Saturday, September 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike about to Officially Make Landfall

This just came from The National Hurricane Center. Folks in the Houston area have not seen the worst of the wind yet.

AT 1 AM CDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF LARGE HURRICANE IKE WASESTIMATED BY NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 29.0NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES...35 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THEEYE SHOULD BE MOVING OVER THE GALVESTON AREA IN THE NEXT HOUR ORTWO.THE NATIONAL OCEAN SURFACE STATION AT THE GALVESTON PLEASURE PIERRECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 85 MPH...137 KM/HR.

Be safe everyone.
Cecilia Sinclair
Wonder Weather Woman

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