Friday, September 12, 2008

Dire Warning as Hurricane Ike Nears Texas - NYTimes.com

Dire Warning as Hurricane Ike Nears Texas - NYTimes.com:
"Persons not heeding evacuation orders in single-family one- or two-story homes will face certain death,” the National Weather Service said in a local bulletin. “Many residences of average construction directly on the coast will be destroyed.”

The dire warning came as residents of Houston and Galveston rushed to board up their houses and move inland and Hurricane Ike moved closer to the two cities. By Friday morning, the unusually wide storm was more than 500 miles across and was rated Category 2, with 105 mile per hour winds at its center,"
This one looks really scary! Good luck to everyone down there. Hopefully it will not be as bad as forecasted.

More coverage from the Houston Chronicle.

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