Hurricane Ike Live Thread Part II

NOAA/NHC ^ | 10 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[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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Buoy data: Western Gulf of Mexico

Forecast Models

Houston/Galveston Long Range Radar
Corpus Christi Long Range Radar
Brownsville Long Range Radar Lake Charles Long Range Radar

Ike
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Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor
Infrared Channel 4 Enhancements
None	None	None	None
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Funktop	Funktop	Funktop	Funktop
Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow

Additional Resources:

Navy Tropical Cyclone
Storm Pulse Very cool site

ABC 13 News Houston
FOX News Houston
KRIS-TV Corpus Christi
KZTV Corpus Christi

Brazoria County Emergency Management
Galveston County Emergency Management
Chambers Country Emergency Management
Liberty County Emergency Management

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)

[NonValueAdded]

Prayers up for our FRiends in Texas

[foreverfree]

Ike hasn't hit the beach with this much force since the day my stepdad graduated from HS IYKWIM.

Seriously, my prayers go out to those in Ike's path. Stay safe, y'all.

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[Aggie Mama]

Mayor Bill White is on the local news right now giving updates about evacuations, cautioning everyone about what a dangerous storm this is. He is suggesting to businesses that non-essential personnel stay home tomorrow.

77058, 77059, 77062, 77520, 77546, 77571, 77586, 77598 are zip codes that are subject to 15 foot storm surge and need to evacuate now.

[WestCoastGal]

Am I the only one who notices there is hardly any coverage of this storm? Gustav and MO had 10 times more, what’s up with the news channels?

[NautiNurse]

Witnessing a convoy of utility trucks from other states en route to assist after a storm...puts a lump in my throat every time.

[NautiNurse]

I am guessing it is the 9-11 anniversary this morning.

[TWfromTEXAS]

Our utility companies around here are top notch. If the power (etc) does go off, it won’t be for long.

and right now they are all in louisiana working on gustav

[Clive]

WestCoastGal wrote: "Am I the only one who notices there is hardly any coverage of this storm? Gustav and MO had 10 times more, what’s up with the news channels?"

It's because the storm is heading for Texas instead of Louisiana.

[WestCoastGal]

So far they have had very little about 9-11 and very little on Ike. Good thing we have local news here in Texas with information. It now looks like this is going more toward Galveston,

I think Gustav was more sensational with the possibility of levees breaking and flooding the city again.

[rodguy911]

Good buoy to watch it should be in the path, note the near 85 degree water feeding this storm as well.Barometer still dropping.

[rodguy911]

Rick Perry Republican gov. will probably do a great job of organizing storm evac and post storm re-entry. Texas is not known a real liberal state with cradle to grave leanings like LA was,drive-bys really don't like conservative states. Guess who else comes from Texas.

[wolfcreek]

It's kind of appropriate as we remember 9-11.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Am I the only one who notices there is hardly any coverage of this storm? Gustav and MO had 10 times more, what’s up with the news channels?

yea... I've noticed that as well. Storm Fatigue, I suppose... and, now we have LIPSTICK to talk about. This dis-interest is one of the reasons I've had such a bad feeling about this storm for the past 5 days.

[SouthTexas]

So far they have had very little about 9-11 and very little on Ike.

The media will not do 9-11 stories this close to the election, it might remind people of the rats true colors. The hurricane, it's Texas, it's a "non story".

[SomeCallMeTim]

Brazoria County: Mandatory evacuation called for entire county

Yea.. I gotta tell ya, I'm not a big fan of the "MANDATORY" evacs for the entire county. Areas north of Angleton are more than 30' above sea level. Storm surge is NOT going to reach them. If you live in an apartment, mobile home, a lightly constructed home, or a home surrounded by big trees (not many of those around there)... then, yea... you probably want to leave.

But, if you're in a well constructed , brick home.. you're probably better off stocking up on supplies, and riding it out in the strongest part of your house.

I think... the city plans should included having some buildings that can withstand 150+ MPH winds...where, people can shelter during the worst.

[penelopesire]

“Am I the only one who notices there is hardly any coverage of this storm? Gustav and MO had 10 times more, what’s up with the news channels?”

That is because the media was praying for New Orleans to be destroyed by Gustav in order to ‘help’ their candidate, Obama!

No further proof of media bias is needed now. (eye roll)

[SomeCallMeTim]

TexGal,

What is your elevation there? And, are east or west of I-45?

If you’re on the east side... you may not be safe... even under a metal roof and storm windows.

[SomeCallMeTim]

ANYBODY living from Clear Lake City down to Texas City, Galveston, Freeport, Lake Jackson.... needs to get the hell out.

If this track continues, there is not going to be much left in Clear Lake City. You won’t be able to recognize the streets when you come back.

[eastforker]

Mandatory evacs mean different things in different states. In some states it means just that, you gotta leave. In other states, like Texas, it is a mechanism that triggers county and state emergency personnel into action.

[sweet_diane]

My nephew and his wife are in Friendswood, but are evacuating with her parents to Kerrville. My sister and bro in law are in League City. Haven't heard from her this morning yet so I don't know what they have decided. They went to BIL's family farm in Trinity during Rita and it was worse there.

It is very odd for me to be on this side of the hurricane! Usually my sister in TX is watching the storm hit me (south alabama)!