Hurricane Ike Live Thread IV

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

[CindyDawg]

A refinery on Fort Ord (California) would drive lefties ballistic. I like it.

Yeah. I'm already hearing that people shouldn't live near the coast or build where we get "Our" oil because it's too expensive to keep repairing. Cheeky , huh?

[DollyCali]

does Houston still have the huge underground tunnels (connecting buildings) open?

If yes, are they flooded?

I recall how nice they were to get around the city .. esp in hot, rainy etc weather. I never lived in a city prior that had this type of tunnel system & so extensive

[luvie]

If they have them, I am sure that they aren’t open today.:D Houston has flooded areas. The south side of the hurricane is still in the Houston area.

[Constitution Day]

No! What did I miss?

[NautiNurse]

[arkady_renko]

I'm a little south of you in central Illinois. Was following the Ike thread last night - immersed in the drama, and completely missed that we were under a tornado warning. Lost power for a bit. We are under a Flash Flood warning now, as is Cook County.

As you said, Ike will add to the rainfall total and Dr. Forbes is warning of long track tornadoes. He commented that Ike was going to be a near nationwide storm event.

Be careful.

a_r

[El Gato]

Perhaps not as entertaining as Geraldo, but Weather Channel reporting “6 feet of water in downtown Galveston”...

And that's probably the highest point of the island. Just seeing live shots from Galveston. Lots of debrie. Big chunks of wood mostly, but also some more or less intact structures. And some not so intact as well. Flagship Hotel has major major damage. Part of the pier it's on was collapsed, leaving the building itself isolated. Some light and traffic light poles are still standing though, didn't even rip off the traffic lights or signage. But that's the way wind damage is.

[AFPhys]

Good idea: we’re going to need a whole new Law Enforcement branch of the Viking Kitties to deal with SWI!

[mylife]

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=c3&size=2x&type=loop

Time to call the dog in

[NautiNurse]

Geraldo was huddled in the top of a palm tree. Upon closer inspection, it was a pygmy palm. About 3 feet tall.

[CindyDawg]

lol.

[radiohead]

Love your tag line. Hope the levees held thru the night.

[mylife]

L0L!

[mathluv]

I’m in Longview - the rain(sprinkles) and wind is starting.

[Constitution Day]

OH

MY

GOD

I hope someone got a screen capture of that, or it’s on Youtube. Seriesly.

[NautiNurse]

Very sad. The Galveston mayor broke down into tears this morning.

[patton]

LOL - how typical of him.

[PleaseNoMore]

This is a link to a live stream from Galveston

http://www.click2houston.com/video/10903347/index.html

[penelopesire]

That Galveston mayor should be run out of town on a rail!! Just my humble opinion.

[GAB-1955]

Because the Pennsylvania Dutch insisted on two languages!