Hurricane IKE

Yes it´s very sad....:(

I saw on TV.. .it must be terrible...

Americans are in my thought... :(
 
Liebling:-))) said:
Yes it´s very sad....:(

I saw on TV.. .it must be terrible...

Americans are in my thought... :(
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My family and I rebuilt after the eye of Hurricane Georges passed through the FL Keys in 1998. It was a big storm like Ike and also had 110mph winds. When we returned after evacuation, we found our home had been flooded, and there was NO vegetation on any of the trees that were still standing. We had no power for 3 weeks. We were being fed by the Red Cross. It was extremely difficult to go through. This was a Category 2 hurricane, which only did "moderate" damage. As you increase intensity, the damage potential increases.

Hurricanes are no joke, people.
 
Somebody told me that Ike's bigger than the whole state of Texas but I don't know what that really means in terms of what it can do.
 
seems like i will get storms from the remnants of Ike tomorrow night into monday morning jeez
 
it is already here! its pounding Arkansas. It is Tropical Storm as of right now. Lot of rains and its very windy ....

Already have reports of power outages here in Arkansas... :(
 
Freaky Cat said:
it is already here! its pounding Arkansas. It is Tropical Storm as of right now. Lot of rains and its very windy ....

Already have reports of power outages here in Arkansas... :(
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"Tropical Storm in Arkansas". You don't hear that too often.
 
David said:
"Tropical Storm in Arkansas". You don't hear that too often.
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No it is not heard of. Gustav was a tropical storm when it went thru and it got weakened to Depression by the time it got out of Arkansas.

This one I am sure will weakened to Depression by the time it got out of Arkansas, too!

There have been remnants that went thru here in the past. I thought it was rare but my mom said its not. lol. I guess I need to look it up online. :)
 
Thanks everyone for the prayers. It was very experiences with eering, rumbling and soaring sounds all nite long yesterday. I'm safe and my area is very messy. No power and running water since last friday night. I'm using my sidekick to let u know. Thx again.
 
Glad to say that we all are fine after a wild night of hard rains and winds. Whew! lot of power outages here in Arkansas. I hope it will be back on soon for others. :(
 
Isn't it strange that we do not yet know how many have died? Is it because of the people who refused to evacuate?
 
Tousi said:
Isn't it strange that we do not yet know how many have died? Is it because of the people who refused to evacuate?
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This morning at church, one of our members brought that up. He works for a chain of stores that has branches in Texas. He keeps in touch with the employees there. One of his friends who works and lives in that area evacuated, and had the opportunity to return after the storm. He reported that his house was totally gone, and many other employees' houses were either totally gone or close to it. He also said that several families that didn't evacuate can't be found. Their houses were washed empty by the storm surge. The other friends and employees have been trying to find these families, and no one can. They suspect that they washed out to sea with the surge. I wonder if that could be possible about other people also? They aren't included in the death count because there are no bodies.
 
I find if offensive that John Hagee would declare that God had spoken to him and, through him, explain that Hurricane Katrina was a straightforward punishment. When a tornado ripped through an Iowan Boy Scouts campground, he'd explain that we, as humans, could not understand God's ways.

When a hurricane hits close to home, John Hagee is quiet.
 
Thanks, Reba, for that information, as sad as it is. So it looks like we will have quite a few "presumed dead".
 
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