OMG, HURRICANES!

It seems that with the formation of sub-tropical storm Andrea, the 2007 Hurricane season is on. Yay! So this morning, we have an article from the AP about local officials questioning the Texas hurricane plan.

"Mike Montgomery, the emergency management coordinator for Harris County, which includes Houston, said he had been told privately that the county should not rely on Guard forces to help with an evacuation before a hurricane. Montgomery said he had been told many of those troops would probably be diverted to the Rio Grande Valley because of the limited resources available there."

Look, I know the guy who developed the plan to evacuate the Texas Gulf Coast. Bottom line is that it cannot be done. There are not enough roads to get everyone out given the typical warning lead time. And the Valley is the worst. The estimates I saw for deaths in the Valley given a Cat 5 strike at Brownsville are 4000+. Apparently several colonias will simply cease to exist.

There is nothing the state can do except pray that it doesn't hit down there at that strength.