Hurricane Ike Live Thread

NOAA/NHC ^ | 7 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

With a hurricane wind field of 160 miles, and tropical storm windfield over 400 miles, it might be a very good idea to tuck away potential missiles laying around in the yard.

Good luck with your storm prep.

[WestCoastGal]

8 mph.

The local news said that the slower it goes the more intensity and the further east it will head. Galveston and the area near there should be watching very closely.

[Lakeshark]

I was lucky to have found out about her a couple of months before the pick. I instantly liked who she was, what she believed in, and what she has accomplished. I remember talking to some friends about a week before the VP pick, saying she would be a great pick, but that McCain would never choose someone like that, rather he would make a safe pick, dull and moderate.

I have to say, along with Mrs L, that McCain picking her turned us from marginally voting against the big Zero, to supporting the McCain-Palin ticket to win.

She brings a fresh and very conservative face to the R party, one that gives us conservatives a future. I hope she does well, and maintains her principles.

[girlscout]

A friend who works there told me they were to get their timesheets up to date and that they were getting ready to send everyone home.

[john316]

Going down to Rosenberg to take care of mom’s house today..I plan on leaving clear lake area NLT 15Z on Thursday. My timesheet is done and posted Time Away Days for the rest of the week.

[lainie]

already up to 100 mph. That didn’t take long. :/

[girlscout]

I knew I should have taken a government job way back when. Stay safe!

[jpsb]

That is one scary picture!

[NautiNurse]

The local news said that the slower it goes the more intensity and the further east it will head.

We were discussing these points last night shortly after Ike exited Cuba.

[wolfcreek]

To top that, some of the models put the Austin area east of the center....the worst side.

Baton down the hatches and get to making the cocktails.

[Frank_Discussion]

I’ll be waiting then... Thanks for the info.

[MamaB]

When power went out during a tornado, my late hubby hooked a tv up to the boat battery. Don't have any idea how he did that but it worked. I think I should learn how since he died from liver cancer in 2006.

[Jaded]

Dang. I’m in downtown Houston. Just playing the waiting game.

[AFPhys]

Man - under two weeks ago, I was giving kudos to the models for how well they had been able to get Gustav. This storm is nothing like that. They have been all over, and are through today.

GFDL is devastating, for sure. It has had a couple squirrelly runs the last week, though, so I wouldn’t get excited.

I have to say that right now, none of these have me convinced. Nor does the NHC track into the s.central coast of Texas. Something I’ve noted over the last several days, though: there does seem to be a kind of “inflection point” at about 26N - approximately the latitude of the S.tip of TX - I believe that when Ike finally crosses that latitude, the direction will suddenly firm up in these models. That’s two days from now with most models, one in some others.

[AFPhys]

If I could edit, I would add to that last post that GFDL has performed just about the best, though.

UKMET also did very well the last 5 days, and other models have come into line with it during the last two days... but now we’ll see.

[devolve]

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Good luck potlatch -

[OB1kNOb]

[Ditter]

The computer models have turned a little more to the north now. one of them goes right into the mouth of Galveston Bay. I am getting concerned.

[Orange1998]

Same here but North Houston. I will have to make a decision soon.

[Katlyn]

I agree, but they don’t seem to be responding.

Our School District has posted there will be classes tomorrow and we are 1/2 mile from the water.

It is getting scary...IMO.

Prayers for all wherever it decides to come.