[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
EMWIN Server
emwin at nashvilleweather.net
Sat Sep 13 02:56:17 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KHGX 130755
HLSHGX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE IKE MAKING LANDFALL OVER GALVESTON TEXAS...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS
MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE CENTER OF IKE SHOULD CROSS THE TEXAS COAST NEAR GALVESTON IN THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO...THEN MOVE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS THE REMAINDER
OF SATURDAY MORNING.
DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR
HURRICANE...AT THE TIME OF LANDFALL. STRONGER WINDS AS MUCH AS 30
MPH HIGHER THAN AT THE SURFACE COULD OCCUR ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.
IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING ON THE TEXAS COAST BETWEEN FREEPORT AND SABINE PASS. THE
NOAA AUTOMATED STATION AT SEA RIM STATE PARK TEXAS RECENTLY REPORTED
10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 76 MPH AND A WIND GUST OF 99 MPH.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES.
TXZ200-213-214-237-238-140800-
/O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY-
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...LIBERTY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...EASTERN HARRIS...AND LIBERTY COUNTIES WILL
EXPERIENCE MUCH STRONGER WINDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM AS IKE
MOVES INLAND. PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS WHO
HAVE NOT EVACUATED SHOULD PLAN TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN A WELL BUILT
STRUCTURE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM.
MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE SAFE FOR
SHELTERING. WINDS CAN BE AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 MPH STRONGER AT THE TOP
OF A HIGH RISE THAN AT GROUND LEVEL.
GALVESTON COUNTY HAS A CURFEW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS ESTABLISHED A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT AT
BALL HIGH SCHOOL AT 4115 AVENUE O IN GALVESTON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDE LEVELS REPORTED BETWEEN 1 AM AND 2 AM CDT SATURDAY:
ROLLOVER PASS - 11.17 FEET
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - 7.89 FEET
MORGANS POINT - 8.98 FEET
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 8.17 FEET
EAGLE POINT - 11.47 FEET
NORTH JETTY - MISSING
PIER 21 - 11.29 FEET
PLEASURE PIER - 12.15 FEET
FREEPORT - 6.3 FEET
PORT O'CONNOR - 3.86 FEET
AS THE WINDS INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE VERY LARGE EYE TIDE
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE RISING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WATER LEVELS
HAVE PEAKED IN SOME LOCATIONS AS THE STORM SURGE SPREADS ONTO THE
COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS. MAXIMUM STORM TIDE LEVELS ARE HIGHLY
DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK OF
ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES OF SEVERAL FEET MORE OR LESS FROM
SOME OF THESE VALUES.
IN AREAS AROUND MATAGORDA BAY...TIDE LEVELS MAY NOT SEE MUCH MORE OF
AN INCREASE.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...14 TO 18 FEET
BOLIVAR PENINSULA...17 TO 20 FEET
GALVESTON ISLAND......10 TO 15 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE FROM SARGENT TO
SAN LUIS PASS...6 TO 10 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...4 TO 6 FEET
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...3 TO 6 FEET
SEVERE INUNDATION IS LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BAYSHORE
AREAS!
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE...AND POSSIBLY
ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF
PEAK STORM TIDE. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON
THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY. VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT
AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY
THE WATER. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN MULTI- STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF.
CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES CLOSER TO THE COAST.
SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE
DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OF BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE
FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO REPAIR.
HIGH TIDE TIMES:
MORGANS POINT...
SAT 2:59 PM.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
SAT 10:43 AM.
EAGLE POINT...
SAT 8:32 AM.
PORT BOLIVAR...
SAT 4:52 AM.
SAT 3:00 PM.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
SAT 4:38 AM.
SAT 2:46 PM.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
SAT 3:32 AM.
SAT 1:40 PM.
JAMAICA BEACH...
SAT 7:16 AM.
SAT 5:24 PM.
SAN LUIS PASS...
SAT 4:29 AM.
SAT 2:37 PM.
FREEPORT...
SAT 3:54 AM.
SAT 2:02 PM.
PORT O CONNOR...
SAT 2:01 PM.
NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
WIND SPEEDS REPORTED BETWEEN 2 AM CDT SATURDAY:
ROLLOVER PASS - MISSING
MORGANS POINT - SUSTAINED 26 KNOTS GUST TO 45 KNOTS
NORTH JETTY - MISSING
FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 39 KNOTS GUST TO 58 KNOTS
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 22 KNOTS GUST TO 47 KNOTS
EAGLE POINT - 24 KNOTS GUST TO 31 KNOTS
PLEASURE PIER - 9 KNOTS GUST TO 15 KNOTS
PORT O'CONNOR - 25 KNOTS GUST TO 32 KNOTS
PEARLAND AIRPORT - MISSING
HOUSTON HOBBY - SUSTAINED 58 MPH GUST TO 83 MPH
HOUSTON BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL - SUSTAINED 49 MPH GUST TO 62 MPH
SUGARLAND AIRPORT - MISSING
PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 28 MPH GUST TO 41 MPH
BAY CITY - MISSING
SMITH POINT - SUSTAINED 46 MPH GUST TO 58 MPH
ANAHUAC - SUSTAINED 45 MPH GUST TO 56 MPH
ANAHUAC NWR - MISSING
COTTON BAYOU AT I-10 - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUST TO 71 MPH
BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 36 MPH GUST TO 68 MPH
SAN BERNARD NWR - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUST TO 54 MPH
THE WIND FIELD SURROUNDING IKE IS UNUSUALLY LARGE. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH HAVE ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA. WINDS OF AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LAST UP TO 24
HOURS.
SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 74 MPH WILL REACH THE
COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD
INLAND THROUGH THE HOUSTON METRO AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE
FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 7 TO 10 HOURS.
PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
HARRIS...LIBERTY...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 110 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE THE CENTER OF
THE STORM COMES ONSHORE.
VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION
OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING
SEVERELY DAMAGED. THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL
REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR
DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED OFF.
MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR
DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT
WINDOWS. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL.
PARTIAL ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS...ESPECIALLY TO
THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND ALUMINUM COVERINGS.
OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN OFF...AS WELL AS
RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF ALL GLASS
IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS
WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES.
NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES BECOMING
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. NEARLY ALL LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL
BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...MOST COMMON WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED.
UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS WILL BE DAMAGED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS ARE NEAR BANK FULL OR OVER BANKS ON THE LOWER END:
CLEAR LAKE - FLOODING IN PROGRESS. SURGE AT 11 FEET AT KEMAH AND 9
FEET AT CLEAR LAKE.
CLEAR CREEK - EAST OF FM528 AT OR NEAR BANKFUL
LOWER ARMAND - ABOUT 2/3 FULL AND RISING
LOWER CARPENTERS BAYOU - 2/3 BANK FULL ESTIMATED
GREENS BAYOU AT I-10 AND SOUTH - NEAR BANK FULL.
LOWER HUNTING - 1/2 BANK FULL
WHITE OAK NEAR DOWNTOWN - NO PROBLEMS
BUFFALO BAYOU AT SHEPARD AND EASTWARD RISING BUT WELL WITHIN CHANNEL.
SIMS BAYOU AT TELEPHONE RD AND EAST - STARTING TO RISE BUT WELL WITHIN CHANNEL.
BRAYS BAYOU AND LAWNDALE - 2/3 FULL.
VINCE AND LITTLE VINCE BAYOUS AT BANKFULL OF SH 225.
LOW LYING AREAS ON HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL...SAN JACINTO...SAN
JACINTO TRIBUTARIES ARE FLOODING. WATER RISING.
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST FORK OF THE SAN JACINTO
RIVER AT SHELDON WHERE MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE MOVING OVER THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH THE HOUSTON METRO AREA.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO
12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL
CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON THE BAYOUS DUE TO THE STORM TIDE
BACKING UP THE BAYOUS.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE INCREASING OVER CHAMBERS COUNTY
AND WILL EXPAND WEST ACROSS THE BAY AND INTO GALVESTON...HARRIS...
AND LIBERTY COUNTIES IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND
WEST AND NORTH LATER TONIGHT. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER
IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT.
$$
TXZ235-236-140800-
/O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
JACKSON...MATAGORDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS WHO
HAVE NOT EVACUATED SHOULD PLAN TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN A WELL BUILT
STRUCTURE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM.
MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE SAFE FOR
SHELTERING. WINDS CAN BE AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 MPH STRONGER AT THE TOP
OF A HIGH RISE THAN AT GROUND LEVEL.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDE LEVELS REPORTED BETWEEN 12 AM CDT:
FREEPORT - 6.15 FEET
PORT O'CONNOR - 3.94 FEET
AS THE WINDS INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE VERY LARGE EYE TIDE
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE RISING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WATER LEVELS
SHOULD BE PEAKING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM TONIGHT AS THE STORM
SURGE SPREADS ONTO THE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS. MAXIMUM STORM TIDE
LEVELS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND VARIATIONS
IN THE TRACK OF ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES OF SEVERAL FEET
MORE OR LESS FROM SOME OF THESE VALUES.
