Posted on 09/12/2008 5:12:09 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Large and dangerous Hurricane Ike approaching the Upper Texas coast. Mandatory evacuations began in earnest Thursday as an estimated one million coastal residents headed inland. There were widespread reports of gas stations running out of fuel.
The National Weather Service posted dire storm surge predictions of 20-25 ft storm surge along the coast and bay heads. Hurricane warnings covered a 400 mile swath of the Gulf of Mexico.
Wholesale gasoline prices spiked 30 percent Thursday, or nearly $1 a gallon, out of fear of what Ike might do.
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Previous Threads:
Hurricane Ike Live Thread II
Hurricane Ike Live Thread I
TS Hanna, Hurricane Ike & TS Josephine [Other than that, the tropics are calm]
Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine, TD Gustav (Other than that, the tropics are calm)
If it’s any consolation, that fire is going to be put out soon enough.
{Looking around}
No. Just tall concrete walls.
Today commodity price action:
Unleaded Gas (NYM) ($US per gal.)... $2.77 ... +0.02 ... 9/12 10:58am
Wow, if something like that happened to me, I would believe that I had something important to do with my life!
susie
Some guy named Ray is on the east side of the island and rescuers can’t get to him. He refused to leave and is sitting on his front porch. Per KHOU.
Well, that is interesting. He may be on to something.
ohmylord- I just saw those people on FOX running around on the beach.
I understand there are still roughly 10,000 people left in Galveston?
Boy I hope we’re wrong and this wall of water doesn’t come in and across the island.
Chertof up now..
I have a hurricane video that interviewed the one survivor from that hurricane party for Camille. She somehow got swept out a window and managed to (obviously) get to safety. She knew how fortunate she was.
Don't worry, be happy now!
sw
What is the location of this photo?
Yep - Rita came through maybe five, six weeks after Katrina.
I know Renfest rehearsal got canceled, because Rita weekend was supposed to be our dress rehearsal weekend (yikes!), but I’d gotten married the week before and frankly wasn’t paying attention to such petty concerns as a mere hurricane. :p
I will not be around a computer much at all this weekend — I would like to wish all the Texans and Gulf Coasters good luck and please stay safe.
Shyla
You're at the zoo?
LOL!
wow..that’s really unfortunate.
You're welcome! I thought it was pretty interesting as well.
This storm is really bad. I hope it doesn’t make Whoopi Goldberg a slave again!
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