Nicholas on the move

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Getting closer it looks like and the models have (mostly) come together for a better consensus. Winds currently at 70mph.
Latest 'says' ashore on mid Texas coast near Palacios, up I-59 to just north of Houston and hang a hard right thru East Tx, La and on into Mississippi.
(nothing is for certain tho.)

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FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 13/2100Z 27.4N 96.4W 55 KT 65 MPH

12H 14/0600Z 28.7N 96.1W 60 KT 70 MPH...ON THE COAST-Near Palacios Tx
24H 14/1800Z 29.9N 95.3W 40 KT 45 MPH...INLAND-NE Houston inside bltwy8
36H 15/0600Z 30.4N 94.4W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND-Near Honey Island/Kountz Tx
48H 15/1800Z 30.9N 92.9W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND-25 mi ENE of Deridder La
60H 16/0600Z 31.1N 91.4W 20 KT 25 MPH...INLAND-Near Woodville Mississippi
72H 16/1800Z 32.0N 90.6W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW-30 mi SE of Jackson Mississippi
96H 17/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
I understand one reason why you're moving west
August is usually our hottest month and hard on my electric bill, but we had so many power outages last month, that my electric bill was just over $20 cheaper than July bill. 3 of the outages were over 12 hours long, and all of them because of limbs on the line.
(of course, I had to pay for generator fuel so I didn't save anything)
 
It is a hurricane...

Very recently, a WeatherFlow Station at Matagorda Bay, Texas,
reported sustained winds of 66 kt (76mph) with a gust to 83 kt (96mph). Based on
this observation, Nicholas is being upgraded to a hurricane on this
advisory, and a Hurricane Warning is issued.


This, is where the local flooding may come in:

Within 12 to 24 hours, after Nicholas has moved
inland, the ridge is forecast to weaken and leave Nicholas in an
area of light steering currents. As a result, during the next
couple of days, the cyclone is expected to turn eastward and slow to
a crawl near southwestern Louisiana
.
 
It's been raining most of the morning here but not terrible so far.
As dry as it is and as low as all the creeks and the river is I don't expect any serious flooding here.
 
I had hoped for some decent rain, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. We were lucky enough to get a very localized shower that dropped almost an inch week before last.
 
We 'may' have gotten 2" of rain altogether. Winds were really pretty light compared to most storms I've been in.
Latest models:
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