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Hurricane Ike
nuke_girl:
a quick update ..the hurricane looks now like it will hit Galveston Island..and there are reports of the west side of galveston underwater already and waves rising over the seawall on the eastern side of the island.
here is the info for matagorda county this is from the national hurricane center
MATAGORDA COUNTY:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
PALACIOS SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER
15TH.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDE LEVELS REPORTED AT 1230 PM CDT:
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - 4.7 FEET
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 4.6 FEET
ROLLOVER PASS - 5.4 FEET
EAGLE POINT - 5.9 FEET
MORGANS POINT - 5.1 FEET
NORTH JETTY - 7.7 FEET
PIER 21 - 6.8 FEET
PLEASURE PIER - 8.9 FEET
FREEPORT - 7.4 FEET
PORT O'CONNOR - 3.6 FEET
WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN RISING VERY RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH WATER LEVELS PEAKING BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM TONIGHT AS THE
STORM SURGE SPREADS ONTO THE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS. MAXIMUM
STORM TIDE LEVELS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM
AND VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK OF ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES
OF SEVERAL FEET MORE OR LESS FROM SOME OF THESE VALUES.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...15 TO 22 FEET
BOLIVAR PENINSULA...17 TO 20 FEET
GALVESTON ISLAND......14 TO 17 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE FROM SARGENT TO
SAN LUIS PASS...8 TO 14 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...4 TO 7 FEET
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...3 TO 5 FEET
looks like STP will be spared a direct hit..but inland flooding a problem.
Marvin:
Are they still operating? I knew they were going to keep it going as long as there was grid. Now, how many nuke plants would stay at power during a hurricane? Not the pansy yankee plants. (Of course not since hurricanes don't land up there)
Those are my buddies down there and they have big Texas sized #$@%^&* (edited for the children reading this blog).
Nuclear Renaissance:
--- Quote from: Marvin on Sep 13, 2008, 10:46 ---Are they still operating? I knew they were going to keep it going as long as there was grid. Now, how many nuke plants would stay at power during a hurricane? Not the pansy yankee plants. (Of course not since hurricanes don't land up there)
Those are my buddies down there and they have big Texas sized #$@%^&* (edited for the children reading this blog).
--- End quote ---
It doesn't matter how big your buddies' Texas-sized #$@%^&* are, if the winds are projected to reach Cat 1 speed (74 mph), the plant is shutting down.
Marvin:
duh
NJ:
Any news how STP people held up during the storm? ::)
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