This one is for Texas --IKE

[mikim]

seawall blvd in Galveston -- suppose to be about 50 yds of beach to the left of the seawall...........several years ago a tropical storm cut Galveston Beaches in half ... the city / county paid a dredge company to rebuild them ....they spent a lot of time & money on it. ...wonder how deep that water is that's pounding the seawall? and will they rebuild the beaches again?

 

[mikim]

Brazoria County - Surfside -- In June I rented the duplex that is just left of center (brown) of the picture - the one in front of the white one. At that time there were houses on both sides and between where this shot was taken from and it. In June you couldn't see those 2 houses from the camera's location ...... the houses that were blocking that view are gone ....just gone

 

[mikim]

how do you clean out a marina? call Ike ......
Pappadeaux's seafood ...ate here several times -- kinda pricey so not often.
these pics are in Galveston Bay --inland from the Island --
all this damage that I've posted is from storm surge --

 

[jinman]

I've got some pictures taken by Bill Read - Director NHC ... If y'all have a little patience with me - I'll try to post a few----these are from Bolivar ....town of Crystal Beach I think

Looking at those pictures of houses on stilts and all the others of the Bolivar Peninsula, I'm reminded of what causes an airplane wing to create lift. The air moving over the house would essentially be the same as air moving over the top of an airplane wing because of the roof pitch. That would create a huge low pressure area because the air moving over the house has to increase it's speed. That must have caused most of those houses to just lift up and fly off their pilings. No floor or walls were left. Incredible!

 

[Bird]

Pappadeaux's seafood ...ate here several times -- kinda pricey so not often.

I agree. We've got one in Dallas in which we've eaten a couple of times. Kinda pricey, but very good.

 

[froggy]

Take a look at these pictures from the Boston Globe:


The short - but eventful - life of Ike - The Big Picture - Boston.com

 

[mikim]

Jim -- all that is water damage --- Picture sitting in your house at --oh -- 5 - 10 feet ASL .... and as you're looking out over the water (through the wind & rain) you see a hill .....and it's 22 feet tall ...and it's moving toward you ....and it's made of water. Notice there isn't much debris ..... Ike cleaned up his mess as he went through.

 

[mikim]

wow froggy those are some good pics ....they got a few details wrong ....but good pics. ie: highway bridge at surfside is 332 -- big deal .... 8 feet of flood waters? nope .. Bolivar (Gilchrist, Crystal Beach et al) had storm surge up to 12 feet above ground level. Heard the boss this a.m. saying they got confirmation of 17 feet one place. (didn't hear where) The boys are real busy now spreading out all over the counties trying to get "ground truth" of what occurred and determine what part of their forecasts were spot on and which were way off. Always trying to improve the product.

 

[froggy]

The best coverage on TV has been shown on TXCN for the past seven days. They have had around the clock coverage from KHOU in Houston through Tuesday.

 

[txdon]

Mike, I notice one or two beach houses standing that look like they have little damage among torn pilings of the neighbors. What was the difference in construction?