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All eyes on Ike

Posted at 8:04 AM on September 11, 2008 by Craig Edwards

As in most cases when dealing with the potential for a major hurricane, meteorologists need to balance the science with the emotion. Hurricane Ike has got everyone's attention; and rightfully so. Winds of greater than 75 mph extend out more than 100 miles from the center of the storm, which at 7am was about 600 miles east of Brownsville, Texas. No need to hype this very dangerous storm.

Outer bands of the circulation were seen poised to lash the Louisiana coast today and a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for New Orleans.

I'll be watching throughout the day what the network news experts have to report about preparation for securing the oil drilling platforms off the Louisiana and Texas shoreline.

Currently the Hurricane Center forecasters are tracking the center of Ike towards a Friday night landfall near Galveston. Our fellow citizens, and non-citizens in Texas should heed the advice of the local emergency managers regarding evacuations. Models indicate the Hurricane will likely strengthen in the next twenty-four to thirty-six hours.

National Hurricane Center

Galveston was ground zero for the category four hurricane that hit the Texas coast in 1900. The Galveston Hurricane,to date, is the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States.

1900 Galveston Hurricane

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