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)
Well, at least your list did not include explosives....
You either go across the ferry or down a road that is easily underwater with a high tide. Otherwise, they are in big trouble...I can understand how the authorities feel...yet...the people love this place and want to live there...I just hope and pray...people and authorities can work this out...
It seems logical that there must
be, but we’re left to wonder right
now. Can’t imagine the trauma
the family’s are going thru, if
they’re wondering, too. How
unbearably horrible ... not knowing
anything for sure. That is, if they
don’t know.
God have them in His mercy.
Sitting out front of a club many moons ago, I’d had a few, and a Siberian tiger walks out and sits in front of the door.
First I’m double checking...white stripes, black stripes orange stripes, striped tail, whiskers, claws, teeth, yup, Siberian tiger.
Next I’m deciding if this is a big cat or DTs. Every other datapoint matches my recollections of reality, so I go with big cat.
Next I have to decide if this just seems unusual due to the brews, or if it really is unusual for a Siberian Tiger to hand out in front of a bar. US bar, normal commercial real estate area...I’m still wrestling with that when the trainer finishes his conversation just inside the door and walks out with the other end of the leash in his hand.
Some sort of promo...
That was it for the beer that night...
Ping to Post 3336
Its time for celebrities to step up with other Americans and help the victims of Hurricane Ike, like they did for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The people need help, and charities desperately need funds.
Weve not heard of any benefits being organized. Hopefully that will change, and change quickly. Celebs have proven their abilities to quickly assist in raising funds for good causes- most recently the very successful Stand Up For Cancer that so many generously helped with.
*snip*
In Galveston, they are cutting off the gas, because of the risk of fire. There is no power, no running water, very little food. The Mayor of Galveston said to residents: You cannot live in Galveston at this time.
Galveston is apparently bringing in a cruise ship to help house those who have lost it all, and have nowhere to go. Galveston is a small part of the total area of destruction. Much of the coast has been flattened, and rescuers are just now reaching parts of it. The area of devastation is as wide as Ike was, and Ike is looking more and more like Katrina.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt did great work in New Orleans, and continue humanitarian help around the world, but lets face it. They have their hands full. Now would be a great time for other celebrities to step up and flex some muscle. Theres no need to wait for a huge body count.
LOL ... really good beer.
You know beaches repair their selves over time. I believe this will happen with Bolivar Peninsula...no telling how many times over centuries a hurricane has destroyed this Peninsula and it’s rebuilt itself.
This is going to sound cynical but I would like for Texas to be able to say NO THANK YOU to the celebrities and their hand outs. I wish we could say “we can survive just fine without you and your liberal, idiotic friends” Far as I’m concerned, Sean Penn can keep his boat, hole and all. And Matt Damon, well, we I’m not a cusser so I will shut up now. I would just like to send a message to Hollywood “WE DON’T NEED YOU”.
Just a bright ray of sunshine aren’t I? :0)
I know what ya mean. It would
be nice to refuse an offer of
generosity from the wackos who
give billions for Obama, oceans,
dirt, algore and green things tho,
wouldn’t it?
I thought it was great to see Canadians come to Houston to help turn the lights on. There are teams working down here from many states...even California...but forget that Hollyweirdo crowd...you know that crowd that hates America.
Pollyanna would recognize that when not even a blade of grass remains sticking out of the sand,it’s time to expand the search.
An eye towards probable time of most structural failures, cross referenced with radar, windfield data, and estimated bay currents from that point in the storm is one approach.
Quick and dirty, the numerous debris trails (as seen in overhead imagery) gives general direection, and trained dogs can take it from there.
They don’t want to find the dead.
Come-along and sturdy tree...
Rope, pulley and scavenged debris timber A frame...
Gasoline and a match...
Truck and length of wire rope...(chain fails sudden and violent under load)
Shovel and fulcrum...
Worse comes to worst, prop it temporarily to preserve your shed, and come back to it when you have the time an tools to do it right.
Earlier posters know what they speak of, felling timber is risky work, even for professionals.
shield wrote:
They dont want to find the dead.
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If so, it seems kinda silly to blockade areas where bodies ain’t, instead of blockading areas where bodies iz.
Course, folks who make a habit of scams usually aren’t the brightest bulbs in the box.
The imagery links have alrweady been posted. Orient the image to north, find the debris trail’s rough bearing, transfer the bearing to a large area paper map, double check declination if necessary, isolate the range of highest probability, download the proper images, load them up in your super zoom image browser, then set them straight, with their own pix.
Or just sit back and wait for the scam to unravel itself.
How many other 3K post hurricane threads you see here before?
Yay for Shackle the lioness. :D No need to worry about looters in that church, either....
Someone needs to get the big cat some food, though.
I've thought so many times, after the incredible stories of raging, rushing, ever growing waters, and the survivors who road it out on a staircase or floated to something to hold onto until rescue, that swept out to the sea could have been likely for many.
God bless their families through this.
STORY OF THE LION, AMAZING SURVIVOR STORIES, ETC. - CAN'T BE POSTED HERE
Read to the end to see how tame that beautiful lion was... like a kitten.
Your doing a great job on the thread, your very dedicated..
I have a friend down in the Houston area. He's an older gentleman, his health is only so so. I got an email from him last Thursday saying he wasn't going to evacuate this time because the last time they did so (three years ago) they got stuck in gridlock traffic for 25 hours. He said he didn't want to get trapped in that type of fiasco again but would let me know how he makes out.
I sent him an email Saturday morning but I haven't heard anything from him again. I'm very concerned now after seeing some of the devastation. All they've been talking about on the news is Galveston but nothing about the other hard hit areas. I'm not familiar with Texas but I believe his location is about 12 mile west of Galveston Bay around the out skirts of Houston. I'm wondering if the power is back on in that area or how much damage the area has sustained. I've been so busy these days that I don't have much time for the Internet anymore but I've been skimming over the thread periodically looking for some clues. If you or anybody out there knows anything or hears anything please let me know.
Read my post .. it’s cute.
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