Hurricane Ike Live Thread -- Texas Area CC Members Check in With Us

[Wretched Excess]

Live radar loop from new orleans.  updated every 15 minutes.

[Wretched Excess]

the 5 PM bulletin for hurricane Ike



I am locking down the old Ike thread.  We will pick up here.

[Wretched Excess]

Here is the link to the old Breaking News thread on Hurricane Ike - Thousands in Texas Flee Hurricane Ike

[Chris_]

My BIL lives on the west side of Houston.  Hope his house is still there tomorrow.

[Wretched Excess]

'there will be some coastal texas town that just won't exist on Sunday.  the storm surge is projected to be 30% higher than Katrina, and we saw what happened to the mississippi gulf coast.

I pray to God those people all left.

[Miss Mia]

If it's anything like after Rita, my family will be able to go back in a few days to check things out, but not to stay.  They were up here for 2 weeks before going home. 

[Texacon]

Well, I'm sitting here looking across the golf course to the lake.  We have some moderate winds starting to come out of the east with the south starting to get a little darker.  The lake is still pretty flat and I look across a piece of lake that is approximately 2 miles wide so when the wind picks up it starts getting white caps pretty quickly.

I don't think we are going to start seeing the real stuff until about 3 am.  I am in San Jacinto county (if you care to google it) on Lake Livingston.  This should be fun!  I don't think this is going to be anywhere NEAR what Rita was to our area.  They are still showing this storm to be at 105 mph.  While that is a lot of wind it isn't near what Rita was coming in.

I'll try to log in once in awhile and let y'all know what is going on here.  We are about 70 miles north of Houston so Servo will be seeing this a few hours earlier than I will.

KC

[Wretched Excess]

the slosh models of the storm surge have actually improved somewhat.  as noted in the old thread, this is
a worst case scenario;  it's a huge storm pushing a lot of water, and it will hit just south of galveston bay,
bays and harbors amplify the magnitude of the storm surge, and, finally, it will hit at approximately high tide.

[Miss Mia]

Well, I'm sitting here looking across the golf course to the lake.  We have some moderate winds starting to come out of the east with the south starting to get a little darker.  The lake is still pretty flat and I look across a piece of lake that is approximately 2 miles wide so when the wind picks up it starts getting white caps pretty quickly.

I don't think we are going to start seeing the real stuff until about 3 am.  I am in San Jacinto county (if you care to google it) on Lake Livingston.  This should be fun!  I don't think this is going to be anywhere NEAR what Rita was to our area.  They are still showing this storm to be at 105 mph.  While that is a lot of wind it isn't near what Rita was coming in.

I'll try to log in once in awhile and let y'all know what is going on here.  We are about 70 miles north of Houston so Servo will be seeing this a few hours earlier than I will.

KC

Try and keep in touch as much as possible Texacon! 

[Texacon]

I will try to stay in touch.  I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning.  It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.

If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down.  When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home.  I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box.  It was absolutely awesome.

KC

[Miss Mia]

I will try to stay in touch.  I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning.  It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.

If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down.  When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home.  I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box.  It was absolutely awesome.

KC

Good luck.  I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. 

[Texacon]

I will try to stay in touch.  I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning.  It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.

If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down.  When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home.  I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box.  It was absolutely awesome.

KC

Good luck.  I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. 

Ever see Waterwood?  That's where I live.  I LOVE it here.

KC

[Miss Mia]

I will try to stay in touch.  I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning.  It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.

If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down.  When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home.  I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box.  It was absolutely awesome.

KC

Good luck.  I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. 

Ever see Waterwood?  That's where I live.  I LOVE it here.

KC

No, I don't believe I have.  I just take 190 from Huntsville over to Woodville.  I rarely stop along that part of the drive.  I just haul ass in my Beetle. 

[Willow]

I was listenting to one of those live streams and I heard Geraldo say that the mayor of Gavleston said 40% of the residents had chosen to stay on the island. That is 30,000 people.

[asdf2231]

Keep your heads down peeps and stay safe.

[Miss Mia]

Here's a pic my dad sent me today that came from the Space Shuttle.

[Chris_]

Cool pic, but scary!

Stay safe you gulf coasters.

[Texacon]

I will try to stay in touch.  I expect our power to go out sometime in the mid morning.  It may go out sooner than that though ... our power is fed to this area out of Beaumont.

If I think about it I may run up to my office and get my digi cam so I can take pictures as it all goes down.  When we went through Rita I kept saying I wish I had brought the camera home.  I could have gotten some great pictures as the lake washed up over an 8' bulkhead onto the 14th tee box.  It was absolutely awesome.

KC

Good luck.  I know where Lake Livingston is, I've driven through it a few times on my way to Pt Arthur. 

Ever see Waterwood?  That's where I live.  I LOVE it here.

KC

No, I don't believe I have.  I just take 190 from Huntsville over to Woodville.  I rarely stop along that part of the drive.  I just haul ass in my Beetle. 

Well then you have driven right by my place.  When you are on the 'Big Bridge' on 190 before you get to Onalaska I am about 3 miles north of that bridge on the west side of the lake.  I'm fixing to upload some pics ... hopefully I will be able to find this thread later and update these pics.  I just went to my office and got my digi cam.

KC

[Miss Mia]

Well then you have driven right by my place.  When you are on the 'Big Bridge' on 190 before you get to Onalaska I am about 3 miles north of that bridge on the west side of the lake.  I'm fixing to upload some pics ... hopefully I will be able to find this thread later and update these pics.  I just went to my office and got my digi cam.

KC

Of course you will, it's been stuck to the top of the forum.    It's not going anywhere, anytime soon.

[Texacon]

These pictures are taken out of my back yard looking north.



You can see in this picture the lake is just starting to kick up a little.





The pampas grass is starting to blow a little bit.



I'll try to post more as we go along.

KC

[Texacon]

Well then you have driven right by my place.  When you are on the 'Big Bridge' on 190 before you get to Onalaska I am about 3 miles north of that bridge on the west side of the lake.  I'm fixing to upload some pics ... hopefully I will be able to find this thread later and update these pics.  I just went to my office and got my digi cam.

KC

Of course you will, it's been stuck to the top of the forum.    It's not going anywhere, anytime soon.

Well, being the idiot I am I always click on 'Unread Posts' .... I have to remember what category this topic is in.   

KC

[Hawkgirl]

Off topic, but Texacon...you have a beautiful view in your backyard.  Rolling Hills and a Golf Course...I hate you...

[Texacon]

Off topic, but Texacon...you have a beautiful view in your backyard.  Rolling Hills and a Golf Course...I hate you...

I am truly blessed my dear!  Thanks for the compliment.  I LOVE Waterwood. 

KC

[Lord Undies]

The prediction is for 50-60 MPH winds and about 6" of rain for Casa de Undies tomorrow.  I pray for my BIG tree, my new roof, and my elderly fences.  I trust the power will be out,  We'll see.  

I live in a 500 year flood plain.  The last flood was around 1835.  I'm good for another 327 years.    

[Wretched Excess]

I was listenting to one of those live streams and I heard Geraldo say that the mayor of Gavleston said 40% of the residents had chosen to stay on the island. That is 30,000 people.

I can't believe that.  20% of them will die.