Ike nears Galveston

Ike less than 100 miles from shore...

Incredible images on CNN of water rushing over the 17 foot seawall on Galveston Island. Ike is a very dangerous category 2 storm with 110mph winds and an incredible 20-25 foot storm surge. It has been 25 years since the last big storm Alicia in 1983 hit the region. Ike is a very large storm which accounts for the incredible surge moving ahead of the eye wall. Today the Coast Guard had to execute numerous rescues from those who did not head the the early warnings to get out. The storm is forecast to make landfall in several hours.

Also today a freighter that went out to sea to ride out the storm has lost power to its engines and is drifting into harms way in the Gulf. The coast guard was unable to preform a rescue due to the severe weather conditions, they will have to ride out the storm.

I will be away from my computer for the next several days, but I will attempt to find one and update the site at least once daily. As always all the links on the left are active and I encourage you to use them to stay informed.