HURRICANE HARVEY

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BREAKING: Houston PD Makes Tragic Discovery – Please Pray
September 11, 2017 Mark Prvulovic

As Hurricane Harvey has devastated much of Houston, there has been an upturn in looting, pillaging, and other unscrupulous practices in its wake. However, it appears that something far more vile and tragic has occurred.

It seems that the body of a Houston realtor who went missing just prior to Harvey’s full impact has been discovered. It turns out she was murdered, and the culprit is her ex-husband, who has been charged with the murder, according to Fox News.

Realtor Crystal Seratte McDowell was last seen on August 25th as she left her boyfriend’s home to go to Houston to pick up her two children, who she shares custody of with her ex-husband. Supposedly, her plan was to pick up her two kids, ages 5 and 8, to ride out the storm in Dallas.

Tragically, she never made it to her destination.

Concern first arose when she uncharacteristically refused to respond to any calls or texts. When her uncle, Jeff Walters, reached out to her ex-husband Steven McDowell, Walters said that, “He said she had sent him a message saying she was coming to pick up the kids to go to Dallas, but she didn’t show.”

“We aren’t sure she sent those messages to him, though. She never told me of plans to go to Dallas for the storm,” he continued as he recounted the day.

However, the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office moved to arrest Steven McDowell on Saturday after they had discovered what they believed were the remains of his now deceased ex-wife. Hurricane Harvey wasn’t the reason she went missing, as her ex-husband would have wanted people to believe.

Four days after McDowell went missing, her Mercedes-Benz was found in a flooded parking lot of a Motel 6. Her remains were discovered in a hidden wooded area in Chambers County, more than 20 miles from where her submerged Mercedes was parked.

At first, the sheriff’s office said there were nine persons of interest in the crime, but eventually narrowed down the list of the most probable suspects to Steven McDowell over the weekend. Of course, flooding-related issues caused significant delays to the investigation. Two of the investigators were flooded out of their homes, necessarily taking their attention away from the case.

“We are hampered by some of the flood issues, but we are as aggressive as ever trying to locate and find Crystal McDowell,” said Brian Hawthorne of the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office earlier this week, according to CBS News.

Hawthorne commented to CBS News that, “I think that there was probably some animosity between the boyfriend and the husband. The husband might think that the boyfriend has something to do with it. The boyfriend might think that the husband has something to do with it. Which is exactly what we are faced with right now.”

It’s ultimately a tragic affair. It seems that even when Americans are coming together in the face of these horrendous natural disasters, there will always be people who try to take advantage of the situation for their own gain.

We can only hope and pray that justice will be done.

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FILE PHOTO: Clouds from Hurricane Harvey are seen in the background as smoke rises from a burn off at an oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Clouds from Hurricane Harvey are seen in the background as smoke rises from a burn off at an oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
‘Extremely Serious’ Explosions, Smoke Reported At Flooded Texas Chemical Plant
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Two explosions were reported at a flooded chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, early Wednesday, the day after it was fully evacuated by authorities.

Arkema, the company in charge of the plant, released a statement saying the situation is “extremely serious,” according to ABC13.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced on Twitter that one deputy has been taken to the hospital after he breathed in smoke from the plant, while nine others went to the hospital as a precaution. Company officials told the sheriff’s office the smoke is likely only a “non-toxic irritant.”

Authorities notified Arkema of the explosions early Wednesday morning. Both agreed that “the best course of action is to let the fire burn itself out” because of the nature of the chemicals, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Authorities have ordered an evacuation of the area within 1.5 miles of the plant. Residents more than 1.5 miles away are being told to take shelter in their homes.
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Hurricane Harvey: A First Person AccountHurricane Harvey: A First Person Account
And how you can help.
by Henny Ephron, in collaboration with others affected by Harvey

A friend of mine asked me to describe what is happening in our city of Houston right now, so that people could understand the impact of Hurricane Harvey. To help me give others perspective, she sent me a link to an article that described the 9 trillion gallons of water that fell across Houston and Southeast Texas as “four miles square and two miles tall” if it were to be collected in a container.

A more accurate and terrifying description of what we are experiencing is the reality of people you know coming so close to drowning in their own homes, making the news as a rescue story and grasping how poorly it could have ended. Seeing so many people lose their homes, their cars, and all their possessions from a relentless barrage of water that almost took their lives.
Perspective
The Texas Medical Center in Houston, the largest in the world, battered by the hurricane and some hospitals were forced to evacuate. MD Anderson Hospital, a leader in cancer care with patients from all over the world, was flooded with three feet of water and forced to close outpatient care and postpone surgeries. Roads turned into rivers, the airports closed, and the city largely shut down and is inaccessible.

