On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
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> On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, xponentrob wrote:
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>> "Hurricane Ike is closing in on Texas, and stands poised to become one
>> of the most damaging hurricanes of all time. Despite Ike's rated
>> Category 2 strength, the hurricane is much larger and more powerful than
>> Category 5 Katrina or Category 5 Rita. The storm surge from Ike could
>> rival Katrina's, inundating a 200-mile stretch of coast from Galveston
>> to Cameron, Louisiana with waters over 15 feet high. This massive storm
>> surge is due to the exceptional size of Ike. According to the latest
>> wind field estimate (Figure 1), the diameter of Ike's tropical storm and
>> hurricane force winds are 550 and 240 miles, respectively. For
>> comparison, Katrina numbers at landfall were 440 and 210 miles,
>> respectively. As I discussed in yesterday's blog entry, a good measure
>> of the storm surge potential is Integrated Kinetic Energy (IKE). Ike
>> continues to grow larger and has intensified slightly since yesterday,
>> and the hurricane's Integrated Kinetic Energy has increased from 134 to
>> 149 Terajoules. This is 30% higher than Katrina's total energy at
>> landfall. All this extra energy has gone into piling up a vast storm
>> surge that will probably be higher than anything in recorded history
>> along the Texas coast. Storm surge heights of 20-25 feet are possible
>> from Galveston northwards to the Louisiana border. The Texas storm surge
>> record is held by Hurricane Carla of 1961. Carla was a Category 4
>> hurricane with 145 mph winds at landfall, and drove a 10 foot or higher
>> storm surge to a 180-mile stretch of Texas coast. A maximum storm surge
>> of 22 feet was recorded at Port Lavaca, Texas."
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> OK, I'm going to do one more thing that *has* to be done before 5:30, and
> then I'm going to start hauling toys & furniture into the garage. The
> last thing I need is something thrown through a window again.
OK, besides having things thrown through the window, I really didn't need
to re-injure myself. (I strained a muscle in my side on Saturday, it
seemed to be better, I helped move a couch this afternoon and then started
really feeling it long about the second trip to the garage. I still
brought in more than half of everything that might get thrown through a
window, but my wonderful husband is going to take care of the rest. I'll
help if he asks for assistance with the biggest item, though.)
Julia
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