Yes, I'll be riding it out here. It will be a long night -- the eye wall with the strongest winds on the east side is projected to hit the Mobile Bay area, about 65 miles west of me. Our max sustained winds will be in the 90-120 mph range about 12 am Central time. The current winds at the house are in the 45 mph range.
The storm surge is now completely under the house -- but not to the historical high water mark from previous storms. The water would have to rise an additional 6 feet or so to reach my garage/mud room level -- another 12 feet on top of that to reach my lower living level. If it gets that high -- we'll need an Ark!
The power is off, but I'll wait to fire up the generator until after the storm passes. So, all is well for now -- given the circumstances.
Many thanks for all the thoughts and prayers,
Bill