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#12601 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:14 am

Houston now being hit by sustained hurricane force winds according to TWC!
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12602 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:15 am

lost cause wrote:KPRC -- reporting 7 feet of water on Postoffice Street (E Street) in Strand District.

I wonder if this is the reverse surge from Galveston Bay coming in.

No, unfortunately the worst could be yet to come as the SE eyewall comes in that is when the reverse surge will hit.

TWC showing amazing shots of the surge just plowing through the parking garage in Clear Lake.

EDIT: Forgot to say though, the NE eyewall won't hit so that is quite good news. He is moving WNW to NW again now though so the SE eyewall will hit so Galveston only dodging a half bullet here.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12603 Postby soonertwister » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:15 am

There was another report a little while ago that between Galveston Country and one other low-lying county, that there were an estimated 90,000 people that refused to evacuate from mandatory evacuation zones.

If there are 90K from just two counties, just how many people didn't heed the call to evac from low-lying areas across all of SE Texas?

I'm starting to get a headache.
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#12604 Postby CajunMama » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:18 am

You know many have complained about twc but they are far above the rest on their coverage and professionalism during this storm. Good job, twc.

How many of y'all not in texas feel like you've just gone thru ike yourself? I'm exhausted. I can't even begin to fathom what our members in texas are feeling. Good luck guys & gals.
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#12605 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:18 am

Looks like 5 minutes to landfall on the extreme east tip of Galveston Island.
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#12606 Postby lost cause » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:21 am

CajunMama wrote:You know many have complained about twc but they are far above the rest on their coverage and professionalism during this storm. Good job, twc.

How many of y'all not in texas feel like you've just gone thru ike yourself? I'm exhausted. I can't even begin to fathom what our members in texas are feeling. Good luck guys & gals.


I'm from Galveston (evac'd to Denham Springs) and I've been watching nothing but coverage of Ike for the past two days. I'm just benumbed by it all at this point. However, I dread going back to see what's left of our house.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12607 Postby Category 5 » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:21 am

Irony, one year ago this hour, Humberto made landfall a bit further north.

I expect a TCU shortly.
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#12608 Postby Category 5 » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:22 am

CajunMama wrote:You know many have complained about twc but they are far above the rest on their coverage and professionalism during this storm. Good job, twc.


Agree, much better then with Dolly. I must applaud them.
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#12609 Postby fci » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:22 am

CajunMama wrote:You know many have complained about twc but they are far above the rest on their coverage and professionalism during this storm. Good job, twc.

How many of y'all not in texas feel like you've just gone thru ike yourself? I'm exhausted. I can't even begin to fathom what our members in texas are feeling. Good luck guys & gals.


I guess the difference is that we are finally seeing only the Pros and best of TWC on the air.
No cutesy anchors and fancy music.
Just the facts

And Bettis sitting in the van (or truck) in Clear Lake is phenomenal footage!

Yes, kudos for TWC when they do it right!
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#12610 Postby southerngale » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:23 am

Who cares if it's called a Category 2 or a Category 3? It's going to be the same storm, doing the same damage regardless.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12611 Postby Windy » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:23 am

Surge may be leveling off:

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#12612 Postby WxGuy1 » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:24 am

CajunMama wrote:You know many have complained about twc but they are far above the rest on their coverage and professionalism during this storm. Good job, twc.

How many of y'all not in texas feel like you've just gone thru ike yourself? I'm exhausted. I can't even begin to fathom what our members in texas are feeling. Good luck guys & gals.


TWC has done a fantastic job covering Ike's landfall, IMO. I have plenty of criticisms for TWC, but they have nailed the Ike coverage. They've largely been professional and must less sensationalistic than some of the cable news networks, and I've enjoyed all of their in-field and on-air meteorologists (including the venerable Dr. Lyons). It's worth shooting off an email to TWC to let them know that we enjoyed their coverage. FWIW, it's night and day comparing the coverage from TWC to that from Fox News.
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#12613 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:24 am

Most metro Houston areas will avoid the NE eyewall however BAYTOWN will not.
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#12614 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:25 am

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#12615 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:26 am

If reverse surge is going to happen, we're still an hour away from that.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12616 Postby Red_Fish » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:27 am

On my blackberry. In sugar land Texas. Winds are fierce. Finger of god. Power out. Keep us going by staying up with us.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12617 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:27 am

Jijenji wrote:Looks like landfall any moment now.

I think it already has. About 2 miles east of downtown Galveston.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12618 Postby soonertwister » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:28 am

Ike is stronger and more clearly defined than at any previous time I've seen this storm in the Gulf.

What's that saying about strengthening storms at landfall? Ike sure qualifies. The backside winds are going to be ferocious with this storm.
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#12619 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:29 am

Do we have any members in Baytown? Because right now it looks like they'll be getting those 110-115 mph sustained winds (and yes I did say 115 just to spite you :lol:)
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#12620 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:30 am

TWC says Ike has officially made landfall.
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