The storm surge from Hurricane Ike and debris covers a street, Friday, Sept 12, 2008 in Seabrook Texas.
Incredibly, Ike's center was still some 200 miles away when this photo was taken. AP Photo/Kim Christensen

This shot was taken about 12 hours before the storm is scheduled to make landfall -- about 1-2 miles from my house. This is a major reason why I am certain that my Darling Democrat, the Apolitical Pooch and I are hiding out in a hotel in Austin.

Word is that there will be a storm surge of 18-22 feet in our area -- and what you see there is at perhaps 8 feet.

I don't want to imagine what we will be going home to -- and can imagine that we might not have a home to go home to.

UPDATE: Additional photos from Seabrook, Texas -- H/T Houston Chronicle

Local resident walking dog -- about 2-3 blocks from picture at top of this post.


See that picture at the top? This would be the same spot, facing the other direction.


See that white house in the center at the very top of the picture?
That is in front of the location with the debris.


Resident wading about 1/2 mile from the debris picture, on a side street.
This would be in the extreme upper left of the photo just above.

Our house would be another 1 1/2 miles past this, at about the same point on a side street -- but with a bit more land (1/4-1/3 mile) between us and the water. Needless to say, I'm not taking much comfort in what I'm seeing here.

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