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 |
Hi Dougherty, yup here we go again. You are in La right?
Man that sure bad, another Carla (Sept 11, 1961).
Man that sure looks bad, another Carla (Sept 11, 1961).
If this northerly jog they’re talking about in the last few frames is for real tracks will be a-changin’. But most of these jogs are just wobbles.
Oh - I agree with you about the models! It is simply very curious to me that one of the premier intensity models has taken a walk on the wild side with Ike. In fact, until GFDL upgrade came along, SHIPS was the only model that did decently for intensity.
And, as far as what the NHC was calling for, I again refer to the history of their predicted track, the gray line, as posted earlier. Earlier this week, Ike was more anticipated as a threat to the East Coast than to the GOM.
Baton Rouge, most of central Louisiana is a mess. We evacuated today after six days with no power, banks closed, had to pay cash for food at Albertsons and ran out of cash, heat, mildewing house, no power. I can’t tel you how bad it was but even post surgery we got out. I don’t think I will go back for treatment,,will stay in Baltimore.
Louisiana is more devastated than is being reported.
Where are you located? And nice to meet ya.
Didn’t look like a wobble to me, maybe the ridge to the north is weakening? Maybe Ike will do a Charlie?
Yes, steve, the (possible) extent of Cuba transit is unprecedented.
And - wow- I just looked at the models - whereas the 12Z run had only CLP5 going north into FL/AL, right now five of them are taking that hard turn north, finally. This is a big change from this morning. It is worth noting that such a track would be much more in line with historical precedent, though Ike’s track would be positioned to the west of most.
They don’t have Cuba escaping this way, though.
I’m in Western NY State. I’ve no direct experience with hurricanes - and have no desire to get any!
The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 did the same thing (from the previous thread). 1900 Galveston Hurricane was Greatest natural disaster in US history.
Aw geez, I did NOT want to hear that.
I didn’t respond to your comment... I wrote quite an essay on that yesterday - about how NHC hypes things - If you want to see it, mash here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2074049/posts?page=479#479
I don’t want to bore these thread with dupes, as much as possible.
I don’t know. It’s not on the historical tracks map on post #64?
Note to Ike: Houston area doesn't want you!
Hard to hear that. Hope things improve!
Maybe the Galveston hurricane wasn’t a September ‘cane? Would explain why it isn’t shown.
You can say that again. At least we're still well stocked from the Gustav threat.
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