Hurricane Ike threatens texas with wall of water

Hurricane Ike threatens texas with wall of water

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GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike closed in on the Texas coast on Friday, pushing a wall of water that weather officials warned could be fatal for those who didn't flee inland.

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20ft of water expected in places across texas,worse storm to hit texas in 50 years! In a very low lying region,Those "riding-out" the storm face certain death if not above twenty feet! expect to hear of many casualties


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[edit on 12-9-2008 by all2human]

[edit on 12-9-2008 by all2human]

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From external source:
Coastal storm surge flooding of up to 20 feet...with a few spots to near 25 feet...above normal tides along with large and dangerous battering waves...can be expected near and to the east of where the center of ike makes landfall. The surge extends a greater than usual distance from the center due to the large size of the cyclone. Water levels have already risen by more than 5 feet along much of the northwestern gulf coast.
www.nhc.noaa.gov...
ADVISORY...


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Mod Edit: Changed case for easier reading. Thanks for the update!
-Badge01


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