Anybody want some?

[Land_Owner]

NOT a good morning! The wind is raging here at 65 mph in gusts from the SE. Rain is driving in horizontally at 6 inches per hour. The SE front wall, at the 2nd floor balcony over the front door of this house, is visibly leaking water at a rate of 2 inches per hour, which can't be stopped until the storm passes.

Most of the house towels are in use absorbing the water that is coming into the foyer at the front hallway (through the wall), running under the flooring there, and entering the laundry and downstairs bedroom (feared). Conditions are ripe for black mold in the near future. The eye of the storm is just south of here.

[ironglow]

Be careful with that 8lack mold.  Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in August 2017.  Unbeknownst to my brother, although his home wasn't fully flooded, it none the less became infested with black mold.
     In February 2018, he died from the effects of black mold.

[Tommyt]

 Hope you do well and this passes quickly
Water is not friendly

Good Luck

[Dee]

Hang in there Richard. Its dry and 58 degrees in west Texas.

[oldandslow]

Thanks for the offer but no. Hope everything turns out OK for you. I am high and dry and looking at our first freeze tomorrow night.

[DDZ]

We are going to get some of that tomorrow, but with a lot less wind.

[Land_Owner]

The worst is over. The storm has passed. The wet will dry. The power is on. Creature comforts are still in place. No meat was spoiled. No unrepairable damage was done. Nerves were frazzled for a while. I've had a nap.

I've never been concerned about the wind (to 105 mph), but I was born in water.  I, my father, and his father before him were Sailors.  That alone makes me a Son of a Son of a Sailor.  I have a fascination with and very real concern when it comes to water.  Water can mess with you.

Reassessment of the Day - it is a better morning than when it started. Good tidings to each of you and sincere thanks for all of your concerns and well wishes.