Posted on 09/12/2008 5:12:09 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hook me up ma’am, iff’n you pleez.
I wonder whether the San Luis will still have a 4 star AAA rating on Sunday.
Thank you & stay safe.
Please add me to the list, Xena. We’re north of 290 about halfway between the loop and the beltway.
Haven’t seen as much boarding and taping up windows in the neighborhood as we saw during Rita. Hopefully, that’ll be ok since we didn’t either. I don’t expect we’ll flood even being near a bayou that feeds into the bay. The ground hasn’t been thoroughly saturated already like it was during Allison which was the only time we did flood.
Dead man walking and talkin'
Any news on the freighter rescue? Prayers up for the stranded and the rescuers.
Not sure..but got the impression it was on Galveston Island.
We were just in South Padre this past weekend and there was still damage from Dolly. It is really beautiful down on our coasts...hope it all survives.
Katina's surge in Mississippi was 28-29 feet in places. The Texas coast and Galveston Bay in particular are even more prone to amplify surge than the Mississippi coast. Jeff Masters is forecasting up to 25 feet at the coast. Contrary to what you might think, the surge at the top of Galveston Bay will be even higher than the max surge at the coast. So if the surge at the coast is OVER 25 feet, it means it could be well over 30 feet at the top of the bay. ANYONE in a shaded area in the Houston/Galveston storm surge map should get out before they know for sure they have to. By the time you know for sure, as those idiots on the Bolivar Pensinsula did, it's too late and the authorities have to risk their lives to save you, just as all your compatriots in Lousiana did when they chose to stay put. So don't lecture us, dude. Your kind of Big Easy attitude put the lives of thousands of Coast Guarders and other authorities at risk.
I’d appreciate being on your H town list for info to relay to my sister.
Does anyone know why gasoline is rising when the price of oil is dropping?
I know it’s b/c of the hurricane, but why isn’t the price of oil increasing since gas is rapidly increasing? It jumped .40 in my town today.
Thank you, Dandelion. God of infinite love and protective Father, hear our prayer. Amen.
I wonder how the News Organization will hold memorial services for these people...
Not wishing them harm, but I sure wouldn't stay. They would have my resignation...
The Richelieu Apartments were indeed destroyed in Camille and something like 8 of the 23 people who were there died. However, the survivors who have been interviewed say they were not having a party.
God bless you for your service and protect
you as you help others in need. Stay safe.
Will look forward to your reports, when all
is calmer. The Good Lord is riding with you
on this mission.
You’re welcome. Help will soon be on the way.
Could be because the largest refinery in the U.S. stands in Ike’s path.
I’d say because of shutting down refineries(gas).I wonder how bad the unemployment numbers are going to get after this.
Refineries will be closed.
So demand for oil will be lower for a while until they start running again.
There is little analyzing left to do at this point. I was analyzing the risk of Rita hitting where my parents live 48 hours out from potential landfall, where there was still plenty of time to get out. Now we are less than 12-18 hours out. Analysis time is over. Anyone in the shaded section of the flood surge map for Houston should be getting out immedidately, because the size of this storm means conditions will deteroriate well before the max surge hits, making evacuation potentially as dangerous as staying.
This is not rocket science. This is called sound hurricane planning.
Gulf Coast (Camille) (1969, August 14-22)
"Hurricane Camille hit Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with 170 mph winds and 200 mph gusts. The storm then moved over the Mid-Atlantic region, releasing 27 inches of rain in one day over Virginia and West Virginia. Losses were recorded at $1.5 billion - a new record. 225 people died, most in the Mississippi Delta, where many ignored the storm warnings. Apparently, few people believed in winds over 200 miles per hour. One Gulf motel even advertised a “hurricane party” for the adventurous who wanted to watch the storm develop. Twenty-foot-high waves destroyed the motel and took a dozen of the partygoers."
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