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Date Posted: 4:57:20pm 09/25/05
Author: Terri
Subject: Up Date

Hi everyone! I'm writing you on a battery and "dial up connection"... Well... we lost our electricity (as predicted), but outside of that we are very fortunate that the storm moved more to the East, which meant that we have a lot of wind (even now), but it's kinda neat. I have to tell you ... the cloud colors last night were really something! The clouds were green and blue ... strange ... and they moved quickly in a circular pattern... It was something I had never seen before and I have been through 2 other Hurricanes and several Tornadoes (living in Kansas City). Currently, the wind is blowing like I remember how the wind could sometimes blow on the beach when I lived in Southern California. The rain has been rather uneventful here and once we get gasoline and electricity things can return to normal.

Frankly ... the most trauma came from the evacuation ... not so much the actual storm ... at least here. Now we just have to get through the next few days of rain and overspilled bayous... My mom's house also doesn't have electricity and although the White Oak Bayou is rising, we are hopeful that the storm's turn will mean that the rain predicted for the next several days will also stay away from the bayou... :::crossing fingers:::

The bad news is that the Trinity River is expected to crust on Monday so many of the communities there is expected to have "extensive flooding" in Polk, Liberty, Moss Bluff and San Jacinto... (not near me or my family members though).

I feel kinda selfish ... being GLAD that the storm went somewhere else... At least, wherever it went, it reduced from the Cat 4 to the Cat 3! I am sure that saved homes, buildings and families.

My kids are excited ... with all the evacuations the schools/universities aren't returning until Wednesday. That's good though, because families are more likely to listen to our Local and State officials who are saying STAY PUT for now ... the roads are really packed right now and officials wanted us to keep them clear so the military convoys can relocate to where they are needed without traffic congestion, electrical trucks, gas companies, public works vehicles, and the police and emergency vehicles can also move about as needed to put the city quickly back together.

Take care everyone!
--Terri

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