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)
True, it is not an official forecast, but even the NHC has backed off on the intensity.
I am not saying this won’t be devastating. It will be a horrible event, even at a CAT 2 just due to the immense size of the thing.
Off topic to this serious thread but a question.
Do you know where Dog Gone is or why he’s not posting lately? I know he used to follow the hurricane threads very closely and was always participating. I checked his history and his last post was on Aug. 13.
Bay water over that causeway is not that unusual...it happens often.
thank goodness....people need to leave. Even if the winds are not too bad, the surge will be really bad from Ike.
That will be very dangerous....
That’s great.
They were like OMG look at the waves over the tops of 5 story hotels in Cuba. First off, it was a wave slamming into their seawall and the seawall won. If it was a disaster the wave would have cleared the seawall without breaking. If that’s the measure, I’ve see 3 story waves hit St. Joe Island Jetty on a stiff east wind. That picture or the levee breach during Katrina’s the real deal. Utter devastation.
I commented yesterday that the 13th was the same day Kim Jong Il disappeared too. A Coincidence?
Where is he...good question.
The next 12 hours are critical... Ike is starting to move over an area of warmer water now... If it's going to get it together, it'll be soon.
This is a strange storm... I don't recall ever seeing a 945 mb storm with only 100 mph winds....
People in Houston need to prepare as if it will be a Cat 3. Because, by the time we KNOW, it will be too late to leave.
Great pics.... Thanks!
Perhaps he’s not ronery right now?
On another note, I think my wife is stuck on Dauphin Island today with my daughter. They are at a marine biology class this week. Is the bridge to the island open or closed? Do you know?
Haven’t heard from Dog Gone. Sent him an email the other day, haven’t received a reply.
again the surge will be the biggest story
from the HOU NWS
INUNDATION LIKELY!
ENTIRE COASTAL CITIES AND TOWNS WILL BE INUNDATED. PERMANENT
BREACHES MAY BE CUT OFF. FULL RECOVERY WILL TAKE MONTHS IF NOT
YEARS. WATER LEVELS MAY EXCEED 13 FEET FOR MORE THAN A MILE
INLAND. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES
WILL NOT ONLY EXACERBATE PROPERTY DAMAGE BUT WASH OUT SOLID ROAD
AND BRIDGE STRUCTURES. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION WILL TAKE YEARS
TO REPAIR.
Pressure up 7mb.
pressure rising now, yet center looks somewhat better.
I toss up my hands on this one....whatever happens, happens....but people need to get out.
but surface winds just measured about 105 MPH in the SE Quad.(going to NE quad now)..and the double wind maxima is almost gone....the internal structue is improving some...and the outer wind maxima is taking over finally
It has been 25 years since Alicia hit and they never did repair or rebuild the hiway between High Island and Port Aurthur. Alicia did an enormous amount of beach dammage and Ike may double that amount.
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