YAHT (Hurricane) Ike

[lizardboy]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Pics from AP: House on fire


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somebody had homeowners but no flood insurance...

good call

 

[udneekgnim]

living in San Diego

I'll take an earthquake over a hurricane always

 

[sciwizam]

Charts from this Shell Rig : Winds, Gusts & Pressure

EDIT: Storm Surge Model

EDIT2: Galveston Tides and Currents Chart

 

[oddyager]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Geraldowned!

LOL. Nice.

 

[jjmIII]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Pics from AP: House on fire


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somebody had homeowners but no flood insurance...

Ya. Something to consider!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: lizardboy

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Pics from AP: House on fire


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somebody had homeowners but no flood insurance...

good call

naa thats not suspicious at all!

 

[dmcowen674]

Bush has signed emergency order allowing southeast states to use winter blend gas.

 

[waggy]

they are talkign to the owner of a bar on the beach. they are open and plan on staying open as long as they can. is it bad that i hope that every fucking one of them die?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: waggy
they are talkign to the owner of a bar on the beach. they are open and plan on staying open as long as they can. is it bad that i hope that every fucking one of them die?

Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived...

 

[oddyager]

More than half of the community of Surfside Beach was inundated by 8 a.m. Friday, and rescuers drove a dump truck through the streets in a final bid to get people out before the storm hits, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Despite his initial bravado -- "It's just water, man," he told the Chronicle -- and determination to stay, resident Bobby Taylor changed his mind and left, to the relief of his wife, Elizabeth, The Associated Press reported.

 

[sciwizam]

Stats From JeffMasters, 11:22 AM EDT on September 12, 2008

- Hurricane Ike is closing in on Texas, and stands poised to become one of the most damaging hurricanes of all time.

- Despite Ike's rated Category 2 strength, the hurricane is much larger and more powerful than Category 5 Katrina or Category 5 Rita.

- The storm surge from Ike could rival Katrina's, inundating a 200-mile stretch of coast from Galveston to Cameron, Louisiana with waters over 15 feet high.

- According to the latest wind field estimate , the diameter of Ike's tropical storm and hurricane force winds are 550 and 240 miles. For comparison, Katrina numbers at landfall were 440 and 210 miles.

- Integrated Kinetic Energy (IKE). Ike's hurricane's Integrated Kinetic Energy has increased from 134 to 149 Terajoules. This is 30% higher than Katrina's total energy at landfall.

- All this extra energy has gone into piling up a vast storm surge that will probably be higher than anything in recorded history along the Texas coast. Storm surge heights of 20-25 feet are possible from Galveston northwards to the Louisiana border. The Texas storm surge record is held by Hurricane Carla of 1961. Carla was a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds at landfall, and drove a 10 foot or higher storm surge to a 180-mile stretch of Texas coast. A maximum storm surge of 22 feet was recorded at Port Lavaca, Texas.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: oddyager

More than half of the community of Surfside Beach was inundated by 8 a.m. Friday, and rescuers drove a dump truck through the streets in a final bid to get people out before the storm hits, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Despite his initial bravado -- "It's just water, man," he told the Chronicle -- and determination to stay, resident Bobby Taylor changed his mind and left, to the relief of his wife, Elizabeth, The Associated Press reported.

That's like saying 200mph winds are "just air, man."

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: FoBoT
why are not more people leaving Houston
what they are showing on the news right now, it looks like Galveston is going to be wiped off the map like in 1900

because people 100 miles inland don't need to leave.



models have it a little more westerly this morning.



winds are also up 5 mph from last night.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refres...wind120?large#contents

Notice where the eye is and how wide the area where the 100% Hurricane force winds cone is. Houston is gonna get hit as much as Galveston

 

[sciwizam]

Local ABC says 40% of Galveston's population stayed behind.

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Local ABC says 40% of Galveston's population stayed behind.

They are going to wiped away

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Local ABC says 40% of Galveston's population stayed behind.

They are going to wiped away

Camille Part II

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Local ABC says 40% of Galveston's population stayed behind.

They are going to wiped away

Yeah, that was very stupid.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Local ABC says 40% of Galveston's population stayed behind.

They are going to wiped away

Yeah, that was very stupid.

now should taxpayer money go to help them or rebuild for them? should we feel bad if all of them become fish food?

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: FoBoT
why are not more people leaving Houston
what they are showing on the news right now, it looks like Galveston is going to be wiped off the map like in 1900

because people 100 miles inland don't need to leave.



models have it a little more westerly this morning.



winds are also up 5 mph from last night.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refres...wind120?large#contents

Notice where the eye is and how wide the area where the 100% Hurricane force winds cone is. Houston is gonna get hit as much as Galveston

Houston will flood, it always floods during heavy rains.

Galveston is going to get destroyed if Ike stays on its current path. If the storm surge does reach 20-25ft, thats 3-8ft above the sea well. Not all of Galveston is protected by the wall either.

 

[XBoxLPU]

I wonder how Johnson Space Center is gonna hold up. They are sitting right there on the Bay

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU

Originally posted by: sciwizam
Local ABC says 40% of Galveston's population stayed behind.

They are going to wiped away

Yeah, that was very stupid.

now should taxpayer money go to help them or rebuild for them? should we feel bad if all of them become fish food?

Go ask your kids, because that's where the money would come from. 😉

Let's not get into P&N. Please? 🙁

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: Bacstar
I have business trip to Florida in a couple weeks. I'm getting a little bit nervous....

err it'll be gone by then

..where will the Plane land then? :Q


😀

 

[Wreckem]

Storm surge is already approaching 10ft.

Not only is the storm surge expected to be 20-25ft. Waves on top could be as high as 10ft.

Thats 30-35ft or close to twice the height of the wall.Those 20,000 people that stayed are a bunch of dumbasses.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Wreckem
Storm surge is already approaching 10ft.

Not only is the storm surge expected to be 20-25ft. Waves on top could be as high as 10ft.

Thats 30-35ft. Yeah those ~20,000 people in Galveston are frankly dumbasses.

And there is people ON the beach having parties!

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Wreckem
Storm surge is already approaching 10ft.

Not only is the storm surge expected to be 20-25ft. Waves on top could be as high as 10ft.

Thats 30-35ft. Yeah those ~20,000 people in Galveston are frankly dumbasses.

And there is people ON the beach having parties!

People will use any excuse to party!