[HoustonKid]

Here are some photos from yesterday on the island.

This is the area after the seawall near Woodys. Notice there is no longer a strech of beach, just a cut to the gulf.

The other photo is of the ponds that were to the east of woodys. Due to the cut, the ponds have drained out.


A few more west of woodys. Notice all of the sand that was covering the road that was moved out of the way. The nice houses that now belong to the state of texas. The beach front moved in just a little.

The last photo shows how little beach is left at the sea wall. For most of the seawall, there is no beach left at all. Just the gulf lapping up against the seawall.

 

[HoustonKid]

Being there is unreal. I feel for all the people who have lost everything. It will take a while for the island to get back, but it will.

 

[llred]

is the flagship hotel still there?

 

[Bigwater]

WOW!! I was wondering if there was water to the seawall still. Unbeleivable!

Biggie

 

[HoustonKid]

Flagship still there. Some damage and the ramp to drive up to the hotel is gone.

Its not that the water is pushed up to the seawall. The sand has been washed away so there is no beach for the most part. All of the sand got washed over the seawall and onto other parts of the island.

 

[Brine Jake]

Thanks for posting these.
BTW one G cam is operating.
http://www.galveston.com/webcams/

 

[BACLIFF BERT]

I guess we can now walk up and down the seawall to cast into rafts of mullet.
My old Bungalow in San leon. Nothing left but the foundation of the garage and home.

The roof of the bungalow in someones diveway.

 

[squidmotion]

man...

that is terrible...

 

[irbjd]

This may be a stupid question, but did there used to be sand up to where the paint stops on the pilings of those houses?

 

[BACLIFF BERT]

Good observation and I don't know myself for a fact but if my life depended on it, I would say yes becuase it is uniform with every house.

 

[SEAHUNT186]

this was the Kemah channel...hard to believe....

 

[SEAHUNT186]

San Luis pass......

 

[SEAHUNT186]

Galveston...

 

[SEAHUNT186]

Crystal Beach...

 

[SEAHUNT186]

Gilcrest...

 

[PHINS]

That is not SLP but the bridge going into Surfside

 

[HoustonKid]

This may be a stupid question, but did there used to be sand up to where the paint stops on the pilings of those houses?

Yes. The pic of the sand piled up on the side of the road came from that area.

 

[Brine Jake]

http://picasaweb.google.com/abcbbooks

 

[Captain Dave]

Sad Luck all over ... It just takes allot of time an patience to rebuild...

When I went to San Leon to p/u my boat, there were a a good number of folks cheering to the cane that was about to hit em.. I hope they made it out alright.. It could of been alott worse.

God Bless