Wow, Ike is a big storm. 105 MPH winds are serious, but the story here is the awesome size of this storm. Seems to be covering the entire Gulf of Mexico. This means it will churn up the waters there even more, the winds will extend far beyond where the storm center makes landfall, and that the rainfall amounts could be devastating. I've been watching the news this morning and the pictures from the Texas beaches are pretty awe inspiring. The waves crashing into shore are mammoth.
Interesting to note, that the authorities have told the populace of Houston NOT to evacuate. When Houston was evacuated for Rita, the traffic was absolutely out of control and many people died just trying to drive away. Sounds to me like telling people to stay for this one is probably the right call.
Just heard on CNN that the storm is 900 miles wide. Wow.
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