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...
About 2 million homes/businesses without power (that is just one power company -- does not include other power companies).
There was a report somewhere that all of Galveston was without power, but I don't recall where I saw that.
I sure hope the hospitals checked their emergency generators before this storm...
Power companies might as well take their time restoring power. Two million homes/businesses cannot be restored overnight...
REPAIR CREWS NEED TO BE SAFE AND PACE THEMSELVES
And they will have to wait until the storm passes and storm surge waters subside.
There are alot of snakes that will probably be in the waters. The San Jacinto area is swamp area (around Battleship Texas).
So people had better concerned about snakes if they have standing water especially to the Southeast of Houston...
I got up a bit ago and have been quickly scrolling through this thread.
FOX doesn’t have Whorealdo on or any correspondent from Galveston yet.
Anyone have an update on the situation at the hotel they were taking shelter in?
The guy at the grocery store (or some kind of store) who was on FOX last night? The lady who was staying in the Victorian house? The dummy Mom with 2 kids interviewed on the beach? Thx for the updates.
Seawall Blvd. runs along the top of the seawall. The seawall is seventeen feet above sea level. This would mean a surge of 37 to 42 feet! Doubtful.