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    Hurricane Ike---Human Impact

    in Hurricanes, Cyclones and Extreme weather worldwide

    Posted · Edited by hoghedge

    Geoff - think the damage could have of course been worse, but I think we're going to see some pretty bad stuff along the coast where there was no seawall - they're saying east and west of Galveston may be pretty bad. The storm surge certainly wasn't as bad for Galveston as it hit more to the East apparently... and so the resulting surge didn't top the wall at that area..

    Seems some bayous are still rising as well -: which will mean more flooding

    Lots of tree damage it seems

    On the Houston Chronicle there was a report from a woman in Galveston @ 7:30 saying that the West side looked like a lake - you could see the rooftops and treetops though....

    Sky were saying it could rate number 3 in cost after Katrina and Andrew....

    Hurricane Ike---Human Impact

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    Unfortunately because Houston and the surrounding area are built on flat reclaimed drained marshland, flooding could be be a major problem, particularly as the worst of the heavy rain is yet to come on the Sern side of the eye south of Houston, looking at the radar, though I guess the drains are built to withstand heavy rains which are frequent visitor to the area, but whether it will withstand the rising river levels in the bayous. 6 to 8 inches of rain falling already south of Houston!

    Yep - they're saying they are used to 6 inches and can cope - but then there seems to be another 6 on its way. Bayous are starting to look dodgy now.

    JP Morgan building lost windows downtown. Bissenet - Greebriar impassable - Rice Village house oak tree landed on it. Medical Centre - Hospital St Lukes has windows break.

    I was there during a storm once, and the water in the downtown area was just incredible, so this has to be way worse.

    Thanks for the info KW

    Hurricane Ike---Human Impact

    in Hurricanes, Cyclones and Extreme weather worldwide

    Posted · Edited by hoghedge

    Southern eyewall has perked up recently Hoggy.

    Thanks Kold - Am trying to keep friend and family informed on their mobile - they are by Bush Airport, also friends in Clearwater and Central/Rice area, but have not heard from them.

    Things are really starting to ramp up now in terms of damage reports coming in.

    Will that Southern Eyewall pass over the airport or is it tracking too quickly N/E and likely miss do you think?

    Hurricane Ike weather discussion (thread 2)

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    Posted · Edited by hoghedge

    Thanks RJS

    KHOU reporting - 40 mile wide eye, current gust of 110mph coming into Galveston, and is expected to last 24 hours over Houston due to its size. Bayou's are starting to overflow. 8 inches of rain - could be up to 12 inches today. 953mb and talking about the peak of the surge being now reached @ 12 - 15 ft'sh

    which is good news I would have thought

    Hurricane Ike---Human Impact

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    Posted · Edited by hoghedge

    Morning - I managed to keep awake to 3:40 but that was my lot - checked maiil this morning, 4 mins ago friend up by Bush Airport is now communicating via his mobile - says his roof is nearly coming off, heavy rain and the house feels like it is moiving. Hope him and his family will be ok - guess that far out mainly going to be fear of tornadoes ultimately...he thinks they're nearing seeing the eye now...

    Should have mentioned - there's no power of course

    Hoggy

    Hurricane Ike weather discussion (thread 2)

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    Posted · Edited by hoghedge

    I really don't know - I can see them!!!

    HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 47B

    NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008

    800 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

    ...IKE'S OUTER RAINBANDS LASHING THE UPPER TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN

    LOUISIANA COASTS...

    A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO

    NORTH OF PORT ARANSAS TEXAS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO

    REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY.

    A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PORT ARANSAS TO

    PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT

    FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...

    INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.

    FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

    INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

    BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

    AT 800 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS

    LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70

    MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 95 MILES

    ...155 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BEAUMONT TEXAS.

    IKE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR 13

    MPH...20 KM/HR. A NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT

    WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST

    TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST

    BY LATER THIS EVENING OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

    DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT

    INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...

    WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE

    SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST SATURDAY

    MORNING AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE. STRONGER WINDS...

    ESPECIALLY IN STRONGER GUSTS...ARE LIKELY ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.

    IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND

    OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL

    STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM. DURING

    THE PAST HOUR...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON

    GALVESTON ISLAND AND A GUST TO 70 MPH WAS MEASURED AT A NOAA BUOY

    JUST OFFSHORE GALVESTON ISLAND BEFORE IT STOPPED REPORTING.

    THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE

    RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

    COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 20 FEET...WITH NEAR 25 FEET

    IN SOME AREAS...ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS

    BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE

    CENTER OF IKE MAKES LANDFALL. THE SURGE EXTENDS A GREATER THAN

    USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE

    CYCLONE. WATER LEVELS HAVE ALREADY RISEN BY 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE

    NORMAL ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST.

    DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE IN THE EYE. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST

    SURGE WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR OR JUST AFTER THE EYE MAKES LANDFALL.

    IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER

    EASTERN TEXAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED

    AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.

    ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN

    LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

    REPEATING THE 800 PM CDT POSITION...28.4 N...94.3 W. MOVEMENT

    TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH.

    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB.

    THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

    HURRICANE CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT.

    $$

    FORECASTER STEWART

    Hurricane Ike---Human Impact

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    Report: 15 trapped on church roof on Bolivar Peninsula bolivar091208.jpg

    KHOU-TV is reporting that 15 people who had lashed themselves together are stranded on a church roof on the Bolivar Peninsula.

    Earlier today a Coast Guard helicopter crew plucked 60 people from the peninsula town of High Island after the only road out was flooded.

    (A Coast Guard helicopter flies over High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula. Photo by David J. Phillip, AP>)

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