Hurricane Ike targets Subsim (Texas) - Page 6

Rhodes · 09-12-08, 12:45 PM

"It's a big one, and it's going to get bigger," said Lt. Col. Mark Carter, 54, a pilot who has chased storms for 31 years"

in Yahoo know:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080912/..._us/eye_of_ike

Do not know if is 100% realleable.

Good luck Neal, hang in there!!!

RickC Sniper · 09-12-08, 01:06 PM

http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/arch...2/1385259.aspx

The video on that page shows that seawall in Galveston.

The water is very very high there already, and the storm was 17 hours out.

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?

Jimbuna · 09-12-08, 01:07 PM

I've just noticed the cavalla webcam is down....hope it's not for obvious reason :hmm:

sonar732 · 09-12-08, 01:55 PM

Quote:

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.

Onkel Neal · 09-12-08, 02:20 PM

Noon update: No storm yet. Maybe Ike got lost?

Bluebeard, I received your text message, thanks. So far, I don't think Ike will be an overwhelming storm.

I went out for a ride to survey the town. Not many people out, most have boarded up and are staying put.

My favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, closed. People, please pray with me this place survives. :hmm:

These stores are always full of people and cars... not today. Drat, I was thinking about picking up some movies...

These guys are in for a surprise shortly!

Here are two derelict structures. It will be interesting to see if they survive the 100+ mph winds. If they do, well, that may debunk the myth of the awesome power of da hurricane :hmm:

Onkel Neal · 09-12-08, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueBeard

I seriously hope that you are getting your butt out of there Neal. Where exactly in Galveston is your house?

Regards,
Menno and Jolanda (BlueBeard and Angel)

Not exacly Galveston, inshore a bit

BlueBeard · 09-12-08, 02:32 PM

Well looks quiet on the pictures. I am curious about the before and after effect.

The storm will arrive around 07:00 AM GMT+1 I think.

AVGWarhawk · 09-12-08, 02:37 PM

Fear not Neal! FEMA is working up ordering 200 more tractors to pull relief supplies. I'm stroking through my availability now

. I have water tankers on the way....like you need more water

Balls out today for positioning trucks. Tomorrow it is sit and wait out the storm. Then it is balls out Sunday moving in supplies and generators. I'm pulling trucks to Fort Sam Houston and Randolph AFB. As of now, my trucks are slated to be onsite shuttling relief supplies up to 30 days or beyond. Heck, I have 5 trucks sitting in the Reliant Center, Houston. That is right...inside the Reliant Center

I have to make sure my tractors do not blow away

It is now the calm before the storm.

sonar732 · 09-12-08, 02:37 PM

Department of Energy is estimating roughly 7.8 million households will be w/o power after Ike.

Jimbuna · 09-12-08, 02:47 PM

I know I've posted this before, but good luck guys.

Somebody should tell Ike there is a very important SS Meet due soon and he/she/it should respect that

sonar732 · 09-12-08, 02:59 PM

Current models are moving Ike's landfall South of Freeport!

09-12-08, 03:20 PM

Yea it could basically hit a lot of places. But Houston has to prepare for the worst which is smart, I think. There is nothing easy about these hurricanes, when you're prepared for them to hit, they wont.

edit. Checked the latest satellite images, I guess it's gonna hit Houston.

ubootcomrade · 09-12-08, 04:53 PM

Good luck to everyone who is bearing the brunt of hurricane Ike, I hope that you all make it out in one piece.

Stealth Hunter · 09-12-08, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueBeard

I seriously hope that you are getting your butt out of there Neal. Where exactly in Galveston is your house?

Regards,
Menno and Jolanda (BlueBeard and Angel)

Not exacly Galveston, inshore a bit

Well ****. It's going to go right over my place, too.

Out of curiosity, do you have a link to this specific map from their site?

patton610 · 09-12-08, 05:14 PM

any Ideas about what they are doing at the Battleship? Last I heard it was ready to sink by itself. this would be a odd storm... carrying the name of a Texan, flooding Texas, and sinking the U.S.S. Texas as well. should change the name to Billy and maybe it will divert to New Mexico.

09-12-08, 12:45 PM	#76
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,486 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 0	"It's a big one, and it's going to get bigger," said Lt. Col. Mark Carter, 54, a pilot who has chased storms for 31 years" in Yahoo know: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080912/..._us/eye_of_ike Do not know if is 100% realleable. Good luck Neal, hang in there!!! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

09-12-08, 01:06 PM	#77
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/arch...2/1385259.aspx The video on that page shows that seawall in Galveston. The water is very very high there already, and the storm was 17 hours out. 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? __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html Last edited by RickC Sniper; 09-12-08 at 04:42 PM.

09-12-08, 01:07 PM	#78
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've just noticed the cavalla webcam is down....hope it's not for obvious reason :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-12-08, 02:20 PM	#80
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Noon update: No storm yet. Maybe Ike got lost? Bluebeard, I received your text message, thanks. So far, I don't think Ike will be an overwhelming storm. I went out for a ride to survey the town. Not many people out, most have boarded up and are staying put. My favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, closed. People, please pray with me this place survives. :hmm: These stores are always full of people and cars... not today. Drat, I was thinking about picking up some movies... These guys are in for a surprise shortly! Here are two derelict structures. It will be interesting to see if they survive the 100+ mph winds. If they do, well, that may debunk the myth of the awesome power of da hurricane :hmm: __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-12-08, 02:37 PM	#83
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Fear not Neal! FEMA is working up ordering 200 more tractors to pull relief supplies. I'm stroking through my availability now. I have water tankers on the way....like you need more water Balls out today for positioning trucks. Tomorrow it is sit and wait out the storm. Then it is balls out Sunday moving in supplies and generators. I'm pulling trucks to Fort Sam Houston and Randolph AFB. As of now, my trucks are slated to be onsite shuttling relief supplies up to 30 days or beyond. Heck, I have 5 trucks sitting in the Reliant Center, Houston. That is right...inside the Reliant Center I have to make sure my tractors do not blow away It is now the calm before the storm. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-12-08, 02:32 PM	#82
BlueBeard The Chief Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 33 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Well looks quiet on the pictures. I am curious about the before and after effect. The storm will arrive around 07:00 AM GMT+1 I think.

09-12-08, 02:37 PM	#84
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Department of Energy is estimating roughly 7.8 million households will be w/o power after Ike.

09-12-08, 02:47 PM	#85
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I know I've posted this before, but good luck guys. Somebody should tell Ike there is a very important SS Meet due soon and he/she/it should respect that __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-12-08, 02:59 PM	#86
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Current models *are* moving Ike's landfall *South of Freeport*!

09-12-08, 03:20 PM	#87
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yea it could basically hit a lot of places. But Houston has to prepare for the worst which is smart, I think. There is nothing easy about these hurricanes, when you're prepared for them to hit, they wont. edit. Checked the latest satellite images, I guess it's gonna hit Houston. Last edited by OneToughHerring; 09-12-08 at 04:34 PM.

09-12-08, 04:53 PM	#88
ubootcomrade Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 194 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Good luck to everyone who is bearing the brunt of hurricane Ike, I hope that you all make it out in one piece. __________________ Oh dear, I appear to have defecated on your doorstep.

09-12-08, 05:14 PM	#90
patton610 Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas Posts: 13 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	BB-35 any Ideas about what they are doing at the Battleship? Last I heard it was ready to sink by itself. this would be a odd storm... carrying the name of a Texan, flooding Texas, and sinking the U.S.S. Texas as well. should change the name to Billy and maybe it will divert to New Mexico.