September 12, 2008
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UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite
DID I TELL YOU ?!?!?!?
Yes, I told you. I told you Lousiana would receive effects of Ike. So, here it is. The people along the Texas and Lousiana coast within reach of this enormous storm must evacuate and NOW ! The 'reach' of Ike is greater than it's "eye wall." Don't expect to 'outwit' this storm, you won't. Please protect your lives and seek safe 'recognized' shelter.
Ike buffets Louisiana coast on trek to Texas (click here)
9/12/2008, 8:48 a.m. CDT
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Hurricane Ike brushed by coastal Louisiana Friday, piling storm surge into bayous and lakes, shutting schools and cutting power to homes and businesses.
Water was covering some roadways and wind-driven sheets of rain crossed the area in waves as Ike made its way toward Texas and an expected landfall Saturday near Galveston. In the Lafitte area south of New Orleans and in coastal communities outside the levee protection system some homes were threatened by the surge.
9/12/2008, 8:48 a.m. CDT
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Hurricane Ike brushed by coastal Louisiana Friday, piling storm surge into bayous and lakes, shutting schools and cutting power to homes and businesses.
Water was covering some roadways and wind-driven sheets of rain crossed the area in waves as Ike made its way toward Texas and an expected landfall Saturday near Galveston. In the Lafitte area south of New Orleans and in coastal communities outside the levee protection system some homes were threatened by the surge.
Ike raised the total number of power outages in the state, adding to the thousands who were still without electricity after Hurricane Gustav hit on Labor Day. Entergy Corp. said more than 84,500 customers were without electric power in Louisiana on Friday morning. Cleco Corp. reported about 2,000 outages on its Web site; Dixie Electric, more than 12,000, according to its Web site....
More BR-area tree damage expected
By AMY WOLD AND MICHELLE MILLHOLLON
Advocate staff writers
Published: Sep 12, 2008 - Page: 1A - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
By AMY WOLD AND MICHELLE MILLHOLLON
Advocate staff writers
Published: Sep 12, 2008 - Page: 1A - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
Winds are expected to be strong enough today to knock over more trees in the Baton Rouge area as Hurricane Ike makes its way toward a Texas landfall, state and federal officials reported Thursday.
On Thursday, winds from the east in Baton Rouge — still reeling from Hurricane Gustav — clocked in about 20 mph. Today, those winds are expected to pick up to 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph, the National Weather Service reported.
“This is a really big storm,” Barry Keim, Louisiana state climatologist, said of Ike. “It’s bigger than Katrina and bigger than Gustav.”
Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday urged residents of the coastal parishes in southwest Louisiana to get out of the storm’s way, saying the impact could be similar to that of Hurricane Rita three years ago....
On Thursday, winds from the east in Baton Rouge — still reeling from Hurricane Gustav — clocked in about 20 mph. Today, those winds are expected to pick up to 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph, the National Weather Service reported.
“This is a really big storm,” Barry Keim, Louisiana state climatologist, said of Ike. “It’s bigger than Katrina and bigger than Gustav.”
Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday urged residents of the coastal parishes in southwest Louisiana to get out of the storm’s way, saying the impact could be similar to that of Hurricane Rita three years ago....
