I'm a Man, but ...

There is definitely a nervous anticipation. I was in Hurricane Alicia, but I don't remember a thing. I experienced some high winds in Lubbock (50-70+ mph gusts), but I've never been in 70+mph sustained winds. Compound that nervous energy with the fact that it is 8:13 pm and it is dark outside. We are under a Tornado warning currently. The entire east side of the storm is under a Tornado warning.  

Hearing the wind outside is kinda eerie. The best thing I can compare it to is being alone in the dark walking to your hunting spot, but you forgot your gun. You've got your knife, and you've got your flashlight, but no fire power.

Bissonett has lost power. Channel 13 has a mobile crew driving around. The guy just said an estimated 4,000 are powerless. The first power line pole has fallen, so it will be here shortly. They said as many as 2,000,000 people could be without power in the morning. Man I hope we don't have to use the generator, but who knows.

I took a video earlier, and will attempt to take videos throughout the night, but who knows how they will turn out. I don't anticipate getting too much sleep tonight, so if nothing else, maybe you all will have something to read in the morning. Continue to keep us, and all of those people that are in the path of this storm in your thoughts and prayers.

Edit: 8:59 pm - Centerpoint Energy just said that the count is up to 250,000 without power and they feel like it will be 1,000,000 before all is said and done. 7,000 people are coming in from all over the country to help restore power after the storm, but they feel like it will be 2-3 weeks before they get all of the power restored.