Hurricane Ike targets Subsim (Texas)

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Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

Isn't this thing still just a cat2? Is it the enormous diameter of the thing that gives it the potential to do so much damage?

This is exactly why the storm surge is huge. Ike is pushing the water in the gulf towards Galveston and Sabine Pass. Here is a graphic from WGN's Tom Skilling explaining a few things also.



Ike is bigger in size than Katrina was. You have all the water underneath the tropical force winds being shoved into NE TX/SW LA right now. Please note my links for buoy reports.

They are already reporting flooding as far East as New Orleans...yes...New Orleans.