Me and my big mouth? (updated)
09/12/2008 10:47 Filed in: Me and
things
(banging head on computer desk)
Well, now I've gone and done it. Poo pooed Hurricane Ike. Its now forecast to come ashore at Galveston Bay and follow up the I45 corridor. If I didn't know better, I'd swear this storm is homing in on my house. Here is the latest track information as I blog.
There are two problems right now. For starters, this thing is HUGE! Around two hundred miles across. The second problem is that is slow moving. Like a bad Thanksgiving parade, it will take a long time for the tail end to get through. The tropical storm force winds (gusting to Cat 1 hurricane winds) are expected to come through my par tof the world between 3AM and 6AM US CST. Stay tuned.
407 PM - I don't know how much longer we'll be able to keep updating the live blog due to the real expectation that the power will go off for a protracted period of time. I do know that the amount of information we're being inundated with is staggering. As of right now, here is the situation (copyright weather underground)
As you can see, the category 2 outer bands are hitting the Galveston Island full on. The locals are saying its the worst they've ever seen. As was the case during Rita, the local stores are rapidly running out of supplies and closing. Have a look at the bread isle at the local Walmart.
The locals are taking this seriously. Thank god for Dinty Moore.
Well, now I've gone and done it. Poo pooed Hurricane Ike. Its now forecast to come ashore at Galveston Bay and follow up the I45 corridor. If I didn't know better, I'd swear this storm is homing in on my house. Here is the latest track information as I blog.
There are two problems right now. For starters, this thing is HUGE! Around two hundred miles across. The second problem is that is slow moving. Like a bad Thanksgiving parade, it will take a long time for the tail end to get through. The tropical storm force winds (gusting to Cat 1 hurricane winds) are expected to come through my par tof the world between 3AM and 6AM US CST. Stay tuned.
407 PM - I don't know how much longer we'll be able to keep updating the live blog due to the real expectation that the power will go off for a protracted period of time. I do know that the amount of information we're being inundated with is staggering. As of right now, here is the situation (copyright weather underground)
As you can see, the category 2 outer bands are hitting the Galveston Island full on. The locals are saying its the worst they've ever seen. As was the case during Rita, the local stores are rapidly running out of supplies and closing. Have a look at the bread isle at the local Walmart.
The locals are taking this seriously. Thank god for Dinty Moore.