ATL: IKE Discussion

[dolebot_Broward_NW]

There have been zero reports of "I tried to evacuate yesterday but I couldn't."

I did hear some lady on one of the Houston stations interviewed by a reporter say: "I thought I had time today to evacuate, was planning to do so today."

[dhweather]

Anyone else noticed how nervous the pets are getting here in Houston? My dogs are going crazy, and my quaker parrot won't stop shrieking. It's going to be a long night.

Ch. 11 just said Ike is stalled as of the past hour. Indication of a turn?

My dogs were terrified during Gustav. We had put my terrier in the laundry room (where he normally stays) because of all the people here and he started absolutely freaking out as the eyewall approached. They seem to have the ability to detect big drops in pressure. My lab just sat there shivering most of the time .

Crap tornado warning just issued right over me!

Stay safe !!!!!

[6SpeedTA95]

Shots of the storm eye in sight, these are less than an hour apart...

[Shawee]

People shouldn't use radar for plotting.

sure looks in motion from vis:
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/gulfwv.html

A painful lesson from Rita is the delayed effect of the storm surge. a few folks started to venture back well after the eye of Rita passed only to be met the incoming surge.

My prayers are with everyone.. heres hoping for a good angle/softer blow and a quick exit of Ike!

[RL3AO]

Neil Frank is agreeing with him that its stopped? Have they heard of recon? I can send them the Google Earth overlay if they need it.

[Raider Power]

Anyone else noticed how nervous the pets are getting here in Houston? My dogs are going crazy, and my quaker parrot won't stop shrieking. It's going to be a long night.

Ch. 11 just said Ike is stalled as of the past hour. Indication of a turn?

My dogs were terrified during Gustav. We had put my terrier in the laundry room (where he normally stays) because of all the people here and he started absolutely freaking out as the eyewall approached. They seem to have the ability to detect big drops in pressure. My lab just sat there shivering most of the time .

Crap tornado warning just issued right over me!

So far our dachsund is taking things very well. Has been very willing to go outside and has even done her normal stuff of laying on our back patio and taking a nap. She is almost completely blind, so I don't know if that calms her, but we'll see how she is later.

[jimguru]

ABC 13 HOUSTON now reporting ALL helicopter rescues are over for today - 95 people rescued, but all helicopter rescue has stopped for today -

[CronkPSU]

gosh darnit...stop interupting dr frank...everytime he starts talking, there is a news conference to break to....I wanted to hear what he had to say about radar

[rtd2]

It hasn't stopped. Recon proves that. The eye has tightened up so it is an illusion.

Recon wont lie! Thanks for the updates over in the recon forum RL3AO... Radar clearly shows a well defined eye getting slightly smaller on the last few frames

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.ph ... X&loop=yes

[KWT]

6SpeedTA95, the eyewall does look better then it has before though recon notes theres still no true eyewall in the southern and western sides of the eye.

Ike certainly has left it late getting going.

[fasterdisaster]

A bit of levity.


Good luck and prayers to Texas, and to the rest of the coastline affected.

Some more levity:
I just realized your avatar is a crab, I was looking at it wrong and thought it was map of the digestive tract!

[smw1981]

Neil Frank is agreeing with him that its stopped? Have they heard of recon? I can send them the Google Earth overlay if they need it.

Yeah he just agreed with the met, but said it wouldn't be for long...

[dolebot_Broward_NW]

Clear eye on Rainbow - Wow thats a lot of convection on the backside. I remember how much stronger the backside of Katrina was through dade and broward county.

[RL3AO]

33 miles of movement in a little over two hours. It hasn't stopped.

[dhweather]

http://myfoxhoustonlive.com/ - good stuff here, they just showed some incredible photos

[6SpeedTA95]

6SpeedTA95, the eyewall does look better then it has before though recon notes theres still no true eyewall in the southern and western sides of the eye.

Ike certainly has left it late getting going.

Recon is right, there is clearly no well defined eyewall all the way around the storm even on radar it has some issues.

[Weatherfreak14]

Heres a 3D image of the whole Storm of IKE looking on how smaller the eye is beginning to be.

[superdeluxe]

GUys we need to pray for Kansas City too, confirmed tornado on the ground in a KC suburb.

Is it connected to Ike in anyway? or different storm?

[KWT]

Weatherfreak14, cool imagery, at least Ike has an eye now compared to the last few days pitiful efforts!

[ocala]

KHOU met just said Ike has come to a complete stop in the last hour or so. Don't know how reliable he is because he is the one that said Ike was moving about 24-25mph a couple of hours ago.

Also said a 82mph gusts was just reported in Moody Gardens..

I'm watching it on my GRAnalyst but I only have 50 minutes worth of data. But it definately doens't look like it has moved. In addition the eye is becoming clearly visible.

Watching here with GR2.
Could you post a pic with analyst?