Bolivar information (by zipcode)and a link to a blog about Ike

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http://www.city-data.com/zips/77650.html



http://www.city-data.com/forum/texas/428658-hurricane-ike-texas-watch-11.html#post5240325


wonder how this guy fared..of course he was in San Antonio :eyes:

AnthonySA
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Originally Posted by KauaiFinn

This (below) is the most ridiculous, panic-stricken and exagerrated notice i've ever read my entire life. Whoever wrote this (assuming it is even legitimate) should be fired.

And the poster who took the liberty to edit this notice & create even more panic should be ashamed of himself.

Honestly, folks... I've survived a direct hit by a catgory 4 hurricane (Hurricane Iniki) that struck my tiny little island -in the middle of the pacific ocean- and only 3 people died.

Of those 3 deaths: 2 were eldery people, and the cause of death was heart attack!

There was no "evacuation" prior to the hurricane --because there was no such privelige. Where can one evacuate to anyway when there are not even flights going out?

And, after the storm: rescue took many weeks to arrive!

We lived without electric, water, telephone communications, or any sort of help for months! Many people's homes were utterly destroyed, but they simply threw up a few tarps, camped out, and calmly got working on clean up & repairs. ....We had most the roads cleared off & many repairs done ourselves before any agencies were able to get here to help us!

WE DID JUST FINE.

Me thinks you mainland people need to toughen up....

(Psst: And, you're not in New Orleans. You're in TEXAS!)

* Find a solid shelter if you can.
* If you cannot: use common sense and find a place in your home that is most solid (and bring your bed matresses to cover yourselves with if needed).
* Watch out for flying objects (duh!)
* and stay away from windows.

Considering you're not on an island, rescue teams will be there in no time. So, relax! Take a chill pill. Enjoy Mother nature's show, and when it's over: start helping each other with whatever assistance is needed -rather than lazily waiting for Government agencies to do all the work.
No one is saying the winds will kill people, it is the flooding. Hurricane Iniki passed through a Hawaiian Island, many of the areas on this island are above sea level. It was also relatively a fast moving storm, so mudslides weren't an issue. There were also several evacuations during the storm leaving many of the most vulnerable out of harms way.

It is irresponsible to say that the people along the Texas coast are being overwarned, they are not. 20 foot storm surge projections will cause the effects indicated in that discussion simply due to elevaction problems. Most of the East-Texas coast is low lying with respect to sea level and a large population live in these flood zones.


EDIT: I will not accept any BASELESS accusations of altering the statement from the NWS WFO in Houston. I posted the direct link in a later post.

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Last edited by AnthonySA; 09-12-2008 at 01:43 PM.