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Hurricane Ike Live Thread Part II
NOAA/NHC ^ | 10 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

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.

Public Advisory Updated every 3 hours

Discussion Updated every 6 hours

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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Lat/Lon No Lat/Lon Short Long
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Shortwave Shortwave Shortwave Shortwave
Water Vapor Water Vapor Water Vapor Water Vapor
Infrared Channel 4 Enhancements
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AVN AVN AVN AVN
Dvorak Dvorak Dvorak Dvorak
JSL JSL JSL JSL
RGB RGB RGB RGB
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)


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: hurricane; ike; louisiana; texas; topical; tropical; weather
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To: Ingtar
There is a live chat with one of the Chronicle reporters going on right now (Eric Berger) - you might ask him:

Chron.com Live Chat
621 posted on 09/11/2008 12:34:22 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: arkady_renko

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622 posted on 09/11/2008 12:34:29 PM PDT by VirginiaMom (lost in the wilderness)
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To: NautiNurse

http://www.stormpulse.com/hurricane-ike-2008

This is another pretty interesting site.. on it, you can look at the track and storm stats for ALL hurricanes... going back to the 1880’s.

What really scared me just now was... Hurricane Carla, which did SO much damage to Freeport and Houston.. actually came ashore south of Port O’Connor... 100 MILES SOUTH of Freeport.

It was a Cat 4, with 145 MPH winds... but, the central pressure was only ~932 mb. Ike could get pretty close to that.. IMO.


623 posted on 09/11/2008 12:46:07 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( When you find yourself going through Hell, keep going!)
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To: VirginiaMom

I’m in NW Houston. Got my supplies last night and today. We’re all set to hunker down. The groceries stores are very busy, but everyone is being patient... lots of appreciation to the store clerks who are working their butts off to get us on our way.


624 posted on 09/11/2008 12:51:37 PM PDT by Tim n Texas
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To: NautiNurse

yikes


625 posted on 09/11/2008 12:53:10 PM PDT by RDTF (my worst nightmare is being on jury duty sequestered with 11 liberals)
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To: Tim n Texas

Last satellite image update was at 1:19PM Central. Hope they refresh it pretty soon. Had a lot of moisture on the backside towards Florida on the last image. Wonder if the eye will redevelop?


626 posted on 09/11/2008 12:57:39 PM PDT by arkady_renko (Illinois - We'll get the left-overs again.)
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To: Tim n Texas

Appreciate your local update. Please continue to check in when you can.


627 posted on 09/11/2008 1:02:31 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Palin won more votes in her Wasilla Mayoral race than Biden got in his 2008 Pres run)
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To: eastforker
We're quite prepared. Our county isn't on mandatory evacuation in order to free up the roads for the coastal counties. There's no way we're all going to get out of here, so being the good citizen that I am, I'm leaving the roads free for those who are in serious danger of storm surge.
628 posted on 09/11/2008 1:04:03 PM PDT by Texas_shutterbug
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To: NautiNurse
Ike Causes Gas Price Increase

The wholesale price for gasoline produced on the Gulf Coast has jumped about 30 percent as Hurricane Ike churns toward Texas.

The area is home to massive petroleum refining infrastructure. The wholesale price for a gallon of gasoline rose about $1 to $4.25 today -- topping the high price five years ago when hurricanes Katrina and Rita raked the Gulf Coast.

The Associated Press reports the spike will almost certainly lead to high pump prices for consumers.

629 posted on 09/11/2008 1:06:44 PM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Global Warming Heretic -- http://agw-heretic.blogspot.com)
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To: Tim n Texas

I was kind of curious and checked. It looks like IAH is 97 feet above sea level. Does that make sense?


630 posted on 09/11/2008 1:10:27 PM PDT by Sunnyflorida (Unless you are nice and thoughtful you will be ignored. Write in Thomas Sowell.)
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To: NautiNurse

The storm surge is just one part of it, it loks like it will hit around high tide and with the moon almost full you can probably add another 3 feet on to the storm surge.

This storm if it hits as predicted and at the time predicted will have a storm surge higher then the Galveston sea wall.


631 posted on 09/11/2008 1:12:51 PM PDT by Nahanni
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To: Sunnyflorida

Yes it is, but the land is flat and there is not much of a slope. In bad rains the area around IAH floods in places making it difficult to get to and from the airport.


632 posted on 09/11/2008 1:14:49 PM PDT by Nahanni
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To: TheMom

“The long lines were starting when I was coming back from the grocery store. I heard on the news earlier that a lot of stations are out of regular gas”

I went out at noon for lunch and the 5 stations around me at Yorktown and San Felipe were all out. The Kroger at San Felipe and Voss was down to regular only and about 40 cars in line. That was at noon. I can only imagine they are out now as well.


633 posted on 09/11/2008 1:15:19 PM PDT by Syntyr (Voss and Woodway 77057)
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To: NautiNurse

Checking in just to get on the board. We’re just south of Magnolia, NW of Houston and about 75 miles from the Gulf. We’re staying put and will have a house full of refugee relatives from LaPorte. We figure we’ll have plenty of people to give support to and to gain support from. This family can be a lot of fun; sometimes not. Stress might put us into the “sometimes not” category, but we’ll still all pull together (not counting one cousin :-)).

The time and effort you put into tracking these storms and all the related commentary is so appreciated. Thank you.


634 posted on 09/11/2008 1:16:05 PM PDT by Helen (<i>(Tomball/Magnolia)</i>)
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To: Helen

Thank you for checking in here. You are in my prayers...especially with a house full of relatives. Please continue to check back in when you can. Hang in there!


635 posted on 09/11/2008 1:21:00 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Palin won more votes in her Wasilla Mayoral race than Biden got in his 2008 Pres run)
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To: Ingtar
"Is the bridge to the island open or closed? Do you know?"

Open, I believe.

636 posted on 09/11/2008 1:26:11 PM PDT by blam (Mobile, Alabama)
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To: Syntyr

Your local update is appreciated. Thanks, and stay safe.


637 posted on 09/11/2008 1:26:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Palin won more votes in her Wasilla Mayoral race than Biden got in his 2008 Pres run)
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To: Nahanni

The public advisory was ripped straight from NWS, which addresses local tides in the hurricane warnings.


638 posted on 09/11/2008 1:30:37 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Palin won more votes in her Wasilla Mayoral race than Biden got in his 2008 Pres run)
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To: NautiNurse
"Persons not heeding evacuation orders in single family one or two story homes will face certain death.

No minced words there.

639 posted on 09/11/2008 1:31:19 PM PDT by blam (Mobile, Alabama)
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To: arkady_renko
2:45 Central Time


640 posted on 09/11/2008 1:31:37 PM PDT by arkady_renko (Illinois - We'll get the left-overs again.)
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