Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall yesterday about 30 miles east of Galveston Island (about 50 miles from Friendswood.) And ultimately, it looked worse on TV or on radar than reality on the ground. In Friendswood, we had about 2 inches of rain and 20-30 mile per hour winds. No damage except for some small branches down out of our trees.
It was fascinating watching how we all prepared for the worst. Everyone put gas in their car. But there were no long lines and everyone remained calm and orderly (like they have done this drill before.) We also had to do the "go to the store and get bread, milk, and bottled water." The milk piece of that equation is interesting. Think about it: if we lose power, the milk will quickly spoil. Water makes much better sense. The whole community experience reminded me of getting ready for a big snowfall up north - particularily in Tennessee.
Nevertheless, Edouard's punch was pretty weak. And we got some much needed rain.
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