how would I power it up? YOu ship packages from there! lol

thanks for the advice. I'll check out the site!

be safe everyone !

I can't believe another hurricane! Goodness! This is the 5th storm already of the seasona and ts only July. My thoughts and prayers are with all you in the possible path of Emily. Please be safe!

I hope everyone in the path of this storm stays safe.

The storm might hit the gulfs of Texas??

Whatt?! I didn't even know there was another hurricane!

Victoria is about 6 hours south of me. I wonder if this will effect Dallas?
Yesterday, a thunderstorm hit us and it was raining like nuts. The highway was flooding and my car almost got stuck and died out but I had to just accelerate to get through the water. It was scary.

My boys ages 11 and 13 are with their Dad in Corpus Christi and my youngest one called me and asked me to pray for them. He is excited for his first hurricane but also scared- he freaks out at lightening storms! I am freaken out being here in a thousand miles away knowing the only think I can do is pray the storm slows down! My heart and prayers go out to everyone in Emily's path! Hopefully she will just be light winds and rain nothing dangerous

Here is the best link for tracking Hurricane Emily: it comes from the national weather service website:

http://www.stormtracker.noaa.gov/stormtracker-emily.htm

looking like we gonna get it huh? i am going north. Brownsville is about 7 mi from me. wonder how far we ned to go inland.

What they were saying earlier today is that it should hit the Texas/Mexican border or further south.

One thing we stock up on is a means to cook food after the storm. Charcoal for a barbeque pit or propane if you have a gas grill.

If I were anywhere near where this one is slated to hit --- I'd get out. They say this one could be a cat 5 storm.

Best of luck to anyone in the path.

Flooding
 

They are even saying we could get flooding rains from this here in West Texas :eek:

Where is Levelland compared to Corpus? I have been watching TV and thinking/hoping it will just be high winds in Corpus Christi is looks like the very edge will just hit them! I keep praying for that cause I can't be with my kids when this hurricane hit! :(

I was watching the news last night, and they showed it moving South of Cancun. Did they change the path again? If so, I think I would go for a road trip farther in. If you plan on riding it out, stock up on a few days of canned food. You might even get some dry ice. When the electric goes, at least you will be able to keep some things cold.

I live in South Florida by the coast.
One thing I've learned from all these hurricanes is to prepare but please don't panic.
Unless you are in an evacution zone it is best to stay in your home. Believe me, I learned the hard way. I panicked and packed up all my stuff. The news was talking about Hurricane cat 5 with winds in excess of 200 mph. Everyone was terrified and trying to evacuate.
Before I left home, I had to hunt for gas. A lot of stations were sold out. I found a gas station and had to wait in a line with 12 cars ahead of me.
I got about 150 miles north of my home and hit big traffic. I traveled at a rate of 6 mph for 5 hours on the FL turnpike! The traffic was like leaving a stadium after a big game only it stayed like that for hours upon hours. I was so scared. I tried to switch and take backroads but it wasn't a whole lot better. Gas stations were sold out. I did find some more gas in a small town on a backroad. There were 20 cars ahead of me in line for the same pump. When I finally wanted to stop all the hotels were sold out, the storm was approaching. The rest stops were jam packed and the police were blocking people from entering the rest stops. I had to drive for 21 hours straight because there weren't any hotels. I was so exhausted. I kept picturing the storm coming and me and a million other people being stuck in our cars in traffic. I only drove 500 miles making it to Cordele, Georgia. I had called ahead and they reserved it. Hotels were sold out almost to Atlanta. It was pure hell. I'll never do it again.
My friends shared similar exxperiences.
My neighbor was trying to fly out. She was stuck in the airport for 20 hours with her 3 children and small dog. All the food in the airport sold out and they were hungry. Flights were overbooked or canceled. She finally flew out before the airport closed. It was the worst.
Don't panic. Stay home. Have games to play and books to read. Don't watch too much news because it will only make you worry.
It will be okay.

begining to look like we are getting luckier all the time. it is turning west now. so it is south of us. might get a little sticky tonight.
this is my first hurricane so i have been pretty scared. looking better all the time tho. so i am getting better too.

Never in my 20 years, or from what I can remember, has a hurricane ever struck Texas. I may be wrong. Has it?

I'm in Dallas, so I'm sure we'll get some rain. We got lots rain because of the rotation of the other Hurricane that just passed through. We need rain though, it's been so hot!

We did too...and still are I think. It's been one of the wettest Julys on record here...and thank goodness because it's keeping the temp much more tolerable. I will take this rain too!

My kids are out storm watching at this very moment in Corpus Christi- their Dad told me to trust him--I laughed and told him that has gotten me far in the past! (after 3 girlfriends). I asked him to put thier lifejackets on since they are going to the beach!
I know Mexico is getting most of the hit, but on a map Corpus is on the edge of the hurricane square, what do you folks think that are in Texas?
Thanks for reading my ramblings!

Not sure how many have hit Texas but I know that I was here for Claudette 2 years ago when it came through Victoria. I use to live in Wichita Falls. Never experienced a tornado there in 20 years but had my first experience with one last year...down here.

It's all scary if you ask me!

Pretty sure it's going to hit Northern Mexico but we're still gonna get the rain and possible tornadoes.