Thought I'd make a thread for this since it's probably the most serious tropical event in the US since Sandy.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/24/us/tro...vey/index.html
Basically this storm was expected to hit around Galveston (known for being even worse than New Orleans in storm surge danger) as a tropical storm.
It hit very unstable waters, just like Katrina did, and now it's forecast to be a Category 3-4 with 120+ mph wind. For reference, Katrina had 125mph wind when it made landfall. Meteorologists are shitting themselves and admitting that they honestly have no idea how strong it's going to get. There is a phenomenon that it may be undergoing where a storm can intensify over 100mph in 24hrs. This would result in a potential Cat4-5 landfall, probably the most devastating since Andrew in '91. Probably not though.
This is probably the most dangerous tropical situation in the US since Sandy and maybe more so given where it's landing.