Hurricane Ike =====> Houston?

[Rich-n-Texas]

I live in an old railroad town a bit north and east of Dallas proper. Ike was a tropical storm as it passed east of me. I got about 2 inches of rain in my neighborhood and the winds didn't exceed 30 mph for the most part. I don't want to downplay the significance of this storm, but the rain that Ike produced in my area was actually beneficial. We've had a dry summer here in North Texas. I spent most of the day watching the local news as well as the news reported from KHOU Houston via streamed video. It's late here but I'll post up more in the AM.

[Feanor]

I live in an old railroad town a bit north and east of Dallas proper. Ike was a tropical storm as it passed east of me. I got about 2 inches of rain in my neighborhood and the winds didn't exceed 30 mph for the most part. I don't want to downplay the significance of this storm, but the rain that Ike produced in my area was actually beneficial. We've had a dry summer here in North Texas. I spent most of the day watching the local news as well as the news reported from KHOU Houston via streamed video. It's late here but I'll post up more in the AM.

Rich,

Glad to hear all is well in you immediate neighbourhood. We are expecting a pretty big dump of rain from Ike's remnant here this evening.