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
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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)
Fingers crossed.
still have high tide in about 3-4 hours from now.
So you are in Houston.
He's asleep.
On the porch.
That would simply make the surge much higher in Port Arthur and Beaumont.
“Jefferson Parrish by second hand reports on another site. Take that with a grain of salt, as Jeff Parrish is not the most exposed if I remember right.”
Jefferson Parish includes Grand Isle, which is right on the Gulf, to the west bank of NO
only think more powerful that nature is the finger of God. Let us hope he stepped in.
I had to lurk from work today.
Is there any word on our Freeper who was prepared to leave if needed and everyone was trying to convince - her, I think - to get out now (then)....I do not remember the Freeper’s name.....but did she leave? Have we heard from her lately?
Thanks if you know who I mean.
Let’s hope!
Here on the Eastern Seaboard with fingers, and toes crossed,
Tatt
As of right now, the 5 stations I’m looking at near Galveston have surge levels of about 10 ft... still rising very rapidly.
Maybe he's like the village idiot willing and ready to do things that no one who had all their cards would do. Like this for example.
What it reminded me of is an old sketch with a street reporter and anchors in different boxes. The street reporter is doing a special report on neighborhood muggings, and while the anchors are pontificating you see the reporter being mugged.
It must be a shock to GR’s show-biz ego to discover that the laws of physics even apply to the media.
One of the FNC reporters just said it’s believed that 80% of Galveston residents did evacuate.
And the 20% that didn’t ‘may have made a very bad bet.’
I dunno... Looks to me like just a little wobble as the eye is being re-defined... and tightened up.
He did that in Iraq. Did he do it twice?
Thank God you are safe.(((Hugs)))
Dog’s are so cool. With them, hope springs eternal ; P
Tatt
did you see that Fox alert - did it say 3,000 people in a Walmart in Tyler TX??
That is an abandoned Walmart in Tyler they are reffering to that is being used for an evac center.....
Geraldo saying that the pavement is now beginning to come up in chunks.
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