9:27 PM

So.

Years after I’ve moved away, I still consider Houston home. Every shot of the highways is familliar, every map a reminder of days gone by. I used to joke about living 10 feet above sea level; the lack of topography was funny.

And now Jim Cantore is there. You know what that means, right? When Jim shows up, you leave. Period.

Here are some sites you should see.

• The Houston Chronicle. Make it your home page for the next few days.
• Houston Chronicle’s map of the storm surge (and associated estimates of damage).
• The SciGuy blog, which was fantastic during Katrina and will continue to be so.
• The Weather Underground’s Wunderblog
• Images from the GOES satellites
• Live NOAA radio
• Wikipedia is a good place for updates.
• No idea what they’ll do, but Rice’s KTRU is always worth a listen.
• Remeber Tropical Storm Allison and the ‘500 year floods’? My college roommate John Paul does.

I know too many people still there - good luck to you all. Let me know if you need anything. Godspeed.