Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Sept 11, 2008 23:52:22 GMT -5
If Your in Galveston or Huston Get Out Now ! QC
Or Face Certain Death !
Hurricane Ike is nearing the Gulf coast of Texas and is expected to hit land within hours, causing "potentially catastrophic" flooding and damage.
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has warned as many as 100,000 homes could be destroyed by flooding.
There are fears the hurricane could cause a high storm surge, leaving miles of low-lying coast underwater.
Residents of coastal Galveston face "certain death" if they stay, the National Weather Service has warned.
Hurricane Ike could have 'catastrophic effects'
At 0200 GMT on Saturday, the "very large" hurricane was about 70 miles (115km) south-east of Galveston, with winds around 110 mph (175km/h).
The massive system is already buffeting Texas and causing flooding along the Louisiana coast, still recovering from last weekend's Hurricane Gustav.
More than a million people in Texas have been advised to leave their homes before Ike hits late on Friday or early Saturday morning.
But people in Houston city have been told to shelter at home, board up their properties and stockpile supplies.
Authorities are trying to avoid a repeat of 2005, when some 110 people in Houston died during a chaotic evacuation in the face of Hurricane Rita.
The US National Hurricane Center said Ike could grow from a Category Two to a Category Three storm - a "major hurricane" - by the time it reaches the coast.
Ike has already caused devastation in Cuba and Haiti, where hundreds of people have died in several tropical storms over the last month.
The hurricane's predicted path will take it through Galveston and on to Houston, home to America's biggest oil refinery and Nasa's Johnson Space Center.
"Our nation is facing what is by any means a potentially catastrophic hurricane," said Mr Chertoff.
The storm would be the first major hurricane to hit a US metropolitan area since Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago.
President George W Bush has declared a federal emergency in Texas, allowing funds to be freed to help the state deal with the storm .
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7613598.stm
Or Face Certain Death !
Hurricane Ike is nearing the Gulf coast of Texas and is expected to hit land within hours, causing "potentially catastrophic" flooding and damage.
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has warned as many as 100,000 homes could be destroyed by flooding.
There are fears the hurricane could cause a high storm surge, leaving miles of low-lying coast underwater.
Residents of coastal Galveston face "certain death" if they stay, the National Weather Service has warned.
Hurricane Ike could have 'catastrophic effects'
At 0200 GMT on Saturday, the "very large" hurricane was about 70 miles (115km) south-east of Galveston, with winds around 110 mph (175km/h).
The massive system is already buffeting Texas and causing flooding along the Louisiana coast, still recovering from last weekend's Hurricane Gustav.
More than a million people in Texas have been advised to leave their homes before Ike hits late on Friday or early Saturday morning.
But people in Houston city have been told to shelter at home, board up their properties and stockpile supplies.
Authorities are trying to avoid a repeat of 2005, when some 110 people in Houston died during a chaotic evacuation in the face of Hurricane Rita.
The US National Hurricane Center said Ike could grow from a Category Two to a Category Three storm - a "major hurricane" - by the time it reaches the coast.
Ike has already caused devastation in Cuba and Haiti, where hundreds of people have died in several tropical storms over the last month.
The hurricane's predicted path will take it through Galveston and on to Houston, home to America's biggest oil refinery and Nasa's Johnson Space Center.
"Our nation is facing what is by any means a potentially catastrophic hurricane," said Mr Chertoff.
The storm would be the first major hurricane to hit a US metropolitan area since Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago.
President George W Bush has declared a federal emergency in Texas, allowing funds to be freed to help the state deal with the storm .
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7613598.stm