Hurricane Ike vs. Texas
09/12/08, 11:52AM PT - Latest NOAA Weather Advisory states that if you stay in Galveston to ride out Ike, you risk “certain death”! Yikes, you would not have to tell me twice! Anyway, I have added numerous live scanner feeds, webcams, and video feeds below in the original post under “links of interest” (scroll down).
09/11/08, 2:12PM PT - Just seen on CNN: Hurricane Ike’s trajectory has changed in a northerly direction and now looks like it will make landfall in Galveston, TX and slam the Houston metro area shortly after that. Still gathering live feeds and webcams, check back later this evening…
09/11/08, 12:07PM PT - Hurricane Gustav is just a memory for those of us not living in the affected area, but for those living in the affected area, they are still dealing with the aftermath of destruction caused by Gustav. Although Gustav was not the “Storm of the Century” as Mayor Ray Nagin predicted, it did leave a path of destruction typical of a Category-2 Hurricane. Even though the levees held, Hurricane Gustav’s damage is expected to cost up to $7 billion, $65 million alone just for evacuating nearly two-million residents out of Louisiana and $372 million so far in agricultural damage. At the time of this writing there were still more than 140,000 homes still without power and the power company says that it may take up to several more weeks to get power completely restored. That sucks!
FAST-FORWARD to today and now we have HURRICANE IKE (currently a Category-2 w/100+mph winds), which just finished pounding Cuba and the Caribbean is currently in the Gulf heading for a landfall strike along the Texas coastline, most likely Corpus Christi, sometime in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Hurricane Ike Projected Path / National Hurricane Center
Ike is predicted to be a Category-3 or 4 at landfall. Texas has declared a state of emergency and mandatory evacuations are under way along the Texas gulf coast in what will is the first mass-evacuation in South Texas history with an estimated one-million people being relocated.
Ike has already killed an estimated 81 people in it’s wake after pounding Haiti (75 deaths), the Dominican Republic (1 deaths) and Cuba (5 deaths). This does not look good for the Texas coast line. I will be updating this page with live scanner feeds and webcams from the affected area so stay tuned!
IF YOU HAVE A SCANNER, MONITOR YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY FREQUENCIES AND/OR THE WEATHER FREQUENCIES AT THE LINK BELOW FOR THE LATEST WEATHER ADVISORIES! IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SCANNER, MONITOR YOUR LOCAL TV OR NEWS RADIO FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND/OR ADVISORIES! Make sure you have extra batteries for your portable scanner or portable radio.
For preparedness information see: Police Scanners & Emergency Preparedness and NOAA Weather Service & SKYWARN Severe Weather Frequencies
Links of Interest:
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Hurricane Ike Information
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+ Hurricane Ike Latest Public Advisory
+ National Hurricane Center - Hurricane Ike
+ Live Radar Loop for Southeast Texas
+ NOAA National Hurricane Center
+ Hurricane Ike Interactive Trajectory Map
+ National Weather Service (NWS)
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Live Scanner Feeds
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+ Texas - Galveston Police & Fire Live Scanner Feed
Note: Would not work with WinMedia, but worked fine with WinAmp. includes Amateur Radio.
+ Texas - Houston Fire Department Scanner Feed
Note: Would not work with WinMedia, but worked fine with WinAmp.
+ Texas - Dallas/Fort Worth Police & Fire Scanner Feed
+ Texas - Killeen & Fort Hood Police & Fire Scanner Feed
(Approx. 212 miles NW of Galveston, TX)
+ Texas - SKYWARN Hurricane Net
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Live Web Cam Feeds
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+ LiveNewsCameras.com - Up to 12 Live News Video Feed on One Page
+ MyFoxHouston - Live Streaming News Videos in the Houston Area
+ KHOU TV Live News Video & Updates
+ KTRH 740 AM News Radio Live Stream
+ Evacuation Route: IH-10 @ SH-71 in Columbus, Texas