ATL: IKE Discussion

[SaoFeng]

Back to Ike..........

How well-prepared is middle Texas for an evacuation? I've heard about the problems with Rita, but what about now?

[KWT]

Convection still bursting with Ike some can only assume slow strengthening is still occuring, also no doubting this has a pretty hefty wind field at the moment.

[Brent]

What I don't understand is why they have not issued evacuations for our area. When Rita was suppose to hit Matagorda they issued voluntary evacuations 3 days out....I remember because it was 2 days before my son's birthday, and it was a wednesday....It actually hit the morning after his birthday...That's one birthday he will never forget!

Now Ike is supposedly going to hit Matagorda and nothing?!?!?!?!?!

Several reasons...

It was less than a month after Katrina

and 3 days before landfall it bombed into a sub-900 Cat 5. Much different scenario here, although I agree, it should be taken as seriously because of the potential this storm has.

Plus I'm sure the fact that Gustav did nothing in SE TX doesn't help...

[dwg71]

Movement about 10 miles an hour, WNW to W turn should commence soon. Just at the top end of WNW now, or bottom end of NW.

[USTropics]

Ok I know emotions are running high and a lot of people are very edgy right now concerning the fact of where Ike will make landfall and I want to bring up two points so we can get back on track. Before you post something, think about the effects of what your words mean from different peoples perspective. Furthermore, if you are offended by someones post the mature and just thing to do would be ignore those comments, and not let them impact you and hence reply to them. There is a report button on the bottom right of each post if you feel it is offensive. This board is used as a source of information, and important information could be over looked by excessive off topic posts.

[Steve]

>>A ship 252 nm (27.90 -86.70) from Ike is reporting 40 kt sustained winds. Winds reach way out to the north.

Yeah, it's super breezy downtown. I got a bunch of blowing crud in my eyes when I went out for a smoke break 10 minutes ago. FWIW, NOAA has a tropical storm warning in effect for waters in and around Lower Plaquemines, Jefferson, Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes.

http://www.srh.weather.gov/lix/

At the airport currently, winds are out of the E at 14 gusting to 22. So it's starting to pick up here. This is the sideshow along with what went down in SW FL before the big ticket.

Steve

[Nederlander]

quote="SMNederlandTX"]What I don't understand is why they have not issued evacuations for our area. When Rita was suppose to hit Matagorda they issued voluntary evacuations 3 days out....I remember because it was 2 days before my son's birthday, and it was a wednesday....It actually hit the morning after his birthday...That's one birthday he will never forget!

Now Ike is supposedly going to hit Matagorda and nothing?!?!?!?!?!

What does that mean? Gustav was a flop? Why, because 2000 people didn't drown in New Orleans? I'm not trying to bite your head off but this I've seen this from so many people. Ask anyone in Baton Rouge and they will tell you how very real Gustav was.

Gustav was a flop!?!?!?!?!?!? Why don't you tell that to the folks in LA. who still
don't have power and see what they tell you. [/quote]

this is exactly whats wrong with this forum... i meant FOR OUR AREA... relax people.. dang

[KWT]

Movement about 10 miles an hour, WNW to W turn should commence soon. Just at the top end of WNW now, or bottom end of NW.

Its been wobbling around all day with the mean motion around WNW, a jog NW then a jog to the W. Right now the inner core is still trying to sort itself out and will still be prone to wobbles.

I sure hope SE Texas is taking this seriously as well, given the two best models thus far with Ike have both trended north to nearly the same location...

[pablolopez26]

I think we should all just do some woooosaaaahhhhh breathing exercises.

I know some people are scared, nervous, and upset, but in the end though everything is going to be okay.

Plus we cant control the uncontrollable.

[Portastorm]

Corpus just announced contraflow begins tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. on Interstate 37!

[Senobia]

I sure hope SE Texas is taking this seriously as well, given the two best models thus far with Ike have both trended north to nearly the same location...

Re-stating the two minute ago position...they aren't.

[Raider Power]

I think we should all just do some woooosaaaahhhhh breathing exercises.

I know some people are scared, nervous, and upset, but in the end though everything is going to be okay.

Plus we cant control the uncontrollable.

Maybe some of those Windows Vista Calming Teas on the Mac commercial will do the trick.

[Sabanic]

Movement about 10 miles an hour, WNW to W turn should commence soon. Just at the top end of WNW now, or bottom end of NW.

Better . . . ( Sry guys )

[KWT]

Thats good news portastorm, just hope people go inland, not upcoast because that would be just stupid!

Anyway that little dry slot that emerged about 2hrs is now rapidly being refilled with the bursting convecton.

[RBDnhm]

Rita hit in Southeast Texas, with a population of about 250,000 and did tremendous damage, just receiving less press than Katrina. It entered mouth of Sabine River, for all practical purposes.

Would be good if Ike did hit where Rita did exactly. Away from the densely populated areas.

[Senobia]

Movement about 10 miles an hour, WNW to W turn should commence soon. Just at the top end of WNW now, or bottom end of NW.

Better . . . ( Sry guys )

Better for whom and how so?

Thank you kindly for your clarification.

[ConvergenceZone]

Convection still bursting with Ike some can only assume slow strengthening is still occuring, also no doubting this has a pretty hefty wind field at the moment.

Gustav was bad enough, but this monster storm will generate 10x the amount of headlines that Gustav did, when you factor in the size and windfield, not to mention the potential for a Cat4 landfall....I can't believe the size of this monster...

[CajunMama]

We can't even begin to clean up this thread. How hard is it to THINK before you type and hit submit. Y'all want to chat...come to the chatroom.

[shawn67]

We can't even begin to clean up this thread. How hard is it to THINK before you type and hit submit. Y'all want to chat...come to the chatroom.

Is it any better in there???

[TampaFl]

Looks like the high over the Texas coast has gotten stronger. Ike is still stuck in the weakness between the Texas high & the one over the Atlantic. Thoughts & comments welcomed.