HURRICANE IKE NEARS TEXAS; HOUSTON UNDER INLAND WARNING

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View of Hurricane Ike From Space Station (NASA)

09.10.08

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View of Hurricane Ike From Space Station

09.05.08

ISS017-E-015162 (4 Sept. 2008) — Hurricane Ike was still a Category 4 storm on the morning of Sept. 4 when this photo was taken from the International Space Station’s vantage point of 220 miles above the Earth. The season’s seventh named storm was churning west-northwestward through the mid-Atlantic Ocean sporting winds of 120 nautical miles per hour with gusts to 145. Photo Credit: NASA

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This post is intended to keep you somewhat connected to hurricane Ike’s impacts, especially since it keeps being viewed. To help in that desire, I add links that seem to provide useful info. Here is another one.

And in case this years tornadic storms are of interest to you:

Tornado Video from Parkersburg Iowa Bank

Tornado Stories

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Ike Update News; Dec. 1 2008

Washington Times

FEMA limits aid to Texas counties hit by Hurricane Ike 2:13 PM CT – 6 hours ago By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will fully fund six more months of Hurricane Ike debris removal … Dallas Morning News – An unusually destructive hurricane season ends – CNN – UPDATE 1-PartnerRe raises Hurricane Ike claims estimate – Reuters -

Hurricane Ike: News & Videos about Hurricane Ike – CNN.com

The television network presents stories and videos related to the storm.

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National Geographic is a good place to go for lots of info, stories an video

Hurricane Ike News, Photos, and Video

Sep 12, 2008 … Follow Hurricane Ike—storm news, photos, and video.
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080908-hurricane-ike-news.html

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The Southern Ledger

Sense of history a reason Galveston survives San Antonio Express, TX - 13 hours ago Mold has taken over some of the collections at the Rosenberg Library home to the Galveston and Texas History Center in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in … More Than 400 Hurricane Ike Photos (Updated 10/4) KFDM-TV News Three Weeks After Storm, a Grim Task of Recovery New York Times Rebuilding Galveston’s economy after Ike KHOU Houston Chronicle – Houston Chronicle all 934 news articles »

Plano: JPII students donates to help Ike recovery Lewisville Leader, TX - 15 hours ago “We had such short notice for the Hurricane Ike drive that it was great that the whole school stepped up and donated.” The American Red Cross operates more …

Hurricane Ike Caused $710-Million in Damage to University in Texas … Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - Oct 10, 2008 By Category The University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston, has suffered nearly $710-million in damage and other costs related to Hurricane Ike, …

Xactware’s Network Processes its 15 Millionth Estimate PR Web (press release), WA - 9 hours ago Insurance professionals and repair experts hard at work in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike helped complete a surge of estimates that recently pushed the …

Washington Post

Hurricane Ike photos available online HURRICANE IKE Ds Morning News United States Geological Survey (press release) – KTEN all 378 news articles »

LeBlanc gave realistic picture of island’s future Daily News – Galveston County, TX - 12 hours ago … and sewer rates won’t be used to float bonds to finance improvements to the water and sewer systems, which were dilapidated before Hurricane Ike hit. …

The Southern Ledger

Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike Bradenton Herald, United States - Oct 4, 2008 AP Photo – Earnest Stone, right, and his wife Jimmie, stand where their home once stood until Hurricane Ike destroyed it Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, … Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike KDBC Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike Washington Post all 230 news articles »

Houston Chronicle

Texans take crack at Dolphins defense today Houston Chronicle, United States - 11 hours ago If there’s any benefit to be found in how Hurricane Ike reconfigured the Texans’ schedule, it could show itself in today’s game against the Miami Dolphins. …

Post Chronicle

Six-pound Mammoth Tooth Photo: Hurricane Ike reveals Fossil Post Chronicle - Oct 7, 2008 The damage done by Hurricane Ike was quite apparent, but what Sisk and her colleague didn’t expect to find was a huge fossil! ..

AFTER THE STORM: Damage recedes in Vermilion Parish; see photos … The Daily Advertiser, LA - Oct 10, 2008 Across the Vermilion Parish areas ravaged by Hurricane Ike’s floodwaters just under a month ago, remnants of the storm remain – piles of debris lined up ..

