from Daily Kos: Riding out a Texas Hurricane

"If I could offer advice to anyone in Hurricane Harvey's predicted path, it would be to take the 3-hour drive north on I-35 to the Hill Country. On August 5, 1970, my family chose to ride out the storm. Subsequently, we nearly joined the 27 people who lost their lives in Hurricane Celia..."

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"...Rio Vista Drive was just blocks from Corpus Christi Bay. Storm surge soon flooded the street. Water slowly rose in the front yard, coming closer and closer to the house. We were trapped by the ferocity of the storm as water began to seep into the sunken family room.

By then the four of us were sitting on the floor in the kitchen with our backs to the cabinets facing the rising water. My stepmother held her pregnant belly. The Old Master Chief's face was ghostly pale. My sister covered her ears to shut out the shrieking wind. This was no longer an adventure. It was terrifying...

Much more: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/24/1693052/-Riding-out-a-Texas-Hurricane