re: OT: Stay safe fellow Houston posters

Rockport is much worse than it looks.

We evacuated Corpus on Friday am to the Valley. I went back yesterday to check on things and our house is fine with no damage. Just need power.

I went to Rockport to check on my Mom's house. They live in the Country Club. Their house is fine, as is most of that neighborhood. However the rest of the city is catastrophic. I cannot explain how bad it is. 50 to 70% of all buildings have extreme structural damage, including most of the businesses. Residences are about 50/50. Those closer to the water, and around the high school are total losses. If you had an older house not built to modern windstorm standards, it is likely a total loss. The area between Rockport and AP is very bad, with nearly all houses totally gone, or with only a partial wall remaining.

I did not go to Key Allegro or Fulton Beach.

If you have property, go check and secure what you can, when you can. But the city will be uninhabitable for a very long time.

I cannot imagine Aransas Pass or Lamar Penninsula being any better. I have heard that Port Aransas is bad, but it doesn't look as bad as Rockport. But I don't know if that's accurate or not.

There is not a Live Oak tree in Aransas County that has any leaves left on it. Really creepy.