I live in south Houston (commonly called the Clear Lake area), very close to the Johnson Space center. Galveston is about a 30 min. drive to the south.

Yesterday I ventured out a little to assess the damage in our area and to see what stores were open. As expected very few commercial operations were doing business, the very few that were (a HEB grocery store with a power generator and a local Pizza place that had power) had long lines to get in.

Damage looked mostly cosmetic. Lots of fallen trees and tree debris. Very little flooding in my area, but other parts of Houston are starting to flood now that a thunderstorm is passing through....Continue Reading