Hurricane Ike CO/IAH Ops Doom and Gloom Thread
Sep 8, 2008, 3:01 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 3:01 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 3:03 pm
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Very far-sighted, Otter. Fattening up those raccoons for just such an emergency. Were you a Boy Scout?
Sep 8, 2008, 3:06 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 3:08 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 3:10 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 3:14 pm
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Wish I knew how to (or was able to) link to a specific time-stamped tracking map, but...
The latest five-day tracking map (from Weather Underground) issued at 5pm EST shows Ike to be trending ever so slightly more southward, now with a direct hit just slightly north of Corpus.
The latest five-day tracking map (from Weather Underground) issued at 5pm EST shows Ike to be trending ever so slightly more southward, now with a direct hit just slightly north of Corpus.
Sep 8, 2008, 3:15 pm
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The weather people call it the cone of "uncertainty". Shouldn't it be the cone of "certainty"? The probability statement would be something like: "at this time, there is a 95% chance that the hurricane will hit somewhere in this cone". Because the "cone" is simply a composite estimate based on dozens of different forecasting models, it will be updated at least 3 or 4 times a day.
We'll definitely have to wait until the hurricane is completely past Cuba and within 72 hours of landfall. The cones are much more accurate at that point.
We'll definitely have to wait until the hurricane is completely past Cuba and within 72 hours of landfall. The cones are much more accurate at that point.
Sep 8, 2008, 3:22 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 3:33 pm
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Anyone think I'll be able to do MFE-IAH-AUS this Saturday morning?
Sep 8, 2008, 3:36 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 3:41 pm
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Weather Waiver info now available
I can't believe IAH is not in the list of cities getting the waiver.
Here is the list: Baton Rouge, LA (BTR); Beaumont, TX (BPT); Brownsville, TX (BRO); Corpus Christi, TX (CRP); Gulfport/Biloxi, MS (GPT); Harlingen, TX (HRL); Lafayette, LA (LFT); Lake Charles, LA (LCH); McAllen, TX (MFE); Mobile, AL (MOB); New Orleans, LA (MSY); Alexandria, LA (AEX); Victoria, TX (VCT);
Change fee for travel to/from/through the listed cities are waived. Unfortunately, not IAH.
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Here is the list: Baton Rouge, LA (BTR); Beaumont, TX (BPT); Brownsville, TX (BRO); Corpus Christi, TX (CRP); Gulfport/Biloxi, MS (GPT); Harlingen, TX (HRL); Lafayette, LA (LFT); Lake Charles, LA (LCH); McAllen, TX (MFE); Mobile, AL (MOB); New Orleans, LA (MSY); Alexandria, LA (AEX); Victoria, TX (VCT);
Change fee for travel to/from/through the listed cities are waived. Unfortunately, not IAH.
ND
Sep 8, 2008, 3:43 pm
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I can't believe IAH is not in the list of cities getting the waiver.
Here is the list: Baton Rouge, LA (BTR); Beaumont, TX (BPT); Brownsville, TX (BRO); Corpus Christi, TX (CRP); Gulfport/Biloxi, MS (GPT); Harlingen, TX (HRL); Lafayette, LA (LFT); Lake Charles, LA (LCH); McAllen, TX (MFE); Mobile, AL (MOB); New Orleans, LA (MSY); Alexandria, LA (AEX); Victoria, TX (VCT);
Change fee for travel to/from/through the listed cities are waived. Unfortunately, not IAH.
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Here is the list: Baton Rouge, LA (BTR); Beaumont, TX (BPT); Brownsville, TX (BRO); Corpus Christi, TX (CRP); Gulfport/Biloxi, MS (GPT); Harlingen, TX (HRL); Lafayette, LA (LFT); Lake Charles, LA (LCH); McAllen, TX (MFE); Mobile, AL (MOB); New Orleans, LA (MSY); Alexandria, LA (AEX); Victoria, TX (VCT);
Change fee for travel to/from/through the listed cities are waived. Unfortunately, not IAH.
ND