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And to add a little bit of fun, here's a link to Tony Rice's bluegrass classic song "Galveston Flood"
From the National Weather Service:
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
819 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
[...]
LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY!
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...
WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONS
NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY
HOMES WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED.
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Weather & News Updates – Local
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Frank Billingsly on Click2Houaton
Evacuation Information
Texas Emergency Management
Housing Information
alkalinesky's Housing Assistance Diary
Weathercams:
KHOU
Corpus Christi bayfront cam
KRGV
Lots of other webcams and tons of info here.
h/t to DCBlue
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Houston, Texas links
City of Houston Wind Warniing Page
Houston Area Red Cross
Donate to Houston Area Red Cross
Houston ASPCA
Houston Humane Society
(The Houston ASPCA and Houston Humane Society really helped with animals rescued in New Orleans after Katrina. These are good people.)
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi Red Cross
Donate to Corpus Christi Red Cross
Galveston, Texas
Galveston Red Cross