Ike Getting Stronger

Crazy. The closer Ike is getting to the coast, the stronger he gets. The winds are now at 110mph (1 mph short of Cat 3). Not only that, the pressure is dropping.

Good luck to those 40% of the population that stayed on Galveston Island.

They're predicting 30+ ft. waves.

The seawall is 17 ft. tall. The math does not bode well.

Welcome to Lake Surfside

every time they show the bridge to Surfside they are another couple hundred yards further inland. It looks like 4-5 ft of water is going almost half a mile into the mainland. I hope that guy got his permanent marker out before it got wet. It's not funny to joke about but I can not believe that guy wouldn't leave...

Flooding starting in Galveston

Just showed a helicopter shot of Galveston (West End i think). Looks like there is already a few inches to a foot of water across the entire island.

Tiki Island can't be in good shape. Looking for some pics to post.

BTW, I'm planning on posting pics and videos from my home in North Houston (Spring) as the storm rolls through. If I get to posting a lot and you think you miss some pics or vids, I'll also be adding them to this static page on my story of Hurricane Ike.

Topped of the Morning

They just showed pictures of waves over topping the 17 ft. seawall that protects Galveston. The storm is still 20 hours out... That seawall is pretty much all the protection that the island has. This is not good...