My husband Ranaan on his raft helping people.

Houston is no stranger to flash floods and hurricanes. Experience has taught us a few things and we tried to plan with the knowledge we had to act quickly. Even so, we couldn’t have imagined what was in store. In the Fondren Northfield area where the streets were flooded, my husband Ranaan used a raft Sunday to bring people who were stranded at friends Saturday night when the storm hit back to their homes. He delivered medication and food to people without power.

In Meyerland, where the flooding was more devastating, boats were utilized for lifesaving rescues. People had more than five feet of water inside their homes. At United Orthodox Synagogues, the same volunteer recovery team led by Jenelle Garner after the Memorial Day flood, joined forces again before Harvey hit, only to be challenged like never before. Her teenage sons, Yari and Akiva, and a friend Noah, rescued many people yesterday in an inflatable boat. Garner stated that they stopped counting how many people they rescued after the first 15, and continued to rescue people on airboats past midnight. Even though the veterans of previous floods of this area built raised homes to prevent future flooding, they too were severely flooded and needed to be rescued along with families who had taken shelter with them. Robert M. Beren Academy, the local day school, has been acting as a shelter for these families who have been displaced.
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Hurricane Harvey turned into a tropical storm after making landfall. Its danger is in its slow course. It continues to deposit large amounts of rain, with no signs of moving on. As I write this almost 48 hours after the storm started, my phone is still alerting me to flash floods in my neighborhood. In addition to the massive amount of water accumulating with nowhere to drain, several tornadoes have passed through different areas around Houston adding to the danger. As the rain comes and goes, thousands are without power and clean water and are experiencing sewage backups which present complications and very unpleasant conditions.

During this disaster we rely on the news to stay informed, but even they were affected. The local TV news station’s studio flooded out and they evacuated on live TV. Watching the news and seeing the city completely transform under a coat of water is a helpless feeling. Watching the Red Cross and Coast Guard make rescues from helicopters and boats, and hearing that more rain is yet to come is really hard. But seeing the response, and generosity of others, individuals and large institutions, offering assistance to those in need gives us hope. Shelters have been set up, trucks with food and equipment have been delivered, neighbors and strangers are coming out and literally pulling people out of the water and getting them somewhere safe.
Jenelle Eisenstein Garner of UOS neighborhood; Yari, and Akiva Garner and a friend Noah on their way to do another rescue. We stopped counting at 15

As the city and community will come to terms with the measure of loss and the daunting task of cleaning up and rebuilding, we know that we will support each other and get through it together. We also know that we cannot do it without help from outside of Houston, and we are hopeful that people who are far away and not impacted will understand how much we need their help.
You can help by donating through one of these links:
Jewish Federation of Houston
https://secure3.convio.net/jfna/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app358a?df_id=3860&mfc_pref=T&3860.donation=form1
Jewish Federation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund
https://donate.juf.org/HurricaneHarvey
Chabad Lubavitch Center Texas Regional Headquarters
http://www.chabadhouston.com/templates/blog/default_cdo/aid/734229
The OU disaster relief fund for Houston
https://www.ou.org/giving/houston-relief-fund/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Houston+Flood+-+Chizuk-Tehillim+-+082817+%281%29&utm_content&spMailingID=16588812&spUserID=OTMyOTkwODc4MTQS1&spJobID=1044033971&spReportId=MTA0NDAzMzk3MQS2
the Houston JCC completely submerged
Coachwood Dr of Young Israel community
Brad Dennen of Meyerland: My front yard, notice the Blackhawk helicopter in the background
TORCH Centre flooded
Meyerland
Home of Rabbi and Mrs. Avraham Yaghobian. Rav of Torah Vachesed
Mitzner home. UOS neighborhood

One Terrified Texas Survivor In Tears After He Learned His Father Was Okay
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On the evening of August 25, Hurricane Harvey slammed into the southeastern coast of Texas. The storm itself had been a worrisome force on the radar screen for days; what wasn’t fully predicted was the utter devastation it would cause across the city of Houston.

Hurricane Harvey hit the southeastern part of Texas on the 25th of August. The storm was predicted by the Synoptics and everyone knew it was coming, however, no one predicted the scale and the terror it will bring with it and spray it on the city of Houston.

Houston, a city that is predisposed to floods, was hit with unprecedented rainfall, which left thousands of its people in chaos and stranded. Even news crews had hard time navigation and reporting this story due to the damage the storm has caused.

