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. This massive storm surge is due to the
exceptional size of Ike. According to the latest wind field estimate (Figure
1), the diameter of Ike's tropical storm and hurricane force winds are 550
and 240 miles, respectively. For comparison, Katrina numbers at landfall
were 440 and 210 miles, respectively. As I discussed in yesterday's blog
entry, a good measure of the storm surge potential is Integrated Kinetic
Energy (IKE). Ike continues to grow larger and has intensified slightly
since yesterday, and the 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.
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jlrogers±³©

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argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." William Pitt

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soon have neither." Benjamin Franklin

"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
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:
: 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. This massive storm surge is due to the
: exceptional size of Ike. According to the latest wind field estimate
(Figure
: 1), the diameter of Ike's tropical storm and hurricane force winds are
550
: and 240 miles, respectively. For comparison, Katrina numbers at landfall
: were 440 and 210 miles, respectively. As I discussed in yesterday's blog
: entry, a good measure of the storm surge potential is Integrated Kinetic
: Energy (IKE). Ike continues to grow larger and has intensified slightly
: since yesterday, and the 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.
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Sad how so many believe all the hype. Lucky if it's a tropical storm when
it hits. The authorities always exaggerate. Look at the thing on the
satellite loops. It doesn't even have an eye or eyewall. It's sucking in
dry air and becoming lop-sided with nothing on the western semi-circle.
Duh.

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Wilbur Hubbard

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/

Sorry about that. The lack of attribution resulted from the newswriter
dropping the links within the text.

I don't believe the hype either, but did cancel a sailing trip out of Kemah
for this weekend.

"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
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: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
:
: Sorry about that. The lack of attribution resulted from the newswriter
: dropping the links within the text.
:
: I don't believe the hype either, but did cancel a sailing trip out of
Kemah
: for this weekend.
:

You were smart to not believe the hype as the minimal damage (broken
windows in a sky scraper, toppled trees and an awning to two blown down
and some 10 foot max storm surge and flooded out cars is all that
happened. They MIGHT have one measly death attributed to the storm so far.

Like I said, don't believe the government control-freak mentality hype.
They are obviously softening up the sheeple so they can lead them to the
slaughter at some future date for nefarious purposes.

Wilbur Hubbard

Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
...
: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
:
: Sorry about that. The lack of attribution resulted from the newswriter
: dropping the links within the text.
:
: I don't believe the hype either, but did cancel a sailing trip out of
Kemah
: for this weekend.
:

You were smart to not believe the hype as the minimal damage (broken
windows in a sky scraper, toppled trees and an awning to two blown down
and some 10 foot max storm surge and flooded out cars is all that
happened. They MIGHT have one measly death attributed to the storm so far.

Like I said, don't believe the government control-freak mentality hype.
They are obviously softening up the sheeple so they can lead them to the
slaughter at some future date for nefarious purposes.

Wilbur Hubbard

While I don't believe everything the government says, I'm questioning
where you get your information about the lack of storm damage in this
area. The route to my marina was blocked off as a disaster area, and
large sail and powerboats were strewn around the marinas, roadsides, and
parking lots like so many children's toys. (This was the area where Red
Cloud was docked.) Settlements on Boliver Island and West Galveston are
almost totally destroyed.

Jim

"JimC" wrote in message
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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
troll sh*t removed

While I don't believe everything the government says, I'm questioning
where you get your information about the lack of storm damage in this
area. The route to my marina was blocked off as a disaster area, and large
sail and powerboats were strewn around the marinas, roadsides, and parking
lots like so many children's toys. (This was the area where Red Cloud was
docked.) Settlements on Boliver Island and West Galveston are almost
totally destroyed.

Jim


Jim, I'd tell you where he gets it, but it would be impolite.


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