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)
Oh..I agree completely. If you need a politician to tell you when to get out..you are a hopeless fool.
I just know that the media and libs are going to try and blame this on the Republican Gov.....so wanted to get this stuff on record in this thread.
Winds 105 mph, 2mb pressure decrease to 954 mb, moving
WNW at 12 mph.
The center of extremely large Hurricane Ike is located about 195
miles SE of Galveston.
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
Ferries closed.
The she is going to die.
CNN just confirmed it, though they said the number of people apparently planning to stay on the island is around 15,000-20,000.
The view of the cameras on Fox News are not an animation!!!
They can try it. It won't work.
Are they trying to beat the death toll from the 1900 storm? (shaking head)
I dont understand the logic of some people.
The storm moving south of Galveston would still be bad or worse, as it puts Galveston on the ‘dirty side’ of storm.
The dem woman mayor has already screwed up..there are no two ways about it imho.
God Save Them!!
I pay (very high might I add) city taxes so I pay for those services. If my life is in danger, I might. Other than that, probably not. More likely my husband will help others that are remaining in our area if it comes to that. He was Emergency Commander in a refinery for many decades. I’m in good hands :-)
If I thought it was really coming to that, I wouldn’t be here right now.
Fox news is getting word that people are not evacuating for this storm like they did Gustav! They are having trouble evacuating people. Federal officials are concerned.
She may not die. My grandfather survived the 1900 storm in Galveston when 6,000 to 10,000 people died and there was no seawall at the time. I grew up on stories of that storm.
Watching khou online.
“If you’re not out of Galveston yet, your time is almost up.”
A report from the community of Surfside: water and sewage has been cut off, dealing with slow flooding already, Blue Water Hwy is impassable. The intercoastal waterway is spreading out with the tidal surge and is mixing with the Gulf back and forth.. no flow either way anymore.
Sam Kennison yells ... WATER - OCEAN - WAVES - GET OUT NOW! LOOK OUT THE FRONT DOOR IDIOTS!
Brad Woodard on location for KHOU needs to back off the theatrics. Buck up young Brad! You’re acting like a girly man.
Look at this animation for Galveston:
http://3dnature.com/anim/Galveston_TX-20ft-high.mp4
NOTHING WILL BE LEFT!
He was on top of the sea wall and I watching a big wave in the background and it hit the sea wall and doused him BIG TIME. Just had to laugh at that.
This Katrina-related Borgman cartoon says it all. Click here :(
I don’t understand it, either. I wonder what percentage of those folks are families? There is no way in hell I’d subject my children to such a risk. Even if survival was assured, if nothing else, forcing them to live through and retain the memories from such a scary day & night??
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