ATL: IKE Discussion

[Stangfriik]

This MSNBC crew is still out on Seawall Blvd. on Galveston Island. They're right there on the Gulf, just waiting for the surge to take them out to sea.

Seriously? How much time do they have left before they're pretty much screwed. I mean, didn't they say the surge could go miles inland? If so, wouldn't that mean such a small island would pretty much be overwhelmed by the surge?

[Deathray]

I don't think these news reporters have any idea how or when this surge will strike, and I think most of them will be caught off guard

[sweetpea]

http://www.galveston.com/webcams/thestrand/frameset.html

my God.

I can't see anything?

It's downloading extremely slow. I opened another tab and am just waiting for it to download. It has been about 10 minutes and I have half a page.

[Ed Mahmoud]

Two blocks from me, at mis suegros, neighbors ~20 foot tree snapped at the trunk.

[wx247]

Large housefire jumping from house to house on Galveston Island, per KHOU.

[jinftl]

If there is a model run showing anything vastly different....maybe a good time to clean house or send back to drawing board

Sorry if its been post, BUT now 18z GFDL and HWRF are showing IKE coming in on the west end of Galveston Island and literally on top of downtown....


FROM HOU CHONICLE:Any hopes for Galveston and communities along Galveston Bay to avoid a catastrophic storm surge may well be over.

The latest model runs offer those areas little comfort. Far from bringing Ike inland to the east of Galveston Island, both the HWRF and GFDL models bring the hurricane over the island's west end.

Although this won't produce a maximum surge over Galveston Island — that would require a strike closer to Freeport — a landfall on Galveston's west end should bring enough surge to likely overtop the city's seawall. I expect it to all but destroy most non-concrete structures not behind the seawall.

The storm surge at Galveston's Pier 21 has already reached 8.5 feet this evening, and we're still probably six hours from landfall, and nearly seven hours from high tide.

The storm surge will reach maximum levels, well above 20 feet most likely, along the coast of Galveston Bay. This will especially be the case on the west and north sides of the bay.

[CronkPSU]

so besides rain, surge, wind...now galveston is on fire....ugh

[thetruesms]

I don't think these news reporters have any idea how or when this surge will strike, and I think most of them will be caught off guard

The blame lies solely on their producers, who can feed them information about how dangerous it's getting. Or, you know, they could just find shelter now

[Stratusxpeye]

I think the report from MSNBC Was recording hours ago because she kept saying IKE was 200 miles away? And right now it's less than a hundred. Maybe I'm watching the wrong link?

[Serenity]

http://www.galveston.com/webcams/thestrand/frameset.html

my God.

I can't see anything?

It's downloading extremely slow. I opened another tab and am just waiting for it to download. It has been about 10 minutes and I have half a page.

This is all I can get to load .... it shuts off right away for me. I'm imagining no power so maybe that is why?

[PTPatrick]

Guy on KHOU says that the folks at San Luis Hotel are moving to the bunker. He says a cop went out a while ago and his car floated. He says NO MORE emergency folks will be out now. Says they had to sign a statement saying the hotel isnt responsible if somebody dies, and that they would not open the door once the storm starts.

[sweetpea]

That is pretty much all I have gotten. Probably down by now.

[Extremeweatherguy]

I think the report from MSNBC Was recording hours ago because she kept saying IKE was 200 miles away? And right now it's less than a hundred. Maybe I'm watching the wrong link?

I just saw her live on MSNBC. I have also seen live reports on Galveston from TWC, CNN and FOX too. Hopefully all of these reporters will stay safe!

[Hurricane Cheese]

This MSNBC crew is still out on Seawall Blvd. on Galveston Island. They're right there on the Gulf, just waiting for the surge to take them out to sea.

Seriously? How much time do they have left before they're pretty much screwed. I mean, didn't they say the surge could go miles inland? If so, wouldn't that mean such a small island would pretty much be overwhelmed by the surge?

Any reporter that is ON Galveston Island...not smart.

That would include Mr. Cantore, who is reporting from the same hotel as the MSNBC news crew. They keep on swearing that it will be safe, but we shall see. I do believe much of the island will be underwater at some point during this storm.

[superdeluxe]

so besides rain, surge, wind...now galveston is on fire....ugh

Reminds me of Fargo...surrounded by water...but no water pressure...large sections of downtown burned.

[lost cause]

The Chronicle has some pretty decent pictures of the Strand District flooded out. Click on the main picture on the home page and it'll take you to the slideshow.

http://www.chron.com

[AL Chili Pepper]

Winds 31 MPH with 60MPH gusts at this Galveston location:
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstat ... ?ID=MGPST2

[lost cause]

Any reporter that is ON Galveston Island...not smart.

That would include Mr. Cantore, who is reporting from the same hotel as the MSNBC news crew. They keep on swearing that it will be safe, but we shall see. I do believe much of the island will be underwater at some point during this storm.

The San Luis Hotel on 53st @ Seawall is about 20 stories. Wind damage and flying glass are more of a concern there than flooding.

[HarlequinBoy]

0824 PM HURRICANE KEMAH 29.53N 95.02W
09/12/2008 GALVESTON TX EMERGENCY MNGR

EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. FIRST
RESPONDERS SUSPENDED OPERATIONS DUE TO HIGH WINDS. NO
POWER EAST OF FM 146

[msbee]

I don't think these news reporters have any idea how or when this surge will strike, and I think most of them will be caught off guard

The blame lies solely on their producers, who can feed them information about how dangerous it's getting. Or, you know, they could just find shelter now

Chad Myers of CNN stated a few hours ago that he did not want to have any CNN people on Galveston island during the storm..that it was too dangerous..but he was overruled..