[stlnative]

I hope that I am very wrong. But I believe the death toll is going to staggering for Galveston Island. I have heard from 9,000 and up to as many as 23,000 stayed on Galveston Island.

95% of Galveston is under water. The highest point on the island is where the media is.

I really think we are going to be in for a shock when the death tolls start coming in. I hope I am very very wrong but I fear that I am not.

[topher]

Report currently of about 20 to 25 feet of water on SEAWALL BLVD -- a street in Galveston. That was on CBS Channel 11, which I am getting via satellite.

In the case of Hurricane Camille [1969], a number of people that were lost -- the bodies were never found...

That may be true with Ike -- if Galveston has 20 to 25 feet of water and 100+ mph winds...

[freepersup]

This is very alarming news, and tragic if so. I suppose many people became complacent after witnessing the evacuation for Gustav, and the subsequent return, and seeing it all as unnecessary.

Understanding the power of barometric pressure, was not apart of their consideration for staying behind.

[TornadoAlley3]

Though 1 million people fled coastal communities near where the storm made landfall, authorities in four counties alone said roughly 140,000 ignored mandatory evacuation orders and stayed behind. Other counties were unable to provide numbers but officials said they were concerned that many decided to brave deadly conditions rather than flee.

yahoonews

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95% of Galveston is under water. The highest point on the island is where the media is.

Surge maps and weather channel have the worst part of the surge off to the east of Galveston. WC interviewed some guy that had to vacate his house on Galveston. It was 5 feet above sea level and he had water up to his chest.