IN AREAS AROUND MATAGORDA BAY...TIDE LEVELS MAY NOT SEE MUCH MORE OF
AN INCREASE.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
GULF-FACING COASTLINE FROM SARGENT TO
SAN LUIS PASS...6 TO 10 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...4 TO 6 FEET
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...3 TO 6 FEET
SEVERE INUNDATION IS LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BAYSHORE
AREAS!
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE...AND POSSIBLY
ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF
PEAK STORM TIDE. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON
THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY. VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT
AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY
THE WATER. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN MULTI- STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF.
CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES CLOSER TO THE COAST.
SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE
DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OF BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE
FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO REPAIR.
HIGH TIDE TIMES:
FREEPORT...
SAT 3:54 AM.
SAT 2:02 PM.
PORT O CONNOR...
SAT 2:01 PM.
NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
WIND SPEEDS REPORTED AT 2 AM:
PORT O'CONNOR - 25 KNOTS GUST TO 32 KNOTS
PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 28 MPH GUST TO 41 MPH
BAY CITY - MISSING
BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 36 MPH GUST TO 68 MPH
SAN BERNARD NWR - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUST TO 54 MPH
THE WIND FIELD SURROUNDING IKE IS UNUSUALLY LARGE. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH HAVE ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA. WINDS OF AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LAST UP TO 24
HOURS.
SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 74 MPH WILL REACH THE
COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD
INLAND THROUGH THE HOUSTON METRO AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE
FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 7 TO 10 HOURS.
PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 90 TO 110 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
HARRIS...LIBERTY...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 115 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE THE CENTER OF
THE STORM COMES ONSHORE.
VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION
OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING
SEVERELY DAMAGED. THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL
REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR
DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED OFF.
MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR
DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT
WINDOWS. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL.
PARTIAL ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS...ESPECIALLY TO
THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND ALUMINUM COVERINGS.
OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN OFF...AS WELL AS
RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF ALL GLASS
IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS
WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES.
NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES BECOMING
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. NEARLY ALL LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL
BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...MOST COMMON WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED.
UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS WILL BE DAMAGED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS MATAGORDA COUNTY INTO JACKSON COUNTY.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO
12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL
CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON THE BAYOUS DUE TO THE STORM TIDE
BACKING UP THE BAYOUS.
...TORNADOES...
AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. YOU SHOULD
PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ335-355-140800-
/O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GALVESTON BAY...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
..PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER.
...WINDS...
WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 2 AM CDT:
BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON):
WINDS 14 MPH GUSTS TO 19 MPH
SEAS 10 FEET
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 10 FEET ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS HAVE PEAKED OF AROUND 20 FEET.
...TORNADOES...
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE PASSES THROUGH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ330-350-370-375-140800-
/O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA
SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20
TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER.
...WINDS...
WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 2 AM CDT:
BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON):
WINDS 14 MPH GUSTS TO 19 MPH
SEAS 10 FEET
BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT):
WINDS 33 KNOTS GUST TO 43 KNOTS
SEAS 11 FEET
WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS IKE MOVES INLAND.
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 10 FEET AND SHOULD
SLOWLY SUBSIDE AS IKE MOVES INLAND.
...TORNADOES...
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE PASSES THROUGH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT.
$$
TXZ163-164-177>179-199-227-140800-
/O.CON.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/
FORT BEND-HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
FORT BEND...HOUSTON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...
TRINITY...WALKER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE EXPECTATION OF
DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR
PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY.
MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...
AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME
ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE
BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND
ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO MONTGOMERY...WALLER...
POLK...AND SAN JACINTO COUNTIES BEFORE 5 AM CDT. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY AND SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 5 AM AND LASTING THROUGH
MID MORNING SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA
VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10
TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU
SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.
$$
TXZ176-198-212-226-140800-
/O.CON.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/
GRIMES-MADISON-WALLER-WHARTON-
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GRIMES...MADISON...WALLER...WHARTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE EXPECTATION OF
DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR
PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY.
MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...
AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME
ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE
BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND
ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THESE LOCATIONS BEFORE
5 AM CDT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BEGINNING
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA
VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10
TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU
SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.
$$
TXZ195>197-210-211-140800-
/O.CON.KHGX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-WASHINGTON-
255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...WASHINGTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE EXPECTATION OF
DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR
PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY.
MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...
AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME
ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE
BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND
ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THESE LOCATIONS BEFORE
5 AM CDT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BEGINNING
BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA
VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10
TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU
SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.
$$
This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net
More information about the Tropical
mailing list