00:00Aaron, we've been checking in with you all day. You kind of recapped your experience yesterday
00:04and most recently you were telling us about just how hot and humid it was out there for residents.
00:08It looks like you've got a gas station behind you. Are folks trying to run out and refuel?
00:14Yeah, that's right. This appears to be the only place or one of the only places in town
00:18here in Palacios, Texas that has power. I talked to the to the lady that's running the gas station
00:23inside. She says it's it is power. It's not a generator. But talking to some of the folks here,
00:28they're filling up lots of gas cans. They said that they don't have power. So likely,
00:32you know, they're getting gas for their generators and whatnot. There is also a
00:35supermarket just down the road that I saw as folks going into it. Lots of cars parked out front.
00:40My guess is that they're trying to prioritize these locations, gas stations, supermarkets,
00:45the essential places, get that power up first. That's the most important, especially with this
00:50heat, this humidity here. It is a brutal day here for that heat and humidity here in Palacios,
00:56Texas, all along the Gulf Coast. So you need that power to get that get the air conditioners on,
01:02you know, like the gas for the generators to get air conditioners on power, refrigerators,
01:07maybe get an ice at the at the supermarkets. But I did. You know, I was in Port Lavaca earlier.
01:12A huge crew was there. They were they were using that as their headquarters.
01:16They all slowly dispersed out of Port Lavaca and moving into these areas like Palacios. And I did
01:22run into some of those utility crews that were bringing power lines, a swath of power poles
01:26had been knocked down by barrel when I made landfall the other day. So fortunately here,
01:31it looks like things are moving pretty good and getting the power back online.
01:35Not a lot of damage here in Palacios. But, you know, if you get those power poles up higher
01:41elevation, you know, we're kind of we're about 15 to 20 miles west of where the I made landfall.
01:47So those stronger winds were a little higher off of the ground. So strong enough to bring
01:52power poles down. I reached up high into the air. I think a lot of people are watching the
01:56important role of a storm chaser during the storm. What do you think the most important
01:59thing for you to be doing right now is? Well, you know, I'm not just a storm chaser.
02:05You know, I'm trying to document the story out here, capture the the fights and sounds
02:10and what's happening. And that includes not just the storm itself, but, you know,
02:14the build up to the storm, people making preparations. And then probably most importantly
02:20is the recovery effort so that, you know, you get these stories out into the world,
02:24people can see that and it helps bring that help flooding in and getting the search crews here,
02:29getting utility crews here, donations for people that might need help here. So, you know, it's not
02:35just chasing the storm, it's capturing the whole story, telling that whole story, you know, and
02:40being out here to try and do what I can. And that's my job out here. So. Aaron, giving me the
02:46chills this morning. Just so inspirational having you out there. We appreciate you just being so
02:50human out there and giving us the feel for how folks are across the Lone Star State. So we do
02:56appreciate you checking on in and bringing us those updates here on Accurate Early.
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