thursday. the bottom line with this storm is the winds will cause a little bit of damage t storm surge will cause a little bit of damage, but the flooding is life-threatening, and that s what could cause a lot of damage. we have a flash flood that goes all the way through lake charles and the coastline. isolated rain totals could be up to 20 inches. that s significant. the highest rainfall totals are possible south of houston, galveston, and toward the texas/louisiana border. we re going to deal with a 3- to 5-foot storm surge. that could cause problems. that s going to be port o connor to freeport. again, another landfall of a tropical system. it could intensify to a hurricane right before a landfall, but i don t think it s going to be a big wind storm. the biggest issue will be what the rain does. houston is so flood-prone as we ve seen in years past. bill karins, thank you very