Mário Barros
Furacão
O Ike fez landfall pelas 08:10 de Portugal.
Espetacular é uma boa imagem para um quadro hehe, agora é sempre a mirrar.
O Ike fez landfall pelas 08:10 de Portugal.
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WTNT34 KNHC 131805
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 50A...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
100 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...CORRECTED STATUS TO TROPICAL STORM IN HEADER AND TEXT BODY
...IKE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER EASTERN TEXAS...
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND TORNADOES STILL A THREAT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF SARGENT
TEXAS EASTWARD TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE
DISCONTINUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 100 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.4 WEST OR JUST SOUTHEAST OF
PALESTINE TEXAS. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 50 MILES...80 KM...
SOUTH OF TYLER TEXAS...AND ABOUT 70 MILES...110 KM...SOUTHWEST OF
LONGVIEW TEXAS.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY...AND INTO
WESTERN ARKANSAS TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND IKE IS NOW A STRONG TROPICAL STORM.
ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER
INLAND...AND IKE COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY TONIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240
KM...MAINLY EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...
WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 20 FEET IN BAYS AND RIVERS WELL INLAND...ALONG
WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE UPPER
TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTS. THE SURGE EXTENDS A
GREATER THAN USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE
OF THE CYCLONE. AUTOMATED TIDE GAGES ARE STILL REPORTING STORM
SURGES VALUES OF TO 12 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE UPPER
TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTAL AREAS.
IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER
EASTERN TEXAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...
WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA...WESTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MISSOURI...
ILLINOIS...NORTHERN INDIANA...AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH
SUNDAY.
A THREAT FOR TORNADOES EXISTS THROUGH TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
LOUISIANA...MUCH OF ARKANSAS...AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
REPEATING THE 100 PM CDT POSITION...31.6 N...95.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 PM CDT.
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FORECASTER STEWART
Para quem estiver interessado em seguir o IKE com atenção, preparámos a Ike TV, uma secção no MeteoPT onde podem ver em simultâneo diversos canais locais de televisão que estão a fazer uma cobertura contínua.
Unknown how many killed by Ike
Updated: Sep 14, 2008 09:29 AM
CLEAR LAKE, Texas, (CBS) - Floodwaters still cover huge tracts of southeast Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
The massive storm pounded coastal areas and still packed a powerful punch when it reached Houston.
Thousands face losing everything and many more will be cleaning up for days and weeks to come.
No one knows how many Texans have been stranded or killed by Ike. From Galveston to Houston, the hurricane zone is a tangled mess.
Millions are without power, roads are blocked and floodwaters stretch for miles but despite those challenges, search teams are out in force.
About 1,000 victims have been rescued, but that could just be the tip of the iceberg. An estimated 140,000 people ignored mandatory evacuation orders and rode out the storm.
Many of them now regret that decision.
Forecasters warned Texans for days that Ike was powerful and nasty, but many held out hope that it wouldn't be so bad. Not this time.
Thousands who did evacuate are now in limbo, most not allowed back home until floods recede. A few managed to get a peek at their future.
That will not be the case for a still untold number of victims. Preliminary estimates put the damage at $8 billion!
CBS
O furacão Ike matou pelo menos 15 pessoas no estado do Texas, nos EUA, segundo a CNN. Agora é hora de contar os prejuízos e de prestar assistência aos milhares de pessoas que ficaram sem nada.
As autoridades locais vão começar, durante esta segunda-feira, a distribuir água e comida pelos habitantes da cidade de Houston, uma das mais afectadas.
Apesar dos avisos, cerca de duas mil pessoas não abandonaram as suas casas e tiveram de ser resgatadas quando os níveis das águas começaram a subir.
Algumas poderão ter sido apanhadas mesmo de surpresa, pelo que o número de mortos definitivo só será conhecido dentro de alguns dias.