Local Rockport resident was approached by CNN reporter Nick Valencia, Aaron Mitchell was in tears, devastated, barely able to speak. He described the storm and told the reporter he was separated from his family.


The resident continued telling Valencia that he had to walk for 12 miles in the dark flooded streets trying to find his own father.

He was so heart broken, due to the fact he lost everything he ever owned. The reporter asked about the names of his parents, and Mitchell replied: Betty and Brian.

The discouraged man shared his mother is safely in Oklahoma, however, he still has no clue where his father might be. He turned worried to the camera and reassured them he was fine and alive and that he is searching for them, hoping his parents will see this broadcast.

Luckily for him, CNN reporters located his father and using their satellites connected him with his father. Mitchell couldn’t hold back his tears anymore, as he heard his father voice. His smile immediately returned.

“Are you okay?” he said in one breath, crying with tears of joy. “Dad, I love you.”

After the broadcast, Mitchell board a bus that evacuates the victims from Rockport to Austin and reunited with his father.

Due to the devastation Hurricane Harvey left, authorities now say that around 30,000 people will need a temporary shelter. Furthermore, they roughly estimated 45,000 victims will be needing some form of disaster relief in the upcoming days or weeks.

For victims like Aaron Mitchell, as we find out from the compassionate news crew, the only thing that matters in this world is to be reunited with the loved ones. As peoples from all across the nation came to aid the victims of the devastating storm, the whole country is once again remained that there is no force greater than love.
What's Causing Tropical Storm Harvey's 'Unprecedented' Rainfall?
By Sarah B. Puschmann, Staff Writer | August 28, 2017 06:14pm ET
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What's Causing Tropical Storm Harvey's 'Unprecedented' Rainfall?
People in Houston walk down a flooded street on Aug. 28, 2017 as Tropical Storm Harvey drives them out of their homes.
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Tropical Storm Harvey, which made landfall as a hurricane late Friday (Aug. 25) near Corpus Christi, Texas, has been battering communities in southeastern Texas with periods of intense rainfall, flooding streets and homes, forcing thousands of people into shelters and killing at least 10 people so far.

And the storm is not over yet. With more heavy rain expected to drench the region in the coming days, the National Weather Service tweeted yesterday (Aug. 27): "This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced."

So what is causing this degree of never-before-seen rainfall? [In Photos: Hurricane Harvey Takes Aim at Texas]


The answer has to do with the length of time that Harvey has been nearly stationary over southeastern Texas.

"Tropical cyclones, either tropical storms or hurricanes, tend to carry a lot of moisture with them and are often associated with pretty intense rain," Matthew Kelsch, a hydrometerologist at the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, told Live Science. "But what makes this situation even more impressive is that the tropical storm itself — what used to be Hurricane Harvey — has pretty much stalled. For several days, it's pretty much meandering around the same place, so the same location keeps getting the intense rain."

This is because there's a high-pressure system blocking Tropical Storm Harvey's movement, said Dave Gochis, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, also in Boulder. In other words, Harvey has become stuck. Parts of Houston and the surrounding areas have already been hit with more than 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain, and the National Weather Service's (NWS) latest public advisory says isolated storm totals "may reach 50 inches [127 cm] over the upper Texas coast." The NWS further warned that "[t]hese rains are currently producing catastrophic and life-threatening flooding over large portions of southeastern Texas."

Storms like Harvey can be likened to corks in a flow, according to James Done, an atmospheric scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

"If you imagine dropping a cork in a river, it follows the path of the river, and in the case of Harvey, the river gave up its guidance and the cork just wandered aimlessly around coastal Texas. So it was guided toward Texas by the larger scale flow and then basically, the flow just collapsed and left Harvey to meander on its own in the coastal region," Done told Live Science.

Its coastal location, too, has stoked the storm. Tropical Storm Harvey is continuing to be fed by moisture coming off the ocean, which may even strengthen it further, Kelsch said.

But Harvey might get moving when the high-pressure system blocking the tropical storm lets up.

"That system appears to be sort of weakening later this week and there are resuming of upper level winds to start to move the system northward and then out to the east," Gochis said. "[This] is supposed to happen over the next couple days and so we're starting to see some initial movement of that this morning, but it's still very slow and so the rains remain over this heavily impacted area."

Southeastern Texas will likely experience another 8 to 15 inches (20 to 38 centimeters) of rain through Wednesday (Aug. 30), Jeff Weber, a meteorologist for the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research, told Live Science.

But this may not be the end of Harvey's massive destruction.

