Hurricane Ikester

UNT_playmaker · September 10, 2008

No definite word on the UH website where the game will be played but it should most definately be moved as the storm will be much bigger than what it is currently.

Hurricane Ike looks to hit between Houston and Freeport this weekend, on Saturday to be exact and it will range between a Category 3 or 4 storm. It wouldnt suprised me if it was a Cat 4 storm as it has winds of 105mph and is churning slowly in the gulf. So this could provide enough time for the storm to be a major hurricane.

What's weird with this storm is it looks to hit the Texas coast and go inward into Central Texas and then take I-35 into the metroplex. It isn't for certain what track the storm might take until after it hits landfall. Then it will slowly move as a TS and then a TD. If the storm does hit the North Central Texas Area then expect it to be a Tropical Depression that will dump 5-6 inches of rain and be a much slower moving system at that point.

http://flhurricane.com/cyclone/stormspotli...008&storm=9

UNTLifer · September 10, 2008

Still a little early to make the call, but down here in Houston, all of the weather reports show it making landfall north of Corpus Christie or between CC and Rockport. Houston, as they are currently forecasting, should see 5" to 7" inches of rain and max sustained winds of 50mph. Then again, I expect this to change between now and Fri/Sat a.m. when it hits. Trust me, living here, we are tracking it constantly.

bstnsportsfan3 · September 10, 2008

i hope im wrong....but i heard that IKE was gonna hit gavelston head on as a CAT 3-4 on fri morning....yet thier not evacuating....My mom lives down thier and her work (shes a traveling nurse) is making her work till 5 pm Thursday...shes planning on driving to San Antonio but i cant believe they wont let her leave till thursday night....so is it really suppost to hit fri morning....if it hits saturday shes better off!

UNTLifer · September 10, 2008

i hope im wrong....but i heard that IKE was gonna hit gavelston head on as a CAT 3-4 on fri morning....yet thier not evacuating....My mom lives down thier and her work (shes a traveling nurse) is making her work till 5 pm Thursday...shes planning on driving to San Antonio but i cant believe they wont let her leave till thursday night....so is it really suppost to hit fri morning....if it hits saturday shes better off!

Mind if I ask where you heard this? I'm not questioning you, just would like to know where the information came from. I live on the Northwest side of Houston and all of the local news websites and weather websites still show it making landfall just north of Corpus. Believe me, I'm watching it closely.

Right now, the biggest concern in Galveston and Brazoria County, which is just southwest of Galveston, is the storm surge.

bstnsportsfan3 · September 10, 2008

Mind if I ask where you heard this? I'm not questioning you, just would like to know where the information came from. I live on the Northwest side of Houston and all of the local news websites and weather websites still show it making landfall just north of Corpus. Believe me, I'm watching it closely.
Right now, the biggest concern in Galveston and Brazoria County, which is just southwest of Galveston, is the storm surge.

I saw on the hurricane tracker on fox news this morning and they had it look like it was gonna hit the houston/gavelston area dead on fri morn....but they ave now changed it...it looks like it will be a little more towards corpus cristi now and hit sat morning....i hope thats what it is!

Edited September 10, 2008 by bstnsportsfan3

UNTLifer · September 10, 2008

The Fox station down here is the worst. This is probably my favorite weather website

Wunderground.com

GoMeanGreen1999 · September 10, 2008

The Fox station down here is the worst. This is probably my favorite weather website
Wunderground.com

Here is one I saw that is my favorite:

http://www.stormpulse.com/

SUMG · September 11, 2008

The game will be played at SMU:

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/

Edited September 11, 2008 by SUMG

GreenAlums · September 11, 2008

The game will be played at SMU:
http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/

Very interesting! Sure wish we could have helped them out. I think.... <_<

Texas Stranger · September 11, 2008

Best source for tropical weather

GoMeanGreen1999 · September 11, 2008

Still a little early to make the call, but down here in Houston, all of the weather reports show it making landfall north of Corpus Christie or between CC and Rockport. Houston, as they are currently forecasting, should see 5" to 7" inches of rain and max sustained winds of 50mph. Then again, I expect this to change between now and Fri/Sat a.m. when it hits. Trust me, living here, we are tracking it constantly.

