New Hurricane Local Statement for Hurricane Ike

Here are just a few of the main points of interest, but you can see the full content at the following link.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=HGXHLSHGX

ALL NEIGHBORHOODS...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONSNOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORYHOMES WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGECONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREADAND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY ELSEWHERE.VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADSWILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIREFLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. WATER LEVELS MAYEXCEED 9 FEET FOR MORE THAN A MILE INLAND. COASTAL RESIDENTS INMULTI-STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BEWORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTYDAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OFBLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TOREPAIR.HIGH TIDE TIMES:MORGANS POINT... FRI 2:52 PM. SAT 2:59 PM.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE... FRI 10:36 AM. SAT 10:43 AM.
EAGLE POINT... FRI 8:25 AM. SAT 8:32 AM.
PORT BOLIVAR... FRI 4:45 AM. FRI 1:52 PM. SAT 4:52 AM. SAT 3:00 PM.
GALVESTON CHANNEL... FRI 4:31 AM. FRI 1:38 PM. SAT 4:38 AM. SAT 2:46 PM.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... FRI 3:25 AM. FRI 12:32 PM. SAT 3:32 AM. SAT 1:40 PM.
JAMAICA BEACH... FRI 7:09 AM. FRI 4:16 PM. SAT 7:16 AM. SAT 5:24 PM.
SAN LUIS PASS... FRI 4:22 AM. FRI 1:29 PM. SAT 4:29 AM. SAT 2:37 PM.
FREEPORT... FRI 3:47 AM. FRI 12:54 PM. SAT 3:54 AM. SAT 2:02 PM.
PORT O CONNOR... FRI 10:15 AM. SAT 2:01 PM.

Also, A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR ZIP CODE 77507 IN THE PASADENA AREA. This is not the only zip code...click on the link (above) to see the full report.

More to come!
Cecilia Sinclair
Wonder Weather Woman