Storms possible 16/9 | Ike Aftermath
Posted on September 15, 2008
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As often happens in early Spring, storms are possible but the chance is really hit and miss. Instablity is good, but lower moisture isn’t. The stats show storms could be severe, but also, the relative dryness of the lower atmosphere could mean nothing at all, apart from maybe the odd offshore storm.
Hurricane Ike (last post regarding Ike here) eventually slammed into the US mainland around Galveston, a town famous for being just about wiped off the map by a category 4 hurricane back in 1900. When Ike crossed the coast, it was a category 2 storm, but was rather large, and affected several hundred kilometres of coastline. The storm surge that accompanied Ike was over three metres in places, and deposited hundreds of boats and lots of debris over highways and roads. As expected, many of those houses you see on stilts on sandy beaches were wiped out, and many people needed rescue despite ‘mandatory evacuations’. Over $20billion in damage is likely. Several people chased Ike… and some reports are here on the Stormtrack Forums
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