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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TBO.com Tampa Bay Online
KHOU Houston
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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 |
Very good advice.
Yeah. This may turn out a practice for us but we have to treat it like Ike is coming right at us due to time constraints.
It’s been beautiful weather in Houston for 4 days now. How much longer can this hold up realistically. It’s been nice longer for this time of the year than I can remember forever. Really tolerable humidity and heat. I wonder if it’ll hold up that much longer. That’s the concern with these forecasts, no doubt.
The cone is narrowing isn't it? Well break is over. I've got to decide what to take if I have to leave. I didn't think it would be this hard.
How can we help
cuba?
Are they Navy?
A cool front in early September, who’d thunk it? gotta love global warming. Still nice, but getting back to hot and humid. Next couple of days will be interesting, more so for some then others. lol. Still plenty of time for a few more surprises. I’d say the entire Texas coast is still very much in play.
No. They just happen to live near the base.
The hurricane dog went out and pointedly faced the gulf and sniffed, but didn't seem excited yet. But she's interested.
During Dolly when the winds were about 85 mph and it was raining buckets, she was totally elated and jumped in the pool. It was fun catching her, (not) and even more fun drying her off in the kitchen on the wet floor tripping over extension cords.
TANKS,,,Got it,,,
IKE mite wind up in Mexico yet...;0)
there is a rumor that a Public's grocery trailer was blown over by a gust this morning up around Mile Marker 79
don't know if it's substantiated by fact
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As well as having chocolate as the first ten items on your grocery list!
That's what I'm hoping. My daughter got hit bad by Dolly and just had all the repairs done!
I have been way down into Mexico along the east coast and beyond Matamoros it is not heavily populated. I know Mexico moved them out for Dolly.
I’m making a mid night run to Walmart tonight. I was looking thru the pantry. Most of the stuff from Dolly is still there. We need lot’s of choc though. That went fast.
Been tied up a bit, trying to arrange equipment to go to one of the windfarms on Thursday. Idiots.
My half grown cat has been acting weird. She’s weird any way but has been over the top the last few days. Just has spells where she paces and crys and wants to be rocked. There are two of them that got left by their momma before they hardly had their eyes open. I don’t think they know they are cats.
LOL, Cranky Monkeys! Cute, I saved one.
That’s really “see no, hear no and speak no”, you know....!
Seriously? They aren’t going to put them up yet are they? Ike goes thru there and it will tear them up, won’t it?
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