That storm sat just west of us all night. The flooding in the Marble Falls and Leander area is historic in proportions. The area near Lin’s office has parts of the highway under water. It has been calm here all night, that weird sort of calm that is too still and too quiet. Another front has been shooting across Texas, and it looks like it’s going to push through the Austin area sometime in a few hours. I am still hoping it dies out, but I don’t really see that happening. This is an awful storm system. I’m was nervous enough last night to have the emergency light handy, and I am keeping it close, just in case.

Everyone, please send your good thoughts, prayers, and/or positive energy to the Central Texas area today. There are a lot of people already in danger and there will probably be more as this storm progresses.

I don’t think we are in any danger of flooding right here at the house. I don’t think. I am a little concerned about high winds, and if we get too much rain, the laundry room will flood and the roof will leak.

I’m going to go call my Mom and a few friends and check on them. Then I am going to get dressed and watch the weather until this storm either dies or hits us. If we lose electricity or there’s some other sort of crisis at Casa de Orb, remember I have a Livejournal. If anything too crazy happens here, I’ll be updating there by cell phone. I’m hoping it won’t be getting that crazy here.

Like I said, send some good energy to Central Texas today. It’s just awful out to the west of us. I feel so terrible for all the people who are in shelters right now. I’m hoping the situation doesn’t get worse for everyone’s sake.