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Sept. 27 2008

FEMA: Hurricane Ike Information and Resources

Flooding Information and Resources · Have you been displaced by Hurricane Ike? Ready.Gov – Prepare. Plan. Stay informed · National Hurricane Center …

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Sept. 20 2008

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Since so many of you come looking for photo’s; here is a National Geographic Link for Ike

HURRICANE IKE PHOTOS: Storm Pummels Texas Coast

See photos of the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike after it ravaged southeast Texas early Saturday, battering the coast with driving rain and ferocious …
news-panther.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/photogalleries/Hurricane-Ike-pictures/index.html

Sept. 18 2008

Hurricane Ike News – Topix

News on Hurricane Ike continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

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Quick rescue video’s on this post of mine;

HURRICANE IKE EYES HOUSTON

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Hurricane Ike’s impacts leave 32 dead across 9 states. Sept 15 2008

Ike’s remnants have just exited the continent, leaving much flooding and wind damage all the way to the Northeast.

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ABC News

“Freak” Hurricane Ike Will Cost $22 Billion – 58 minutes ago Hurricane Ike will be entered into the record books for the severe damage it inflicted in and around Galveston, Texas, experts say. … National Geographic – 14533 related articles » Ike Watch: Hurricane Didn’t Slam Refining, But Gas Prices Will Rise – Wall Street Journal Blogs – 3542 related articles » Washington National Guard members assist with Hurricane Ike … – Seattle Post Intelligencer – 2823 related articles »

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IKE CONTINUES TOWARD THE US.

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UPDATE 5:15 pm CDT Sept. 12 2008

Hurricane Ike’s outer rain-bands are beginning to reach the shore. Center of cyclone is approx. 60 miles in diameter. Center is still anticipated to come very near or over Houston.

In other severe weather, at this time tornadic storms are rapidly moving towards Kansas City Kansas. A tornado watch there to 10pm local time.

There are a couple tornado warnings in Louisiana. Several homes just reported damaged by one in central Louisiana Ike is not currently expected to be a prodigious tornado producer. This may change as it later encounters that same front and low pressure system causing tornadoes now closing in on Kansas City.

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UPDATE 12:00pm CDT Sept. 12 2008

Ike at 105mph wind in center, remains with very large wind field. Expected eye-wall landfall expected Saturday morning. Ike may close in on Category 3 by landfall.

Houston expected to be near Ike’s center track. Dallas TX under tropical storm warning. Southern Louisiana under tornado watch. From Louisiana to southwest of Galveston receiving rough coastal conditions expected to get worse.

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Update; 6:00pm CDT Sept. 11 2008

Ike seems to be stabilizing and deepening its central pressure. This intensification may take time to spread out into the large wind field. It’s size may create a large impact regardless of it’s Category strength, expected to be around Category 3, or major hurricane status. It is quite major with its size even at at it’s current Cat. 2. Landfall expected perhaps early Saturday morning.

(This blog is a personal blog not affiliated with the links it contains from weather sources, nor do they endorse this blogs contents. I am a volunteer weather spotter. I provide links to this information to make it more available to anyone facing these weather events or otherwise looking for information on them.)

Other news and weather links below

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11:15am CDT Sept. 11 2008

This hurricanes southern projections have been fading to the northern ones of late. Houston TX is now more near the center of the cone of uncertainty, to the northeast of it, which may put it in heavy rain and tropical storm or more winds, and those quick spin-up tornadoes.

Here is the Weather Undergrounds Tropical information link on Ike.

North Atlantic Storm Advisories

Hurricane Ike Wind: 100 MPH — Location: 25.5N 88.4W — Movement: WNW Tracking Map Public Advisory Coordinates WunderMap™ Satellite Discussion Computer Models Interactive Flash Map

Invest 91 Wind: 25 MPH — Location: 21.8 66.4W — Movement: N This area of disturbed weather has the potential for tropical development. Coordinates WunderMap™ Satellite Computer Models

North Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook — North Atlantic RSS Feed

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News article links:

New York Daily News

Caribbean islands assess damage from Hurricane Ike – 6 hours ago By Brennan Linsley, AP Photo By Laura Bly and Jayne Clark, USA TODAY As a strengthening Hurricane Ike takes aim at the Texas Gulf Coast, the battered Turks … USA Today - Deadly Ike eyes Texas, could strengthen before strike – Galveston orders residents to leave before Ike hits coast – USA Today -

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UPDATE; 12 pm CDT Sept. 9 2008

Ike is now crossing western Cuba with winds down to 80mph. Computer models continue to sag the projected path to the south, covering most all of Texas and some of northern Mexico.

Though Ike may exit Cuba as a minimal hurricane or strong tropical storm, some projections have it possibly a Category 4 at landfall. Today’s Ike’s strength will not necessarily be it’s power after traveling across the warm Gulf.

