Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Thanks for the tip. She should have listened to you.
why just strong “urging people to stay off streets”
why NOT a curfew ???
some people think URGING refers to everyone else.. NOT ME
The bill should also include a year of jail in the county pen, with bread and water rations and no TV
That little jaunt to the north just before landfall probably ended up saving Galveston. Had it been just a bit south, it pretty much would have all been under water.
Gulf Coast refineries appear to have escaped serious damage 10:41 AM Sat, Sep 13, 2008
Your Kemah image probably shows highway 146. If so, both good and bad news.
Bad news, that highway runs alongside a RR tracks, with near constant elevation from Texas City to north of Seabrook. The image confirms water over 146, which indicates pretty deep surge at Texas City and points west, possibly into LeMarque.
Heavily populated area, and all that debris came from what used to be buildings.
Good news, that image shows a low spot and the debris pile is finite in the distance. A few feet less surge there makes a huge difference for the above mentioned areas.
Fingers crossed.
Just struck me as odd...and hopeful. Remember after Katrina we were getting word from people who were doing the search and rescue with grim reports as they were going through houses on the coasts?
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) began search and rescue (SAR) operations Friday, Sept. 12.
Total rescues for Sept. 12 were 173 from St. Tammany Parish to lower Terrebonne Parish. SAR teams deployed again this morning at 6:00 a.m. from a Forward Command Post established at Jennings and in the Houma area.
Teams responded with 29 boats to Hackberry and Big Lake Island. LDWF enforcement teams from central and northern Louisiana arrived at the Jennings Command Center early this morning with additional wildlife agent teams, 15 US Department of Interior boat crews and one Federal USAR team reporting at noon to assist and reinforce SAR operations as needed.
Total SAR personnel on a state level is 623, with 334 watercraft vehicles. These numbers include LDWF personnel and equipment, and personnel and equipment provided by the Louisiana National Guard, Federal USAR Teams and fish and! game state agencies from Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia. The Louisiana National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard will additionally provide aerial reconnaissance support for SAR missions. Flight assessments by the Louisiana National Guard and LDWF Enforcement personnel and US Coast Guard will determine the extent of SAR rescue activity needed.
For the latest information on Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, you can visit emergency.louisiana.gov or call the state’s emergency hotline at 1-866-288-2484 to listen to a recorded message with the most up-to-date information.
Information released by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
They say more than 4 million without power; the storm surge flooded 1,800 homes in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and rescue officials initially couldn't get to them because of high winds; Many people in Orange County -- which lies on the Louisiana state line -- were stranded on rooftops and in attics because of storm surge
I am glad the khou coverage has very few commercials
cant recall many at all in over 12 hours watching it
Gondring wrote:
What software?
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Global Mapper, 3DEM and MicroDEM all allow sea level manipulation.
Most of them do. I get more concerned with the ones just to the left of me than those that have me as a direct hit. I don’t know why but look ....most of them curve. The index finger of God? :’)
Rescues begin amid Ike's destruction
Published September 13, 2008Emergency crews have not yet reported any fatalities as they make their way through high waters Saturday morning, rescuing injured survivors of Hurricane Ike. They have pulled people from high water and rescued people in the Fish Village area on the East End.
Winds and rain have destroyed the Balinese Room and MurDoch’s on the Seawall and severely damaged the Flagship hotel. The roof of city hall has collapsed, emergency responders said. Partial pieces of the 61st Street fishing pier are still intact, but the rest is gone.
A building near 63rd Street and Stewart Road is on fire, but firefighters are unsure if they can make it through the floodwaters to reach it. They said the burning building might be a church.
Firefighters are also trying to reach a large house fire that broke out last night at 51st Street and Avenue K. They’re not sure if it’s still burning, but last night the flames from the building reached into the sky.
At Ball High School, which was opened as a shelter of last resort, 12 Galveston firefighters are managing the injured. The city’s water system is not functioning.
Part of the roof of the San Luis Hotel was torn off and glass in the back of the building shattered. Water poured inside from the ceiling.
I should probably have wondered more about what you wrote when I first saw it right away. I’m sorry I didn’t even really think about it before.
“Hey, one of the models has Ike headed to Montana! Ya never know! ;-)”
After I ran across this comment a second time, it snapped out to me what the heck you were probably talking about ... (It would not normally surprise me that a model would be out in left field, but this one would have) ... I just went to look, and sure enough:
That track now “to Montana” is not a model. - It is a straight line extrapolation of the past 12 hours (I think) movement. ALL the models have this curling off to the NorthEast.
Similar experience here in northern Illinois. We got as much rain as the eye of Ike laid down.
I'm glad for the folks down there. Though a 20' surge was predicted, it sounds like it was only about 12'. A tragedy indeed. But, in most cases, not a catastrophe.
It seems many prayers have been answered.
For a long time my tagline read: "Never drink and FReep"...
My BIL is in Baytown. My husband hasn’t been able to reach him. They have a 2 story home though so I guess they are ok.
I-10 and I-45 interchange just north of downtown
LOL! Might be a good time to recycle that one.
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