Lifer, here in Dallas now they are saying that Galveston/Houston will probably get the brunt of this storm. This is a wickedly large storm.

September 11, 2008

Lifer, keep a very close watch on the internet. The National Hurricane Center has changed their model to show Ike veering north and making landfall somewhere around Matagorda Bay. It continues on just west of you in either Wharton or Fort Bend counties past Aggieland veering back north or NNE east of Waco.

When I saw it earlier today the center was moving WNW at 10 mph and projected to hit somewhere between Corpus and Port Lavaca. Now it is shown to be moving NW at 5 mph and will veer north before making landfall. The maximum sustained winds are 100 mph and I fear that when a storm slows it will pick up even more punch.

You may get only minor flooding but don't tempt fate if you don't have to. We need you, buddy.

untbowler · September 11, 2008

This little storm continues on more of a northward track than previously expected. When is going to make that expected westward turn? The outer bands are already at Grand Isle in southeastern Louisiana.

I am wondering the same thing because it looks like LA is the main strike zone, but maybe today it will hit that Westerly flow, but right now if I was along the Southern LA coast I would be a little figgity.

GoMeanGreen1999 · September 11, 2008

I am wondering the same thing because it looks like LA is the main strike zone, but maybe today it will hit that Westerly flow, but right now if I was along the Southern LA coast I would be a little figgity.

Spoke to some friends yesturday down in Houston, and they said they would leaving today if it appears to be headed to Houston. They didn't want mess with the traffic they had to deal with last time.

Eagle1855 · September 11, 2008

Lifer, here in Dallas now they are saying that Galveston/Houston will probably get the brunt of this storm. This is a wickedly large storm.

If it goes this direction, it could be interesting.

GoMeanGreen1999 · September 11, 2008

If it goes this direction, it could be interesting.

On the radio this morning, they said that if it takes the track they have it going now, that the DFW area would be in line for 4 - 8" of rain and sustained winds of 40-50mph.

UNTFan23 · September 11, 2008

Once again NW Ark. is gonna get 2+ days of rain. Awesome. <_<

GoMeanGreen1999 · September 11, 2008

Well it looks like right now they could have played the Hogs/Horns game witht path they have it on now at midday. But I suppose that could all change by in the morning, as they are showing they pretty much inside of a 200 mile shore, have no idea where it will land or go once on land.

UNT_playmaker · September 11, 2008

the path they have for the storm currently is way out of line, A cat 4 storm will not just hit the coastline and then veer off to the far east. It will go more inland and go north towards the DFW area likely.

UNT_playmaker · September 11, 2008

the path they have for the storm currently is way out of line, A cat 4 storm will not just hit the coastline and then veer off to the far east. It will go more inland and go north towards the DFW area likely.

GreenAlums · September 11, 2008

the path they have for the storm currently is way out of line, A cat 4 storm will not just hit the coastline and then veer off to the far east. It will go more inland and go north towards the DFW area likely.

I thought I heard that it would verr to the east like that due to a strong high pressure system coming in from the north west. And of course, it will deminish when it hits land and not stay a cat 4.

UNT_playmaker · September 11, 2008

Which ever way inland it hits will receive tropical storm force winds. Also the direction of the storm once it hits land will be hard to track as storm tend to go of course once they hit land. I think it might go more inland and then take that course, possibly hitting North Central Texas.

KingDL1 · September 11, 2008

Which ever way inland it hits will receive tropical storm force winds. Also the direction of the storm once it hits land will be hard to track as storm tend to go of course once they hit land. I think it might go more inland and then take that course, possibly hitting North Central Texas.

Remember it is only at Cat 2 currently and it keeps hooking east, I figure we won't see much if any of Ike in the DFW area.