Photo taken yesterday afternoon.looking to the west. With Hurricane Ike in the gulf of Mexico our skies have been filled with clouds of all types. I like this shot because the tree puts a frame around a confused sky.
This shot was taken from looking strait up.
This shot was taken looking to the north.
This shot was taken looking from the east
Onto Hurricane Ike
I wanted to share this from Dr.Jeff Masters blog you can view it in whole by clicking on his name.
Posted by: JeffMasters, 3:26 PM GMT on September 12, 2008
Hurricane Ike is closing in on Texas, and stands poised to become one of the most damaging hurricanes of all time. Despite Ike's rated Category 2 strength, the hurricane is much larger and more powerful than Category 5 Katrina or Category 5 Rita. The storm surge from Ike could rival Katrina's, inundating a 200-mile stretch of coast from Galveston to Cameron, Louisiana with waters over 15 feet high. This massive storm surge is due to the exceptional size of Ike. According to the latest wind field estimate (Figure 1), the diameter of Ike's tropical storm and hurricane force winds are 550 and 240 miles, respectively. For comparison, Katrina numbers at landfall were 440 and 210 miles, respectively. As I discussed in yesterday's blog entry, a good measure of the storm surge potential is Integrated Kinetic Energy (IKE). Ike continues to grow larger and has intensified slightly since yesterday, and the hurricane's Integrated Kinetic Energy has increased from 134 to 149 Terajoules. This is 30% higher than Katrina's total energy at landfall. All this extra energy has gone into piling up a vast storm surge that will probably be higher than anything in recorded history along the Texas coast. Storm surge heights of 20-25 feet are possible from Galveston northwards to the Louisiana border. The Texas storm surge record is held by Hurricane Carla of 1961. Carla was a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds at landfall, and drove a 10 foot or higher storm surge to a 180-mile stretch of Texas coast. A maximum storm surge of 22 feet was recorded at Port Lavaca, Texas.
This Storm could make history folks. My prayer goes out to all those who will be effect by this huge storm. There talking 50ft waves. Holy Moly! God be with them all!
A fellow blogger is making his journey to Galveston now if you want to check in with hi, go to Ham Wx His live feed should be up soon.
Jess
Cloud Stalker
11 comments:
No doubts about it this Ike is a monumental storm and it covers the entire Gulf of Mexico or did. I would hate to live in this hurricane's path. I hope you will be safe there where you are. Your photographs are very nice.
My blog post for Sky Watch is on my Canon Pixels and if you have any spare time I would appreciate it if you could take a look at the sun peeking through the oak tree leaves.
Thanks.
Jess, love the rainbow in your north facing shot. Very cool! I love it! We've had cool Ike skies too.
great catch of the rainbow. I hope Ike misses you
Thanks for sharing the technical information about the pending storm. Interesting links for sky watch friday fans.
Hi Jess
A great poting, your pictures are as always excellent and the info very informative.... I have watched and read much about Ike... I wish all in it's path well...
Tom
Wow, this is amazing stuff on this blog; I'm be spending some time here taking it all it. Love your cloud shots, too - from one cloud person to another...
I hope Ike goes easy on us! God bless.
That first shot is my favorite.
Great skies and scary Ike.
Let's hope for the best!
Klaus
Jess: Nicely posted with great photos and info on what's coming to Galveston.
Wonderful shots,and I can see the rainbow too!
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