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#12681 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:08 am

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radbl ... rainsnow=0

Here comes the backside in a few minutes, weather will get bad again rapidly, and with the backside comes the reverse surge.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12682 Postby soonertwister » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:08 am

The most intense south wall winds are starting to pass over Galveston Island now.

Most of the core of Houston is getting lashed pretty hard right now, but probably isn't seeing the highest western eyewall winds yet.

Ike looks better than ever right now, and that's kind of surreal to me.
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 11&loop=no
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12683 Postby Dmetal81 » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:09 am

Some of the reports from KHOU coming from galveston during the eye sounded disturbing..... and these were the people that were able to make phone calls...
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12684 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:09 am

For all of those saying Galveston has dodged a bullet, please understand a few things.

First, the reporters are primarily staying at the San Luis I believe - it is built up higher than the surrounding area and has mounds and hills among its landscaping and is among the tallest spots on the island I would think. But Galveston is a large island and there are many areas that are not as high.

Second, it's 3:00 a.m. in the morning - it will likely be another 6-10 hours before a good idea can be had about what has transpired on the island tonight. Media have been reporting that a number of 911 calls for rescue have been received and that officials have been powerless to intervene. Who knows what has happened to those people at this point in time?

Third, I distinctly rember Shepherd Smith standing on Bourbon Street in the mid-afternoon when Katrina had passed NOLA by and him saying that the Big Easy had dodged a bullet. What he didn't know at that moment was people were drowning in NOLA and that the Mississippi coastline had been obliterated. It usually takes 12-24 hours for the full story to be known after a landfalling hurricane.

Hopefully, Galveston has indeed dodged a bullet. Tomorrow's daylight and calmer conditions will tell us.

In the meantime, I doubt many on the island believe they have dodged a bullet after the northern eyewall passage and the southern yet to come. Say a prayer for them as they ride out the rest of this storm.

Sorry, just had to voice my .02 cents worth here.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12685 Postby Deathray » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:10 am

Dmetal81 wrote:Some of the reports from KHOU coming from galveston during the eye sounded disturbing..... and these were the people that were able to make phone calls...


Can you be more specific?
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#12686 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:11 am

A 105 mph vortex has formed near Navasota per wunderground.
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#12687 Postby btangy » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:12 am

KHOU reporting people calling 911 that water up to the second floor waste deep of their house in Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Penninsula. God help them.
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#12688 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:17 am

Weird oblong slot in the eye delaying the reverse surge in Galveston by (???) 10-20 minutes. Can't really call it good news since that surge is still going to happen.
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#12689 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:20 am

Recon says the center of the eye is over Texas City.
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#12690 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:21 am

For some levity, LMAO of all these storms he's seen this is Jim Cantore's first eye he's been in! Although I don't know why they're going to him just now since the eyewall is just a few minutes away now.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12691 Postby Deathray » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:23 am

Jijenji wrote:It must not be good on Galveston because I don't see any of those reporters out by the seawall like they were before the eye hit.


Some of them are out there, you can see the waves whipping up again, but truthfully... now the focus has shifted to Houston and Galveson Bay
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#12692 Postby soonertwister » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:25 am

btangy wrote:KHOU reporting people calling 911 that water up to the second floor waste deep of their house in Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Penninsula. God help them.


It's too bad that their audio comes across so low on my computer that I can only occasionally understand what's being said.
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#12693 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:26 am

Cantore's calling it the western eyewall but technically I think it's slightly east of due south. So using 'southeast' loosely as possible it's going to be the 'SE' eyewall in Galveston.
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#12694 Postby southerngale » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:28 am

Listening to KFDM in Beaumont streaming... surge is in Bridge City and some people are asking to be rescued. They made contact with KFDM, saying they had 4 feet of salt water in their house and were asking for help. Sadly, they're on their own. :(

The surge is still rising and high tide is less than 30 minutes away. Sabine Pass surge is very high, set a record way earlier tonight and still rising.

Beaumont/Port Arthur area reported to be mostly without power. Very high, howling winds, sideways rain, etc.
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#12695 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:28 am

Oh God, here it comes. The backside is going ashore Galveston, if not right now, in a minute or two, and Jim Cantore probably had to go right inside before the eyewall came on.
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12696 Postby soonertwister » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:28 am

Jijenji wrote:Any reports of cell calls or texts from people not at the hotel on Galveston?


TWC said most of Galveston is underwater and experienced around or up to 20 foot storm surge.
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#12697 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:29 am

southerngale wrote:Listening to KFDM streaming... surge is in Bridge City and some people are asking to be rescued. They made contact with KFDM, saying they had 4 feet of salt water in their house and were asking for help. Sadly, they're on their own. :(

The surge is still rising and high tide is less than 30 minutes away. Sabine Pass surge is very high, set a record way earlier tonight and still rising.

Beaumont/Port Arthur area reported to be mostly without power. Very high, howling winds, sideways rain, etc.


Where are you right now? Did you go inland?
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Re: ATL IKE: Category 2 - Discussion

#12698 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:29 am

soonertwister wrote:
Jijenji wrote:Any reports of cell calls or texts from people not at the hotel on Galveston?


TWC said most of Galveston is underwater and experienced around or up to 20 foot storm surge.


So much for "dodging a bullet"
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#12699 Postby southerngale » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:30 am

fasterdisaster wrote:
southerngale wrote:Listening to KFDM streaming... surge is in Bridge City and some people are asking to be rescued. They made contact with KFDM, saying they had 4 feet of salt water in their house and were asking for help. Sadly, they're on their own. :(

The surge is still rising and high tide is less than 30 minutes away. Sabine Pass surge is very high, set a record way earlier tonight and still rising.

Beaumont/Port Arthur area reported to be mostly without power. Very high, howling winds, sideways rain, etc.


Where are you right now? Did you go inland?


Heck yeah! Thanks for asking.
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#12700 Postby fasterdisaster » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:31 am

Southern eyewall has now hit Galveston. Of any casualties (hopefully very few) that occur, likely more than half in Galveston will happen in the next 60 minutes from reverse surge.
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