Hurricane Ike

[mjsmittyjr]

Everyone from Florida to Texas needs to keep a eye on this one, winds are at 125 MPH and expected to increase to a Cat 4 by Monday AM. The path depending on the prevailing fronts at the time it nears Florida, will take it either east of Florida or west toward the Gulf of Mexico.

[Riverdog]

I don't know. I guess it would depend on the type of house I lived in. Concrete roof maybe!

[myerskt]

This bites!!!!

I don't know which I'd rather. Being stuck in my own home with no power and nothing to do, or stuck in a hotel hundreds of miles away with 2 kids and a few dogs in a one room hotel (with power) but still with nothing to do!!!

[mjsmittyjr]

This doesn't look good

[silvaheyes]

I voted Maybe since I take each hurricane into consideration.. Each one is different. If it's a 2 or below, I'll stay for sure.. If it's a 4-5, I'm leaving.. Depends on the stats if it's a 3 and where it's going to hit land at.

[mjsmittyjr]

Looks like we may miss Hurricane Ike if all weather steering systems stay in place and play out like the forecasters predict.
All of the forecasters are predicting the Texas Gulf Coast.

[mjsmittyjr]

Ike is going to be close so don't let you guard down, no school in Jennings LA for Friday 9/12/08.


THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

ACADIA... ALLEN... BEAUREGARD... CALCASIEU... HARDIN... JASPER... JEFFERSON DAVIS... LAFAYETTE... LOWER ST. MARTIN... NEWTON... ORANGE... TYLER... UPPER ST. MARTIN... VERNON.

... WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH.

... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES... BLOWN DOWN TREES... AND SOME ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

... WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES... TREES BLOWN DOWN... AND ROOFS DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

... PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THERE IS A 60 TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WITH LESS THAN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

... INLAND FLOODING...

AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO NEAR 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AS IS THE CASE DURING ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM... ANY AREA THAT RECEIVES HEAVY RAINS MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING.

... TORNADOES...

THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

[Riverdog]

Cindy turned me on to this site earlier today. Pretty cool!! http://www.stormpulse.com

Everyone stay safe!!

[mjsmittyjr]

I like that one too, it has a lot of things such as computer paths, winds and location

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