Posted on 09/07/2008 8:37:37 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Ike is the fifth tropical cyclone of the 2008 hurricane season to threaten U.S. Gulf Coast states.
Reports from Turks & Caicos Islands describe 80 per cent of homes damaged or destroyed. On Sunday, Hurricane Ike's position just north of Hispanola was hampering relief efforts for devastation incurred by Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Fay. The death toll in Haiti from Gustav reached 200 people.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist held a press conference Sunday morning shortly after a Hurricane Watch was issued for the Florida Keys.
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| 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 |
Some people ...
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Possible Mutiny on the Carnival ‘Miracle’?
Could passengers stage a mutiny and take over a cruise ship?
It could if the cruisers had anticipated a balmy week in the Caribbean. But because of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Hanna, they were rerouted to exotic . . . Newport, R.I.?
According to USA Today, Carnival’s Miracle left New York last Friday and was supposed to sail eight nights with stops in San Juan, St. Thomas and Grand Turk Island. But when faced with Hanna, Carnival announced the ship would go no further than Freeport and Nassau in the Bahamas.
As the storm made its way to the Bahamas, Carnival changed plans again, dropping the Nassau trip and turning the back to spend the night in Rhode Island. The cruise ship will return to New York tomorrow.
Various reports have at least one passenger posting a diatribe called, “Mutiny on the Miracle 8/29/08; to a cruise Web site saying, “People starting chanting REFUND REFUND!!!” and giving no gratuities to show their displeasure at being diverted to Port Canaveral, Freeport and Rhode Island.
I can see their point: According to Carnival’s Miracle Web site, accommodations started at $999.
http://industry.bnet.com/travel/1000186/possible-mutiny-on-the-carnival-miracle/
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Have a another drink, mutineers .. LOL
Great, four of them aimed at us.
BTTT
Prayers for you and all in the potential path.
This Ike guy’s worn out folks .. been out there forever.
At 11:00PM, the center of Hurricane Ike is located about 140 miles
SE of Havana, Cuba.
Moving WNW at 13 mph. Winds 80 mph, 967mb.
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
Landfall, per FNC, is Saturday now.
Keep safe.
ArrrrrrGGggHhhhhh!!!...;0)
Just a wag and gut feeling but I think the storm will curve back to NE once it gets in gulf.
I hope that is JUST a gut feeling! LOL!...but serious!
Leni
9-8-08 Update: Turks, Caicos, ~~
Bahamas: Great Inuaga Islands, Ragged Islands, Andros
http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bahamas.shtml?id=1220917110.70383
Snippets:
There have been no reports of fatalities or injuries on the Bahamas or Turks and Caicos Islands.The Turks and Caicos Islands have been severely affected and preliminary damage assessment is currently underway.
The Southern island of Inagua sustained significant damage and the other southern islands of such as Mayaguana, Acklins and Crooked island sustained lesser degrees of damage.
BAHAMAS:
Initial reports from Great Inagua indicate the following:
Housing:
Approximately 70 to 80 percent of the houses on Great Inagua have sustained roof damage and approximately 25 per cent sustained major damage.
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Initial reports from Turks and Caicos Islands indicate the following:
Grand Turk Island
Shelters:
348 people are in shelters.
Housing:
An estimated 90 % of the roofs sustained damage and 20% destroyed.
Health
Grand Turk hospital sustained roof and water damage.
Utilities
Electricity and telephone services are not available because most power lines are down.
Salt Cay
A reconnaissance flight over the island has reported severe flooding in southern part of the Salt Cay and significant damage to homes and buildings.
There are a couple of models that show a dip then a hook, still arriving here.
There is a big high working up over the rockies, depends on how fast the storm moves across the gulf. If it is fast it can go down if slow???????????
Bump to follow.
That’s so tough .. wondering, worrying, waiting.
Hang in there .. and may God bless and protect
you and yours.
NHC is aimed at Baffin Bay.
Are you still vacationing in ObamaLand?
WFLA news tonight stated Cuba has reported four fatalities from Ike, mostly due to falling debris.
If you look at arkady_renko’s .gif in 489 you can see lows in the Bay of Campeche and Tampiquilas that seem to be luring Ike.
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