Cancellations

A cupboard full of books.

Portland, TX

Wednesday 2:00 p.m.

School is cancelled for the remainder of the week, and will reopen as soon as possible after the storm.  

That second part is ominous, no?  I’ve got one better than that though…

Emergency management officials expect the storm to make landfall at 150 miles per hour, or a strong Category 4 storm.  Very likely to be the worst Texas hurricane for the past thirty or forty years.  

According to the Wikipedia, “Category 4 hurricanes tend to produce more extensive curtainwall failures, with some complete roof structural failure on small residences.  Heavy, irreparable damage and near complete destruction of gas station canopies and other wide span overhang type structures are also common.  Mobile and manufactured homes are leveled.  These hurricanes cause major erosion of beach areas and terrain may be flooded inland as well.  Hurricanes of this intensity are extremely dangerous to populated ares.  The Galveston [Texas] Hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the United States, would be classified as Category 4 if it occurred today.”  

Hang on to yer hats.