"The concern will shift eastward as Harvey starts to come out of Texas and people in Louisiana should be very cautious and keep an eye to the sky because it's moving in their direction," Weber said. "Lake Charles, in southwestern Louisiana, has been getting a lot of this impact and they will continue to get a lot more, and I suspect New Orleans could get impacted come Wednesday with significant rainfall of up to 10 inches [25 cm]."

A list of available shelters — maintained by the American Red Cross and partner agencies — for those forced out of their homes due to Tropical Storm Harvey can be found on the American Red Cross website. Live Science's sister site, Tom's Guide, has also put together a guide for how to make online donations to victims of Tropical Storm Harvey.

Original article on Live Science.

Hurricane Harvey Dumps 9 Trillion Tons Of Water
AUGUST 27, 2017
Words cannot describe the catastrophic situation unfolding in Houston and Southeast Texas. As daylight dawned this morning, the scope of the devastation began to come into clearer focus, and it will probably take months, if not years, to fully recover from damage of this magnitude.The total rainfall from the storm is likely to tally up to a widespread 15 to 30
inches, with a few localized spots picking up 50 inches or more. Many textbooks have the 60-inch mark as a once-in-a-million-year recurrence interval, meaning that if any spots had that amount of rainfall, they would essentially be dealing with a once-in-a-million-year event.
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Catastrophic, Historic Flooding Happening in Houston; Governor Activates 3,000 Federal and State Guard Members
AUGUST 27, 2017
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has activated 3,000 national and state guard members after Harvey dumped more than two feet of rain on Houston metro, causing historic and catastrophic flooding from rainfall that has been characterized by the National Weather Service as “beyond anything experienced before.” Thousands of homes continue to take on water and hundreds of people remain trapped and stranded in rising floodwaters across the Houston area. Thousands of people have
been rescued so far and the death toll from Harvey rose to three. “There is life-threatening, catastrophic flooding happening now in Southeast Harris County,” Jeff Lindner of the Harris County Flood Control District told The Weather Channel. Two people have died in the Houston area in flood-related deaths as torrential rain continues to fall, according to the National Weather Service.
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DEVELOPING: Widespread Power Outages Spreading in wake of Hurricane Harvey
AUGUST 27, 2017
CenterPoint serves 2.4 million customers in Houston, more than 97 percent of whom still have power. Track power outages on CenterPoint’s outage tracker. Do not approach downed power lines, call 713-207-2222 to report them. Areas served by TNMP in Galveston County, Brazoria County and southern Harris County are also reporting mass outages. Check TNMP’s outage tracker. Report power outages and get updates by calling 888-866-7456. 2:15 p.m.: More than
76,000 people in Houston are still without power, although 96 percent of the city can still turn on the lights, according to CenterPoint. As long as roads remain impassable due to flooding, there is still no timeline for power restoration, CenterPoint said. “Please be prepared for extended power outages,” the utility said on its Twitter feed. TNMP, which serves customers in southern Harris County, estimated that power won’t be restored until 6 p.m. on Thursday. The utility estimates that more than 15,000 of its customers are without power.
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Catastrophic Flooding’ Strikes Houston, Thousands Rescued
AUGUST 27, 2017
Tropical Storm Harvey continued to hit southeastern Texas on Sunday with “catastrophic flooding” in Houston, forcing residents to flee to their roofs and higher ground as officials respond to thousands of 911 calls for rescues in the “unprecedented” event. Several hundred people arrived at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, which officials are using as a shelter as flood waters have inundated much of the city.
The Red Cross is prepared to manage 1,000 people at the convention center. Authorities throughout Houston and the surrounding Harris County area are opening shelters as thousands continue to evacuate their homes due to severe flooding. The latest forecasts show 15 to 25 inches of rain is possible in Texas over the next several days. Rainfall from Harvey could reach up to 50 inches in some spots.
READ MORE http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/27/harvey-causes-catastrophic-flooding-in-houston-shuts-down-airport.html

Category 4 Hurricane Harvey ‘Stronger than Katrina and Sandy’
AUGUST 26, 2017
Hurricane Harvey has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm – which could make it stronger than Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storm Katrina if it strikes the US at its current velocity. Residents have been warned to take shelter from 130mph winds and ocean surges which will reach heights of 12ft when the most powerful storm in over a decade slams the
mainland US. Ahead of its expected impact the National Hurricane Centre has upgraded the furious weather phenomenon to a Category 4 hurricane. Harvey is expected to strike near the Texan coastal city of Corpus Christi at 9pm CDT (3am BST). David Ramirez left his home in Corpus Christi early on Friday to wait out the storm in San Antonio, Texas.
READ MORE http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/846036/Hurricane-Harvey-2017-update-path-category-damage-Houston-Texas-Corpus-Christi-storm