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UPDATE 12pm CDT Sept. 8, 2008

Hurricane Ike is just exiting Cuba at this time to the south. Wind report from Cuba of 130mph. Now storm at 105mph. Unfortunately, Ike went between mountain ranges, maintaining quite a good circulation. May cross Cuba once more as it turns into the Gulf of Mexico. US landfall still expected between New Orleans and Corpus Christi this coming weekend.

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Sept. 7 2008, 6:30pm EDT

The question is, after engaging Cuba; where will this hurricane go, and will it have time or space to regenerate. Currently seems Ike may land from New Orleans to Corpus Christie, but more likely now to the western Gulf, Texas and Louisiana. After Cuba, Ike may have a few days to possibly strengthen from its encounters with land. Now if dry air or some persistent wind shear can tone down this development.

The storms encounter with eastern Cuba is immanent, current wind speeds down to 120mph

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Here is a NOAA link for this event.

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TIROS-N three dimensional cloud-top image of Hurricane Diana as it was strengthening from a Category III storm to a Category IV storm. This was one of the earliest three dimensional images of a hurricane from data obtained from satellite.

Image ID: spac0289, NOAA In Space Collection Photo Date: 1984 September 11 2000

INVITATION WORLD MEDITATION

View of Earth and the moon from space. Image credit: NASA

The stars and moon rule at night

a sun for the day

these overhead

and to the horizon

the obvious misplaced

for the obvious to our needs

how we identify with the struggle

ignoring these overwhelming truths

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a world compacts around each life

we see from our reflective pinpoint

our singularity inside near infinite space

where we appraise our inhabited tiny place

with thoughts and feelings clearly too close

these truths seem much too obvious

they may block my experience

of the most obvious

context of all

existence

Beingness

the sacred center

we each are touching

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a truth does remain

eyes open or closed off

my one focus of perception

my solitary view on everything

is in touching all that is

while I can seem

so far from it

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the most obvious thing

is this universal invitation

revealing the depth and breath

a continuous and cumulative gift

our invitation to belong to a whole

farthest from a lost point of view

this call comes in yearning

to see into immersion

know a depth undeniable

once this inclusion is felt full

come to see a world of relevance

vast all around my open eyes

I am not just a pinpoint

like this small world

I can be so sure of

in quiet desolation

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my view of the overhead

is dependent to my intention

where I draw what I am and am not

we are suspended into a medium

of Life and its long reach

the stars, sun and moon

are not just overhead away

not the earth a flat dimension

they are all around whole

while we are always

in their middle

the obvious truth

can be easily obscured

by other obvious proof

of what seems alone

a superficial invention

while full truth reverberates

in its ever-present holding

even in loss and loneliness

of abandonment’s fall

we take the surface

as our only will

and separation

my only state known

demands become fate

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a thought does not

end in my minds back alley

I can think they are stuffed

at some dead end hidden

but like our suspension

the center of this universe

surrounds our every move

thoughts and feelings

touching all around

nowhere is ever

cut off

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gravity knows

never a dead end

existence is full not void

there is not a missing piece

all dimensions lead to home

here we actually all know you

and call your name inside-out

we each here reveal a truth

a new and unique angle

of what life can be

or otherwise

even our denials

what life can be missed

whether I feel held back

kept by some outside entity

or admit ever-present evidence

there never can be a locked door

only a soul seemingly self chained

by its own premature conclusion

certain of so small a place

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the door is open

both ways

always

you and I

are welcome

all of Creation

exist in connection

even though untruth

is so easy and possible

to believe as pure fact

It can be but this smallest

this most simple a truth

removed by appearance

as when time after sunset

a day becomes invisible

our own isolated longing

can miss for its opinion

of being left behind

with too little light to see

the length of deeper connection

my own ideas can trap me under

a view unable to see in and through

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where stars just seem to move

overhead and to the horizon

the moon and sun are visible

then vanished and gone

when they in deepest truth

never are missing in action

but there in their element

surrounded in their own

and all other relations

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the invitation invites us

to a world of connection

it is to be into inclusion

belonging to everything

every happening passes

through the open door

tells a tale of life

my life

your life

each and every life

inside of all One Life

a connecting and caring core

of ever-present Love

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in ignorance of this

gift of Invitation

we are alone and longing

and once knowing of this

request to come in

are invited into

a part of infinite

Love living

the heart of Being

beating within our chest

this story all around us

revealing all the rest

where you are

now and always

touching and holding

the Invitation in.

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