Posted on 09/12/2008 5:12:09 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Large and dangerous Hurricane Ike approaching the Upper Texas coast. Mandatory evacuations began in earnest Thursday as an estimated one million coastal residents headed inland. There were widespread reports of gas stations running out of fuel.
The National Weather Service posted dire storm surge predictions of 20-25 ft storm surge along the coast and bay heads. Hurricane warnings covered a 400 mile swath of the Gulf of Mexico.
Wholesale gasoline prices spiked 30 percent Thursday, or nearly $1 a gallon, out of fear of what Ike might do.
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Previous Threads:
Hurricane Ike Live Thread II
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TS Hanna, Hurricane Ike & TS Josephine [Other than that, the tropics are calm]
Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine, TD Gustav (Other than that, the tropics are calm)
They can maybe put out a sea anchor....
“ghost of texasredtop”
LOL! Very naughty!
GOOD NEWS ... that's a bunch better than landfall at west end or surfside
I drove through that area Nov. 1970 and I saw the devastation, oak trees 6-8 diameter simply twisted off at the trunk. They didn’t recover for years. One Chevron gas station was using a telephone booth for an office a year or so later.
DUH! She’s a Houston FReeper. Anywhere we are, it’s a total zoo.
ROTFLMPO -— YOU STOLE my idea!
Well Allegra, that’s me - simple and to the point. ;^)
Well, you are in for a very rough ride, as I’m sure you know. I’m glad to see you are maintaining a good sense of humor and are not letting the general hysteria carry you away.
Aside from all the bickering about who’s at high risk and who’s less so, I am not making light of this storm, and my prayers are with all who’re about to suffer greatly, esp. those about to lose their lives, loved ones, or homes to flood.
FYI, all y’all are on the Houston and Surrounding Areas Hurricane Ike (Peace Be Not Upon Him) Ping List.
Would be good news.. but, wrong.. The radar images are pretty solid now... this puppy is still moving on the same line... it will come ashore just west of Galveston.
There are going to be a whole lot of dead Rays tomorrow
Sad. Nothing can be done now, though.
5pm advisory is out. Shows Ike right at the coast at 2 AM. Hopefully that holds, low tide at Clear Lake is at 2:30 tomorrow morning. The only question is whether the previous high tide will be able to get out of the bay before then or will just get bottled in by the surge.
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An anchor in these seas would dig a nice trench, but that’s something.
Why yes, in a manner of speaking, we do call it a zoo sometimes.
4 weeks
The area around the Seabrook/Kemah causeway show sea level or not much higher. Just north and east go as high as 25 feet ASL.
Hey, now! I didn't call you simple...just the YIKES T-shirt. LOL
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