Posted on 09/10/2008 2:18:37 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Texas began issuing mandatory and voluntary evacuations as Hurricane Ike continued to strengthen and slowly moved toward an uncertain landfall destination in the western Gulf of Mexico. Texas Governor Rick Perry issued a disaster declaration in advance of the storm. Louisiana Governor Jindal released several hundred buses to Texas for evacuation assistance.
Reports from Cuba indicate widespread damage from Hurricane Ike, which raked the length of the island nation. The U.S. State Department again offered Cuba humanitarian assistance after a previous offer was declined by the Cuban government.
The stock market Wednesday rose as investors bought oil stocks and and oill futures fell.
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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 |
Previous Threads:
Hurricane Ike Live Thread I
TS Hanna, Hurricane Ike & TS Josephine [Other than that, the tropics are calm]
Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine, TD Gustav (Other than that, the tropics are calm)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/2079626/posts?page=1
SS nicks for candidates. Sarah got ‘Denali’, Todd got ‘Driller’. Is that cool or what?
I have a memory of a pressure of 925
for one of them the last couple of
years. Wilma or Rita?
This is truly one terrifying storm. I
can’t believe Cuba and FL are still
within his rain field. Stunning.
Praying that all at ANY risk have
made the essential preps .. there’s
very little room for error with this
one if they’re in the cone. The right
decisions must be in enough time.
I will continue to pray for God’s
safety and protection for all at risk.
It’s times like this when it is so stressful and frustrating being far away from family, especially the elders.
um, not with Ike.......big wind field.
Still, probably on the west side it will be tropical storm force winds that far out.
Whoa!
That was quite a shift...if the trend is in that direction, look-out Houston!
same. ;)
Hopefully the odd structure will continue, but I doubt it. Once the dual wind maxes consolidate windspeeds come up.
The panic will begin tomorrow in Houston/Clear Lake/Galveston. No way I want to be on the road in a panic.
Just saw on our news that 17 babies from Driscoll neonate ICU are in the process of being air lifted to McAllen.
Rita’s lowest pressure was 897 mb; Wilma was 882 mb. Katrina was 902.
My wife doesn’t seem to be concerned, but this is closer than they’ve been to any hurricane in recent memory. And I just have this gut feeling...I hope I’m wrong...that Ike’s going to be a monster, worse than Rita.
We’ll see. Thanks for the thread, NN.
Continuing to monitor....
Yup, hampsters, bingo and the roll of the dice, all thats got to be investigated. The trouble is when they call out the number O 76!
Thanks NN for staying on top of these storms. You’re a treasure.
God bless all in the path of IKE. May he disintegrate before he does much damage.
God bless America!!!!!
Please let us know when you make the decision. Tonight sounds like a good time to bolt.
Yeah...he just seemed different... Hard to explain.
Model runs are now grouped strongly between Victoria and Galveston. Weather channel expects a hit late Friday night. at current forward speed (which is 1/3rd the speed of Gustav, by the way).
Hate to look at this politically, but the dems will. Last I'll mention it because it makes me feel dirty to think the way Dems do.
Even tropical storm winds that border on Cat 1 hurricanes aren’t all that bad. We get winds that high a few times a year in the Pacific NW and it isn’t that bad. Being 100 mile to the SW of land fall is pretty safe, especially if it is tracking farther east.
Someone in your family is gonna get hit from this bad boy. Prayers up for you & your family.
I read something earlier about FEMA staging in Austin.
Today is the peak of hurricane season.
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