It's worth the wait

When I was Grammy sitting 2 weeks ago, we had a storm roll in. (Which she slept right through it all!)

So, I grabbed the cell phone & started taking videos... I even caught a lighting strike that sparked a fire in the woods of the neighbors.

I had called 911 & the fire department came out... but from what I understand, they never could find it. (Didn't I mention this before.)

Anyway... I finally edited one of the videos (not the one that started the fire, though)... Here ya go... Hope you enjoy! :)

Just a big ol' wind bag

Ike is just a big ol' wind bag... at least for us here in Mid-Ohio... Quite windy. I have to make this quick... because we might loose power... & if we do... I doubt I'll have internet connection.

Anyway... I have another link for you... this is to Weather Underground... this shows current wind speed... well, at least it was... I don't know if one of the Personal Weather Stations (PWS) went off line or what... because it's been a couple hours since it's updated. I was watching it a little bit & I saw one gust register at 31.1 mph... (ok... now I see there was a gust of 47mph... That's Tropical storm force!!!)

Uh... it's starting to get really bad here now... I going to go find my shoes... & be ready to head to the basement. If we hear anything. Ok.. whew... just one big gust for the moment. Scary... I should close the drapes! LOL

I know it's NO WHERE near what my friend Amy went through the other night!! Still... I don't like wind like this!!

Well... I was going to post a video... but it will have to wait.

Storm Pulse that I had been using hasn't updated since earlier today. But you can see that Ike is going to be around for a while!

HERE'S THE VIDEO from earlier... before the really big gusts hit!

The almost PERFECT storm

Even though Hurricane Ike may only be a Cat 2 (at the moment! Winds are only 5 mph away from being a Cat 3!!!)... but it's wind field is much wider than Katrina! Being over 200 miles South East of Galveston, Tx... they are already receiving 17ft waves at the coast.
(Picture is from last night, when it was over 400 miles away.)

In watching TWC's Jim Cantore's live report from the area... I saw anger! "They don't know what they are dealing with!"... Because there are people NOT heeding their warnings. (If you click the link & it doesn't go directly to that report... then scroll down the list on the right.. & Look for the title being his underline quote above.)

Not only are the residents of Galveston not evacuating... but many are going to the coast & driving down the boardwalk road. It is being hammered with waves & starting to bring debris up & across the road! Some are actually out standing at the wall & getting hit with the waves & getting knocked over. Cantore's frustration could be felt just by watching & listening to his description of what is happening & what will happen!

Galveston is ALREADY experiencing flooding!! And to think, only about 1/2 the people evacuated! Are you NUTS?? This is a KILLER STORM!! I heard on the radio the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is calling this as bad, if not worse than Katrina!

Storm surge is expected to be about 20 feet & that does NOT include the waves!! ... The waves are expected to be at least 30 feet!!

Please if you're in the area... GET OUT... & GET OUT NOW!!! It's NOT too late... No more time to wait!
Also, as Ike reaches land, it's expected that even all the way up in Dallas will be experiencing tropical storm force winds. (That's about 75 mph!!)

More updates later... Stay safe!!

P.S. The 1st 2 pictures are from last night. The other is today. Looking at the top picture is why the title about this being almost the Perfect Storm... I mean look at it... it's the shape of a true hurricane symbol. It's just missing a well defined eye at the time.

I'll be posting all my screen shots in my photo albums here shortly... so, scroll up & click on "Photos" to see my albums. 

This is the most recent satellite image...

IKE .... & tomorrow is September 11... a day not to forget!!

I believe I am going to go "silent" tomorrow. Except for answering a few messages... I think I will take the time tomorrow to reflect.

If I post anything tomorrow... it will be tribute blogs like I did last year. Just as a reminder.

I'll try to find the ones from last year & link them in this blog... but later on.
Have a GREAT Wednesday... & DON'T FORGET tomorrow!!!!!

P.S. Also... HURRICANE IKE is getting stronger... and it's heading more north than they thought yesterday!! Please... Please... if you're on the coast... keep any eye on this storm!! Here's that one link again that I found the other day... from StormPulse... It's a great one... especially for tracking!

Another great link for tracking hurricanes...

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This was part of a link that my dear friend Amy Sunshine sent me... It's no secret... she lives in Tx... & so, she's keep an eye on Ike just like the rest of the gulf.

Anyway, StormPulse is one of them "techy" sites that I love so much! There is so much you can learn about the hurricane from it.

I encourage you to bookmark it if you live on any coast!! If you don't live on the coast... I still encourage bookmarking!! It's THAT great of a site... & I've only just begun to scratch the surface of it! (Meaning, still checking out what all it does!)

When you do visit this site... slide your mouse pointer over one of the cities & hold it... you'll get a line from the hurricane / storm to that city... Then just above the information about the hurricane it will pop up the distance!!! SO COOL!!

Right now, Ike is 1024 miles from Corpus Christi, Tx!! & Heading that way!!

Enjoy!! :o)

Hubby is safe & sound

Well, he made it back in one piece! And this time he has his luggage! (When he went to Russia, they lost it for a day!) LOL

Anyway, he may have to go back to California as early as THIS THURSDAY!!! Oh my! I guess someone called them from the plant just as they were about to board the plane. They said that the machine they installed was not working.

I'm not sure what all the details are... but from what hubby says is that they had it running fine... then they started doing stuff & he had to change some programing & then they didn't get to see how the changes went. Something like that.

I just know I maybe making another trip to the airport in a couple days. Though this time maybe for only a couple days! :)

Just thought you'd all like an update! :)

After the bad thunderstorms we had last night & Coleman trying to bark it away 1/2 the night... I'm exhausted! So... Good Night! :)

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Severe weather... YET AGAIN!!! 8-20-07 part 2

I'm going to make this one quick... (Storms are some what over, but I just remembered another subject I need to blog about. Remember my "Think Before You Flame". Well, if all goes well, I hope to blog about that shortly!!)... Guess that's out of the question! Hubby just got home!! Earlier than usual. Must not be on OT anymore!

The picture above is from the storm on 8-9-07. I just came across it on our local news channel's website, NewsNet 5 out of Cleveland.

This link is where I found the slide show. There will be a small storm picture in the middle of the page & under it is a selection of videos or pictures to choose from. If you choose Viewer Images 1, it is where you'll find over 100 pictures of the storms from a week & 1/2 ago.

Ok, the rain is letting up, which means I need to get the dogs out again before it starts pouring again!!!