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)
Amen.
and I know now is not the time for politics, but the cynic in me dreads the coverage of aftermath and politicos/media blaming Perry/Bush/McCain/Palin for every bump that happens in the aftermath.
FOX reporter on ground just outside the restaurant location.
I mis read yer post. NC. I was thinking CA
Damn! Its late LoL
My Gramma loved “nags head”
KHOU or ABC13 had this quite awhile back. They said over 50% in that report and that dad was burned mostly in the face from going upstairs to rescue her. Both were listed in critical condition. Transformer blew and the place went up like a tinderbox.
just talked to a friend in pasadena and eye is over them bow
Prayers for all those in Ike’s path. May God see them through and comfort them.
Your gramma was a smart woman.
Thanks. I wonder what the hell happened?
Who is eating dinner with a 4 year old in a restaurant in a hurricane at 3 AM?
She was purty too!
Y’all be safe over there.
Those of us on NautiNurse’s Hurricane ping list from the east coast are pullin’ and prayin’ for ya’.
that fnny. hrd them driving on my transistor radio n thought thm beyond stoopid.
its bad. its damned bad.
I have seen transformers go pop. you dont want to be near that.
What a tragedy
Employees that remained in the building to watch for looters and other trouble. Per the owner's son, they were there to "keep an eye on things."
As far as I can tell, Jim Cantore never came back to his on-air post at TWC. Anybody with more info?
They went there to weather the storm, and to protect the restaurant. It was the owner and a friend and daughter. (Fox spoke with owner’s son on phone.)
Maybe they sought shelter there? (It could be that they lived closer to Galveston and maybe they were employed there or maybe it was the owner and his child.)
There was a 3rd person who did get out but I heard they made it out ok. The building is a 2 story building. It could be that they lived on the top floor?
Lot’s of legit possibilities of why they may have been in the building.
What a freak accident
Thanks GR!
” As far as I can tell, Jim Cantore never came back to his on-air post at TWC. Anybody with more info? “
He’s on live now - reporting on the back eye-wall... A few minutes ago he was outdoors, but has now moved indoors because of high winds and blowing debris....
Saying this could be the worst phase of the storm, where he is....
nite y’all.
get some sleep.
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