Two weeks after Hurricane Ike, residents of Bolivar Peninsula were finally allowed to go back on Friday to search through what remained of their homes. There is no electricity, water, sewer or phone service. Along Texas Highway 87, tents were set up offering...
Twelve hours before landfall, Hurricane Ike is already a devastating force all along the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ike is still about 200 miles from the Texas coast, an 800-mile wide storm with winds at 110 mph. The Coast Guard has already rescued 120...
Since my last post, the forecast for Hurricane Ike has been revised and shifted dramatically to the west, with landfall expected to be along the Louisiana/Texas coast. This is still based on a five-day projection, and these are frequently erroneous. As...
A quick glance at the NOAA website delivers good news and bad news for Floridians. The good news is that Tropical Storm Hanna is passing us by without leaving any major damage in its path. The bad news is that Hurricane Ike, a Category 3 hurricane with...