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)
Wow, ch. 11 showing a road in Galveston filled with debris, concrete blocks and wood and power poles, etc.
KHOU-
1901 Memorial has been “Laid to Waste”....
“Why ohh why do we have two languages in America...?”
It has ALWAYS been that way in Texas....
I do remember how the Beaumont area (circa early 1960's) was used to mothball US Navy destroyers from World War II...
And those were visible back then from Interstate 10.
I imagine there could have been flooding in that area (especailly the shipyards)...
Wow! Fox is now reporting live from Galveston.
Anyone with a bit of sense who saw this thing when it hit Cuba and KNEW it was headed west/northwest would have evacuated.
Which Mayor?..... I didn’t watch the videos.
Chlorine gas leak in Surfside.
That's awesome news.
“Our founding fathers would not recognize congress.”
So very true and if the good Lord was willing to let them come back they would hang every last one of them!
Here in Illinois, the EPA has mandated four separate zones, each with its own formulation, in each of the 3 grades ... for a total of 12 different products, at any given time.
This whole set of regulations changes from summer to winter blends for a total of 24 different products in the course of a year ... all of which have at least 10% ethanol.
Fortunately most of our refining is done locally and most of the crude is pumped in from Canada.
Now ... what's all this nonsense y'all are kickin' up down there. We've had close to 6" of rain here in the Chicago area since last night and the remnants of IKE aren't even due here 'til tomorrow.
(former Houstonian, Humblelite, and Springster who was planning to vacation Galveston week after next)
Probably a mix of factors. It would suspend the requirement for gas to be 10 percent ethanol, and it would also allow gas normally restricted to a given region by its formulation to be sent and used anywhere in the country. And it would allow the importation of any gasoline, not just gas that meets EPA formulation requirements. This will help alleviate regional shortages in the Southeast.
Are your lights flickering? Power surges here.
By the time it gets up here it won’t be that bad. Heck we get that type winds in good ol’ Texas thunder boomers. Now if it spawns tornadoes then that will be another matter.
A refinery on Fort Ord (California) would drive lefties ballistic. I like it.
I purchased one from Radio Shack - 7 inch flat screen with amazing picture - several months ago and am extremely satisified. If you have a lot of wiring where you will use it you will need to buy their antenna as well. Total cost with antenna is around $150.00.
Because I take it to work in case of severe weather I keep it in an old laptop computer case. Perfect fit!
If the forecast track holds, DFW shouldn't get it too bad. The worst weather by far will be to the east of the forecast track for the center of the storm.
No, not here. It’s not even raining!
An entire row of houses at 75th and Beaudelaire on fire. Nothing crews can do.
5 minutes ago from web
A light pole or parking awning structure fell on several police cruisers in the San Luis parking lot. 8 minutes ago from web
Damage to the San Luis includes part of the roof and some of the glass at the back of the building. Water was pouring in from the ceiling. 12 minutes ago from web
Firefighters trying to reach site of big fire at 51st and K. Not sure whether it’s still burning. Fireball last night was huge. 16 minutes ago from web
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