The eye of Hurricane Ike is starting to come ashore in Galveston as of 1:30 am e.s.t. Ike is coming ashore as a category 2 storm. It's only 1 mph from being a category 3--but the winds have been reported to be as strong as a category 4 storm.


Photo Source: Google Earth

Surges of water in excess of 20 to 30 feet that will ultimately cause heavy flooding in Freeport, Galveston, Clear Lake, Houston, and several other cities around the Texas Coast line. At this pointe we must pray for our friends and neighbors who may not be able to get out of harm's way with a massive storm coming. As I flip between CNN, FOX, The Weather Channel and MSNBC I see the gammut of reporters putting themselves in the thick of it. The winds and rain hitting your face is like having someone hitting you directly with a high powered stream of water and not to mention sand. Salt water gets in your eyes and mouth and leaves you with an awful feeling.

All we can do now is pray for low amounts of damage.

jr