Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The eyewall of Hurricane Ike crossed Galveston Island in the early hours of Saturday morning. Reports indicate as many as 20,000 residents of Galveston Island chose not to evacuate as storm surge engulfed the island. The Freeport Chief of Police reported as many as 2000 residents did not evacuate as flood waters swamped coastal communities. There are widespread reports of power outages and coastal flooding throughout the Texas/Louisiana region. The U.S. Coast Guard received hundreds of calls Friday afternoon to rescue people stranded by flood waters along the barrier islands and Galveston Bay communities.
Multiple fires broke out in the Greater Houston area fueled by strong winds. Fire fighting efforts were hampered by flood waters. Brennan's Restaurant, a landmark in Houston, burned to the ground. A 584-foot freighter crippled in the Gulf of Mexico and its crew of 22 survived the storm after The U.S. Coast Guard was forced to abort rescue efforts Friday afternoon due to foul weather
Gulf Coast wholesale gasoline prices jumped to nearly $5 a gallon over fears that water and wind damage could keep the facilities closed for days or longer. Oil companies had shut down 97.5 percent of production in the Gulf of Mexico by Friday morning and were battening down refineries and petrochemical plants in an area that accounts for one-fifth of U.S. refining capacity.
Exxon Mobil reported evacuating workers from its Gulf Coast offshore platforms and onshore facilities in the anticipated path of Ike, shutting down daily production of about 36,000 barrels of oil and 270 million cubic feet of gas..
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
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| 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 |
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Previous Threads:
Hurricane Ike Live Thread III
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)
He is talking to Houston crowd & trying to give pecking order. Some areas got hit worse than Houston..
dearlordinheaven do they EVER, EVER stop?
Someone needs to sit down with Jackson-Lee and give her a lesson in LOGISTICS.
OMG- I’m listening to the press conf now- is that her demanding whining voice asking questions?
OH MY!!!!
And I am (was) a biologist.. so dont understand amps, weather troughs etc
glad we can give each other learnin’ along the way
Never mind- I see her now- I was talking about the b***h asking the questions..
Reporters already screaming about ice and water...Houston Dem mayor saying ‘Fema will be held responsible’...this is such a crock of crap!!
Unbelievable!!
Ike is very far-reaching. After several previous days of rain now my SIL in Illinois is watching water rising all around her again plus the tornado warnings are out. Ike is everywhere, it seems.
Galveston Daily News reporter Leigh Jones tweets from yesterday:
Based on the descriptions of rescues, many of the people who didn’t leave were elderly.
about 22 hours ago from web
Lots of rescues still going on. The wind is still very strong. about 22 hours ago from web
Five more rescue boats on the way. FEMA helicopters circling the island doing damage assessments. about 22 hours ago from web
Rescues ongoing in the 1100 block of Ave. K, the 1000 block of 30th Street and the 5000 block of Ave. K. about 24 hours ago from web
Minor injury cases clogging up the UTMB emergency room. about 24 hours ago from web
Officials are turning back volunteers who want to come across the causeway to help hurricane surrvivors. about 24 hours ago from web
Rescue crews have made it as far west as Jamaica Beach. No damage reports yet. about 24 hours ago from web
State officials finally making it onto the island. North lanes of the Causeway cleared enough to let vehicles pass. about 24 hours ago from web
Officials reporting west end got it much worse than the rest of the island. 10:08 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Elderly man with a heart condition rescued by boat west of Heards Lane. 09:33 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Roofs gone on several houses in 1800 block of 20th Street. 09:31 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Responders still can’t check on the fire in Hollywood Heights. Too much water to get off 61st Street or Stewart Road. 09:30 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Parts of Alamo Elementery flooded. 09:24 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Ball High School had water in the first floor. Evacuees had to move to the second floor overnight. 09:18 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Merchandise from destroyed seawall businesses washing up on seawall. 09:16 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Verizon is the only cell service that works on the island. 09:15 AM September 13, 2008 from web
75th Street fire out. Several houses burned to the ground. 09:12 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Partial roof collapse at Parkland. Large tree blocking Broadway at 12th Street. 08:59 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Crews still searching for people who requested help over night. But many already accounted for. 08:56 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Shelter of last resort closed. Nothing yet open for people who find they have no home to return to. 08:53 AM September 13, 2008 from web
Finally..a voice of reason...LOL. Judge giving them hell..now talking about ‘grading FEMA’....WHO IS GONNA GRADE THEM?
(eye roll)
you’re too kind thanks. My hubby said there was a report of a plane wrapped around a pole at the little airport off spencer... freaky...
Bwwwahahhahaaa...the FEMA guy just said- if you’ve had your entire house wiped out you’re in more need than someone wanting a bag of ice...
AND he reminds them- they were TOLD to have 3 days worth of supplies to tide them over til help arrives.
This is unbelievable...here we go again. Folks who seem to think life is a video game.
Yep, you are definitely within walking distance. They live one block north of San Augustine. Speaking of hummingbirds ... my mom said the last things she would take in when the weather started getting bad were her hummingbird feeders. She wanted to leave them out for the little guys as long as possible :o) I’m sure they’ll all be finding their way back soon. Again, thanks for posting what you’ve seen.
Lost all water pressure. We just got our power on at around 10 so maybe everyone is showering, dishes or clothes and that is the reason.
Anyone lost water pressure?
My potted and bloomin’ bouganvilla got knocked around something fierce yesterday morning. Everything in the yard looks like its been in a 100mph wind except for it. Didn’t lose a single bloom! The hummers will be back.
That was Judge Emmet. It looks like Houston reps are supporting the FEMA guy now, even SJL. I nearly fell out of my chair when she was talking about the difficulty of finding locations for those pods. I think the reps are holding FEMA’s feet to the fire, but aren’t piling on like the media is.
LOL..I heard that! I hope FEMA, the FEDS and The Governor’s office come out swinging on this liberal crap. You know the dem local leaders and politicians are already working to sabatoge relief and place blame for anything and everything on Bush and any other republican.
This is ridiculous!!
Houston mayor already slanting the news....(eye roll)
There have been widespread water pressure problems, with requests to conserve water.
No..the FEMA guy was up and really laid it on the truth line. The Judge made a half hearted attempt at smoothing the ire of the liberal biased media. They are palying the FEMA dude’s comments again on TXCN.
Hey! TRP. Just wanted to announce I am back on the air as well, sadly via cell phone only.
Have heard fom the people who were predicting 3000’ 5000’ even 10000 deaths yet?
Not that they were enjoying it or anything.
And one more shout out to those who just HAD to discuss the amtrak wreck on this thread at the height of the storm when we were just trying to get a little basic info. God love ya.
It’s pretty remarkable to watch the politics play out.
Thanks for the connection on Judge Emmet:)
The mayor isn’t happy, that much is clear.
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