Bad, But Could Have Been Worse

Not much excitement in The Woodlands until about 3:30 am. It was windy when I went to bed at 10:30 pm, but not any rain. The eye made landfall on Galveston at 2:10 am and the storm was so big that by 3:30 am we had high winds and heavy rain. No thunder or lightning, but I would say we were having sustained winds at 50-60 MPH with gusts to over 75 MPH. I half slept/watched KHOU Channel 11 until 6:00 am when the power went out. We must have been on the western edge of the eye wall because it calmed down some for a while in the morning, but kicked back up with heavy winds and rain. This afternoon we drove around and there are many trees downs. There was flooding in place that I have never seen water before, even during Alison. Between the flooding and downed trees, it is hard to get around now. I will post some pictures and link some video soon (as long as the Honda generator holds out).

No damage to the house, just a mess in the pool.

One memorable birthday.