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)
Double the beatings!
I’m praying for you too, and would like to buy you a beer (or cup of coffee if you prefer) sometime.
I can’t see the building those reporters are staying in surviving.
Or them either.
The Galveston storm of 1900 killed between 6,000 and 10,000 people, I don’t think Ike is going to beat that record.
By all means, you should flee.
Flee from anything dangerous.
Flee! Flee immediately! And don't come back!!!
He said that at noon they tried to get a bus to get out, but the last one had already left.
He said he was going to try to get to the high school that was designated as the only official shelter on the island.
If I was him I would be hauling to that hotel all the media is staying at. It might get pretty damn crowded in that hotel.
I know the feeling and now wife has morphed into a carbon copy.
I was FReep mailing it to several people today at work. I can’t post online from there but was reading this thread all day long while I was working.
I think I remember something like that in the news, didn’t somebody sell a snow ball on ebay from that snowfall.
GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston officials say it’s too late to leave before Hurricane Ike blasts ashore because it’s no longer safe to leave the island city.
Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas said Friday that many residents had left the city after the mandatory evacuation order, but that now the winds are too strong for anyone trying to drive over the causeway to the mainland. She advised residents still there to stay in their homes and ride the storm out.
She also announced a curfew for the city, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Sunday. All city services will be shut down Friday by 9 p.m. — including police, fire and ambulance — so city workers can take shelter during the storm.
The city also opened a shelter of last resort at a local high school, where about 150 people were staying Friday.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5998272.html
they are a band of fools.........however there are more staying on lower ground in private homes......there are fools and crazy fools......I pray they all survive.
Nice talking to ya Mom !.......:o)
Is Uzi Girl at home or at school ? Put her on guard duty after the storm passes !....LOL !
I feel better already!
Trapped in a home with no AC and FR...now that's my idea of hell! Not LOL!
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I'm not getting one bit of pleasure from this disaster.
I'm simply stating what my intuition has told me about this storm since it first formed.
If you would like to discuss this further I suggest you freep mail me.
That’s a great video link, but I can’t hear the audio. It’s driving me crazy. I’ve tried every audio control I can find, but no luck.
Thank you so much! :)
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