Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
http://www.centerpointenergy.com/newsroom/stormcenter/ike/0af9097a7e25c110VgnVCM1000005a1a0d0aRCRD/
TFR = Flight Rules, not sure what the T means.
News aircraft are restricted to being above 2500ft while search & rescue operations are in progress.
So he’s saying not worth it because they can’t fly low enough to see anything.
Saying a prayer for your dear
daughter . . and you. May she
be safe in God’s hedge of protection.
Sorry to hear that. Can you try texting? Sometimes that works when regular calls don’t.
A fair amount of info about Crystal Beach and Port Bolivar above. Early reports indicate the peninsula is mostly submerged. Do you have family or property there?
Thank you.
See my post #1690.
I have been wondering all day why are they sending out so many search/rescue unless there are many unaccounted for?
Aww thanks.
Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda .. horrible
storm. I miss FL sometimes, not this
time of year. Storm scarred.
The Red Cross will help you find out about them. Also the local sheriff’s department will help. Let us know how it turns out.
It will not matter...Zero loses and we win. The uglier they are against Sarah the more Americans are offended. This hurts them much more so than us or Sarah. And thank you...
Nice maps. Thanks.
That's a long walk if you're not in chest-deep water.
Since 10-13-08
Welcome to FR.
Did you try to text her? Texts go through much faster than calls when towers are compromised.
Please take these tornado warnings seriously, folks. Here’s an account from The Town Talk about one that happened earlier today in Mamou, Louisiana.
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080913/NEWS01/80913021
No, I have been looking over the tv and some online news trying to find out what is happening in Orange. Just saw where they are going through the neighborhoods in BridgeCity getting people. I am afraid her cell is dead. It is always hard to get info about the smaller towns I guess. I will look at the site you gave me. Thanks
Yesterday afternoon, there was a report of rescue personnel trying to reach several people stranded in San Leon as the waters rose quickly and blocked their evac route.
“Insurance subsidezed by the taxpayers.”
I was thinking more of insurance subsidized by the rest of us who build in more sensible locations that are not in flood plains. There really has to be some minimum set for how much insurance one can get in high risk areas. If people want to build more expensive houses there, then they should have to cover the excess at their own risk.
There were estimates last night that some 20,000 did not leave Galveston and the surrounding islands...so it doesn’t sound good. One good thing though is that the surge was not as bad as predicted.
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