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Weather service warns of 'certain death' in face of Ike
CNN ^
| Sept 11, 2008
Posted on 09/11/2008 7:26:10 PM PDT by RDTF
(CNN) -- Residents living in single-family homes in some parts of coastal Texas face "certain death" if they do not heed orders to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Ike's arrival, the National Weather Service said Thursday night.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: hurricanes; ike; nws; weather
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To: wastedyears
new one due out any minute
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posted on
09/11/2008 7:50:38 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(my worst nightmare is being on jury duty sequestered with 11 liberals)
To: wastedyears
And is is still classified as the worst US natural disaster.
Killed 8,000 in an hour.
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posted on
09/11/2008 7:51:55 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(Denali/Bolton)
To: scooby321
My son in law and grandson are stranded on Dolphin Island near Mobile. They’ve closed the bridge do to surge flooding.
To: RDTF
Water Water Water everywhere it seems with Ike.
The following from the forecast:
Coastal storm surge flooding of up to 20 feet above normal tide
levels...along with large and dangerous battering waves...can be
expected near and to the east of where the center of Ike makes
landfall...except at the heads of bays...where surge flooding of up
to 25 feet could occur. Coastal storm surge flooding of 6 to 8 feet
above normal tide levels...along with large and dangerous
waves...can be expected within the Tropical Storm Warning area
along the northern Gulf Coast. Above normal tides in the eastern
Gulf of Mexico should gradually subside over the next day or so.
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posted on
09/11/2008 7:57:37 PM PDT
by
deport
( ----Cue Spooky Music---)
To: humblegunner; TheMom
Go to DCS...it’s at least on the outer bands of the thing! LOL!
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posted on
09/11/2008 7:58:44 PM PDT
by
luvie
(McCain/PALIN!!!!--'nuff said! :D)
To: antivenom
I can never remember the exact year. Thanks
26
posted on
09/11/2008 7:58:47 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Single dudes for hockey moms.)
To: txflake
“If your house has an eve that’s 14 feet, it would be completely under water,” Perry said. “That’s the type of surge we’re talking about all through Galveston and all the way up into the (Houston) Ship Channel.”
If a Category 5 storm went up the Ship Channel with no evacuation, Perry said, the estimated death toll would be 1.5 million people.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5995957.html
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posted on
09/11/2008 7:59:11 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
(What isn't above Obama's pay grade?)
To: Bubba_Leroy
Looks like we’re going to get sustained winds even as far as Memphis.
To: txflake
Katrina knocked the heck out of three states last I remember. Ike has the potential to knock the heck out of almost 4 or 5 entire states. They need to start evacuating now to save as many people as possible.
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posted on
09/11/2008 8:05:44 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Single dudes for hockey moms.)
To: RDTF
And if anyone does die, the Democrats will certainly blame Bush.
To: Our man in washington
Nope. TX deals responsibly with canes, the RATS dare not tread in those waters.
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posted on
09/11/2008 8:34:20 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(Denali/Bolton)
To: Coldwater Creek
I’m in Chicago: Ike will still be a tropical depression when it enters Illinois!
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posted on
09/11/2008 8:42:58 PM PDT
by
pierrem15
(Charles Martel: past and future of France)
To: antivenom
Talk is now that with the 20 ft surge we could see 50 ft waves YIKES YIKES double IKE YIKES!!!!!Yikes for sure! I'd be hearing those reports from my car radio while driving north, if I were anywhere near it. Let's hope people heed this warning.
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posted on
09/11/2008 8:44:28 PM PDT
by
fortunecookie
(Communism/socialism has failed millions, a lesson lost on too many.)
To: Psycho_Bunny
I do not like Ike with his wind.
I do not like Ike with a friend.
I do not like Ike in a boat.
I do not like Ike with a goat.
I do not like being in a jam,
I do not like him, Weather Man.
34
posted on
09/11/2008 8:46:52 PM PDT
by
Sender
(Never lose your ignorance; you can never regain it!)
To: pierrem15
To: RDTF
Please stop with the hysterics. Ike already reached it’s peak strength before hitting Cuba and is now a spent force.
At this time Katrina already reached Cat Five (twice) and made landfall as a cat three.
Ike already passed the points where hurricanes in the gulf gain strenght and Ike gained little. At this time it’s 100 mph and little to no chance of strengthening.
A dangerous storm yes, A monster, no.
To: RDTF
RDTF
This wasn’t aim at you personally.
To: wastedyears
AK, MO, AR, IL and IN AK=Alaska... Why would Alaska need to evacuate?
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posted on
09/11/2008 9:14:17 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(A vote for the "lesser evil" is still a vote for evil!)
To: TheBattman
Ah no, I meant Arkansas.
May I should just go to sleep.
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posted on
09/11/2008 9:19:50 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Single dudes for hockey moms.)
To: mnehrling
“Ike. Do your imitation of David Caruso’s career.”
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posted on
09/11/2008 9:21:18 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
( Go OSU, beat USC!)
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