Comments on: Hurricane Ike – Gulf of Mexico 3

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:02:53 +0000

We had beach roads under water from the wave action two days ago when it was 350 to 400 miles away. Katrina came ashore about 200 miles to the East and we got an 8-foot surge.

It isn’t the wind, it’s the water.

By: Jack K., the Grumpy Forester

Jack K., the Grumpy Forester — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:32:16 +0000

I’m livestreaming the CBS affiliate in Houston here at noontime out in the Upper Left Corner (which will no doubt endear me in the hearts of my IT folks, but it’s Friday and nobody’s around), and there has already been storm surge flooding that has trapped people along the coast west of Galveston over 12 hours out from landfall. A lot of the “man-on-the-street'” interviews with rescued long-time residents usually end with “I never dreamed it would come up this fast”…

Their weather guy is trying put it as plainly as possible: “This will be a Category 2 hurricane with a Category 4 storm surge…”

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:32:12 +0000

Obviously, Houston airport will shut down, New Orleans, probably Dalles-Fort Worth, so there will be some shuffling going on.

It’s the coast that is definitely in danger, and it doesn’t make any difference at this point if the storm weakens to a tropical storm at landfall, the surge has already been created and is headed that way. It will hit both Louisiana and Texas coasts.

By: Fallenmonk

Fallenmonk — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:00:55 +0000

Doesn’t look good for our friends on the Gulf Coast. Looks like they are taking it seriously so human life will be spared. I’m traveling back to Atlanta this afternoon and right now it looks as if even flights from the North East are being affected. Might be a less than optimal travel day.