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)
Ok thanks - I wasn’t aware. They have now reached a record rainfall of 6 inches in one day and the day isn’t over yet...
Oh, go back to the stove, xena... you don’t need to know nuthin about this
CNN Breaking news email:
— People sheltering at ground level at Galveston Bay when Hurricane Ike hits face “certain death,” the weather service warns
He looks more west to me. Huh. My thoughts and prayers are with yall and I don’t want Houston to get hit but I sure hope these models are to be depended on. If the storm doesn’t turn north S TX is going to be in a world of hurt with not much time to get out.
Whew!! I was concerned there for a minute.
That means... it has rained all day at thunderstorm level with no breaks.
I bet they message back a cozy day and night of good cookin and cozyin’ :)
it will be close....Galv may be on the left side of the storm, but I think with the wall of water coming in, it won’t really matter as much if it is just in the direct path, the right side, or slightly on the left.
With some storms that matters a lot.....unless it comes in way east of Galveston, I don’t think it will this time unfortunately.
The unusually strong wording came in a weather advisory regarding storm surge along the shoreline of Galveston Bay, which could see maximum water levels of 15 to 22 feet, the agency said.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/11/hurricane.ike.texas/index.html
FNC just saying surge there at 20’ and waves at 50 FEET!!!
The seawall will trap the water.
1900 redux.
The problem with the Texas Coast is that Hurricanes are prone to get stronger as they approach. There is no protection like the swamp land around Louisiana.
I hope Ike takes a track further northeast. Leaving Galveston to the left of the eye.
IAH plans to stop commercial flights Friday at 2PM. Southwest Airlines will stop flights through Hobby at 9AM tomorrow.
yep - I just received it
Thought I’d post it in Breaking News with a link here after CNN sent it out.
* Record: Hurricane Katrina, August 2005 = 55 ft, surpassing the previous highest "significant wave height" reported by an NDBC buoy in the Gulf of Mexico of 52 feet, also reported by 42040, during Hurricane Ivan in September 2004.
I monitored S-42040 data when Ivan ran over it - knocking it out - along with GOM ship traffic info. Wild stuff.... Unfortunately, Ivan totally destroyed a friend's home in Pensacola and they got shafted by the insurance company. There will be strong SWH action on NDBC Station 42035 - 22NM East of Galveston, TX and NDBC Station 42019 - 60 NM South of Freeport, TX tomorrow. SWH has already shot straight up on both bouys - FlA
STARWISE, thanks for your thoughts!
Anderson Cooper, now in Houston,
was talking on air with weatherman Chad Myers and said he’d appreciate an email about where they might best be able to film the approaching storm...named a couple of options, then said, “or maybe drive down to Galveston tomorrow?”
At that point, Chad Myers emphatically interjected, “NO!”
What did CNN say is going to come of my bumper crop of pecans pulling my 6 trees down to the ground over by Hobby Airport?
Rita wiped me out too.
Let me remind you of Hurricane Hazel, in 1954, which after going up the East Coast, headed inland, went across Pennsylvania, then across Lake Erie and hit Toronto, causing over $100 million (1954 dollars!) damage, killing a number of people, collapsing bridges and derailing trains.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada!
There was a wild card in 92. ;)
We made the call to shut down yesterday. Boss called this morning and asked if he should call everyone back for tomorrow. Told him it was too late. LOL
;)
Praying for God’s safety and
protection for all at risk.
Earlier in the week, I was worried for my sister in Corpus Christi. Now I am worried about myself in Dallas.
I’ve lived in Dallas all my life and this is the first time I’ve seen the local weather reports talking seriously about a legitimate tropical storm reaching all the way up here. I was too young to remember Alicia, and Rita was not considered a serious threat to the city itself.
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