AUGUST 25, 2017
(Reported By Todd Starnes) A first grader at a California charter school was sent to the principal’s office this week after she accidentally “misgendered” a transgender classmate in what’s being called a “pronoun mishap.” The incident occurred at Rocklin Academy, a school rocked by controversy after a kindergarten teacher led an in-class discussion on transgenderism that included a
“gender reveal” for a little boy who was transitioning to a little girl. For kindergartners. Parents were furious because they were not informed in advance and were not given the chance to opt-out their five-year-old’s from the classroom transgender activity. However, school leaders informed moms and dads – they were not allowed to opt-out – and the state did not require them to notify parents.
READ MORE https://www.toddstarnes.com/column/first-grader-sent-to-office-investigated-for-pronoun-mishap

Magnitude 3.1 Earthquake Shakes Up Irving, Texas
AUGUST 25, 2017
The USGS has confirmed to WFAA that a 3.1-magnitude earthquake hit Irving Friday morning. The USGS says this earthquake, which hit near the intersection of West Irving
Boulevard and N. O’Connor Road, is similar to the quakes experienced in 2015 in the same region. Several viewers told us they felt the quake in Irving and Dallas just before 7 a.m.
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USGS confirms 3.1 earthquake in Irving

DEVELOPING: Monster Hurricane Could Leave Locations Uninhabitable For Months
AUGUST 26, 2017
Hurricane Harvey is rapidly intensifying over the bathtub-warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, rocketing from a tropical depression to an 85-mile-per-hour hurricane in less than 24 hours, with more intensification to come. As of Friday afternoon, it had reached Category 3 intensity. The storm presents south and southeastern Texas with nothing short of a worst-case scenario. Hurricane Harvey is forecast to roar ashore along the middle Texas coast with maximum sustained
winds of 125 miles per hour or greater, making it a high-end Category 3 storm, on Friday night or Saturday morning. It’s even possible it could hit as a low-end Category 4 storm, capable of causing widespread destruction.If it hits land at such a high intensity, Harvey would be the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 12 years, since Hurricane Wilma struck Florida in 2005. READ MORE http://mashable.com/2017/08/24/hurricane-harvey-worst-case-scenario-realized-texas/#GbBgONZoWqqR

TX mayor warns those refusing to evacuate to write SS numbers on their arms
AUGUST 26, 2017
The mayor of Rockport, Texas, is advising residents who aren’t evacuating to write their names and Social Security numbers on their arms. “We’re suggesting if people are going to stay here, mark their arm with a Sharpie pen with their name and Social Security number,” Rockport Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Rios said at a news conference Friday morning,
according to ABC News. “We hate to talk about things like that,” he said. “It’s not something we like to do but it’s the reality, people don’t listen.” The mayor said that step is necessary to prepare for the worst scenario, which is the death of those who are choosing to remain in the area.
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‘Perfect’ conditions could make Harvey strongest hurricane to hit US in 12 Years
AUGUST 25, 2017
Texas is bracing itself for the storm of the decade as Hurricane Harvey barrels towards the state, which is expecting catastrophic flooding, power outages, winds up to 130mph and 30 inches of rain. Final preparations were being made on Friday morning, as officials emphasized that the situation was ‘very serious’ and said that the window for evacuation from flood-threatened coastal areas was closing quickly. The National Weather Service on Friday morning urged that
preparations should be ‘rushed to completion’ adding that ‘conditions are expected to deteriorate throughout the day’. The US National Hurricane Center said Harvey has ‘rapidly intensified’ and experts say weather conditions have created the perfect recipe for the monster Category 3 hurricane to form and crash into Texas later on Friday. The national guard has been mobilized amid fears over life-threatening flash flooding, which poses ‘a grave risk’ to Texans as the hurricane is expected to be the strongest to hit the United States mainland in 12 years since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
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UPDATE: Hurricane Harvey Could Unleash 3 Feet of Rain and Category 3 Devastation
AUGUST 25, 2017
Hurricane Harvey continues to pick up steam as it barrels toward the Gulf Coast, with forecasters saying the Category 2 storm could reach Category 3 status before it hits land. They say it could be the most powerful storm to hit the United States since Superstorm Sandy nearly five years ago. The ingredients to make a monster storm are coming together as
Harvey is now expected to make landfall early Saturday. Forecasters say Harvey could drop up to three feet of rain in some places. From Texas to Louisiana and Mississippi, people are getting ready. They’re loading sandbags, boarding up doors and windows, filling up at the gas station, and cleaning out the shelves at grocery stores.
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