I don't know either but aren't hurricanes just a bunch of thunderstorms combined? And since T-storms generate powerful tornadoes, it could be assumed that its pretty dangerous. I also just heard some1 on the weather channel say somthing like a lot of tonadoes will be felt on the outer bands of the storm and will be invisible or rain cloaked...
Live video from W Galveston on ABC 13 just showed the beach already covered with water and waves coming up against the dunes. I guess a lot of beach houses are facing certain destruction now if the storm keeps its path.
Everything in the media and on TV makes it look like the winds might not be that bad, but the storm surge could be terrible for those along the coast.
http://www.fly2houston.com/0/1128333/0/1906/ On Friday, September 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. local time all airlines will cease commercial flight operations in and out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and will not resume until further notice. No airline service is presently expected to operate at IAH on Saturday, September 13, 2008.
I have a battery powered phone charger. Easy to make in a pinch. LiIon batterys just need 3.6-4.1Volts to charge.
It is looking like Austin is not going to get much, but my old town of Baytown is going to get blasted. Stay safe Houston....good luck. DD
I'm thinking the vast majority of Houstonians will have power back within a couple of days, with pockets of rural areas taking longer, and areas along the coast with the worst damage from storm surge taking up to 2 weeks. They usually fix it in steps from central Houston out, plus the most populated areas. Running errands today we saw a ton of Centerpoint trucks everywhere, I guess stationing to get started Saturday afternoon. I remember it being out about 3 days from Alicia in 1983 in our part of town.
sure...i'll have you donate the $1 because i have no idea how you'd get it to me, otherwise. fine with me.
just depends on where the storm lands, frankly. this storm seems fairly comparable to alicia, and power was out for about 2 weeks then.
Check this out: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42001 One of the buoys close to the center is reporting 30 ft. high waves. 30 feet
I work with someone who had family in Beaumont during Rita, they said towers didn't go down, but the mass call traffic made it hard to get through from time to time. They said texting was the best way to communicate.
