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77A Hurricane Ike Story from Texas
As a victim of hurricane Ike, I have experienced first hand what it was like going through the the storm and its aftermath. The experience has taught me many things about human nature in response to...
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57How to Plan a Hurrication
Hurricane Season. Living along the Gulf Coast, those words have weight. A weight that curls up in a huge knot, settles in my stomach and doesn't leave until November 1st. Mandatory Evacuation. More words,...
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66Storm surge, a killer side effect
A good sized hurricane can push a dome of water 40 to 60 miles across and ten to twenty feet high onto the shoreline as the hurricane makes landfall. This dome is primarily wind driven water, though the low...
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78Shoreacres Texas after Hurricane Ike
The official City of Shoreacres website puts the information in plain terms."We estimate that 575 of our 650 homes have been flooded and today are uninhabitable". If you apply that number using the ...
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53Storm surges
A storm surge is a giant hump of water that rises above normal sea level. This is caused at the center of a hurricane because the air pressure there is extremely low and also by the high-speed rotation of the...
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46Coming Soon to a Gulf Coast Near You...
"Anyhow, any hurricane with the word "France" in it can't be good." ~ Oscar Wilde on Hurricane Francine "Destroyed more aircraft in 1940. then Spitfire" ~ Hugh Dowding on Hurricane "Hurricane, I...
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