Hurricane Ike Live Thread IV

NOAA/NHC ^ | 14 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[stlnative]

OMG...

[proudofthesouth]

Am I hearing correctly? I swear I just heard on FOX that the hospital on Galveston didn’t evacuate! Apparently they had critical care patients that couldn’t be moved.

If this is true, prayers up!

[Uncle Ike]

Odd - disturbingly - exchange between studio and on-site reporters on WC:

“What’s that fire behind you?”

“That’s just a refinery”

On-site started to say that’s normal for refineries to burn-off — then stopped (hopefully realizing that the refineries were shut down), then said he needed to check it out and report back...

Gives rise to speculation of a refinery fire, on top of everything else....

Or - it could be nothing....

[topher]

Weather Channel Reporter had Refinery fire in background. Was getting closer to investigate. STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!

If a refinery catches on fire, run like hell to your car and drive as safely and as fast as you can away from there...

This guy must be dumb as a post...

I can't believe this guy is this dumb... This was just on the weather channel about 3 minutes ago...

[BlueAngel]

Well, we lost power for about an hour but it just came back on, thank goodness, but I don’t know for how long.

I can’t believe that the power company workers are out in this storm. I thought once we lost it that would be it.

Its really bad right now, heavy rain and wind. Lots of limbs, debris but so far, all my trees and house are okay. I have friends in Sugar Land and if I hear from them, I will let you know.

[Allegra]

Please check in if you can.

[stlnative]

This is in Houston? (not on Galveston Island?)

[TornadoAlley3]

Some 60 miles inland, storm surge was pushing into a neighborhood near Johnson Space Center where Houston Mayor Bill White had made rounds earlier with a bullhorn trying to compel people to leave. Nearby, the popular Kemah Boardwalk at the mouth of Galveston Bay, ringed by million-dollar homes, was submerged, state officials said.

[topher]

Fox News shows that Hurricane Ike will still be a Category 1 Storm when it reaches Tyler, Texas (which is closer to Oklahoma than Lufkin).

This means there are going to be power outages probably in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and additionally in the Shreveport, Louisiana araa. The Tyler/Longview area will probably have outages as well.

Maybe there could be 5 to 7 million homes/businesses without power...

Number according to Weather Channel is already 3 million and it is still very early on Saturday morning...

[BlueAngel]

Same here.

[spectre]

I can hardly bare to read the reports here this morning of people calling for help in houses being destroyed.

I want to say this..."HOW MANY TIMES WERE THEY TOLD THEY FACED CERTAIN DEATH?"!! People, in order to deal with this, we must hold on to that.

sw

[Uncle Ike]

Not sure — ‘phased in’ when I heard the word “fire” during what seemed to be a routine “wind and rain” photo-op....

(I sit with my back to the TV, and only have the soundtrack to go by..)

[RDTF]

Tyler is where there are 3000 people in a Walmart

[stlnative]

Good Morning SW!

[spectre]

Check in dear loved ones.

sw

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.maroonspoon.com/wx/ike.html

4 local Texas news stations, previously posted

[topher]

The reporter also said he was getting closer to the refinery fire to investigate.

His mother should have taught him better...

[spectre]

Morning, native.

I couldn't sleep well last night. I'm siding with your estimate of lost souls. This is going to be an awful day.

sw

[Rebelbase]

Can anyone give a quick report about overall damage reported so far? Gotta leave in few minutes and won’t be near the computer until later this afternoon.

[spectre]

Topher, I couldn't get any sound on police scanner. Is it a confirmed fire at the refinery?

sw