TS Hanna, Hurricane Ike & TS Josephine

NOAA/NHC ^ | 3 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

Hanna remains a threat to the U.S. Atlantic coast while the storm spent several days stalled and meandering between the Southeast Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and Hispanola. The islands have been battered with winds and torrential rains.

Ike continues to strengthen, reaching hurricane status Wednesday afternoon. The storm continues to move toward the Bahamas and U.S.

Cleanup efforts continued along the Gulf of Mexico states following Hurricane Gustav. Baton Rouge, LA has widespread wind damage and power outages. New Orleans residents were allowed to return to their homes despite Mayor Nagin's reservations amid power outages. President George Bush arrived in Baton Rouge Wednesday to survey the damage from the storm.

The U.S. death toll for Hurricane Gustav is 16, including evacuation casualties and post-storm tornadoes.

Hanna	Ike	Josephine
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Public Advisory	Public Advisory	Public Advisory
Discussion	Discussion	Discussion
Buoy Data: West Atlantic Florida SE US	West Atlantic Florida	Ship reports only
Forecast Models	Forecast Models	Forecast Models

Additional Resources:

News4Jax Jacksonville FL
TCPalm.com Treasure Coast FL
WTOC Savannah GA
WCIV News Charleston SC
WECT6 Wilmington NC
CBS4 Miami
WSVN Miami/Ft. Lauderdale

Previous Threads:

Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine, TD Gustav (Other than that, the tropics are calm)
Hurricane Gustav & Hurricane Hanna
Gustav & Hanna Thread I
Hurricane Gustav
Cat 5 Hurricane Sarah Is Catastrophic for Obama Campaign

Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

[jpsb]

[Grammy]

"How much money does it take to ride a state-chartered bus, stay in a state and Red Cross sponsored shelter, and eat food provided by the Southern Baptists and the Red Cross?"

You are right, with one modification for here. The 350 in our shelter here in Middle TN flew into Memphis, then drove here by bus. The day after arriving they began asking when their financial aid cards would get there. They were seriously bummed when we informed them they were getting food and shelter.... only.

That said... the ones who were responsible and evacuated themselves have spent lots of money. I guess that's one of the things you take into account when you choose to live on the coast, just like snow days in the midwest cost you time off from your job.

[jpsb]

Galveston was on a path to become the Premier city in the region, the great 1900 storm changed all that and Houston, a safe distance from the Gulf of Mexico, became the great Texas port city instead of Galveston.

[DeaconBenjamin]

Many evacuees obtained their own food, shelter, and travel.

[NautiNurse]

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