Ike strengthens some…to 110 mph…just short of a category three…from the NWS Houston/Galveston…”TPC just upped currrent winds to 110 mph…radar presentation improving quickly.”
Location…28.2N/93.8W or 97 miles SE GLS
Will make landfall around 2 a.m. near Galveston…surge could reach 22 feet in Galveston Bay…
The area will experience hours of tropical storm force, then strong tropical storm force winds and then hurricane winds throuhg the evening and overnight. Hurricane force winds should reach the coast of Southwest Louisiana and over Jefferson and Chambers Counties in Texas by 8 p.m. or so.
The current surge values of 7-8 feet will rise to 15-22 feet overnight as the hurricane pushes inland and astronomical tides rise. High tide is around 2 a.m. in Galveston.
A tornado in Louisiana near Mammou has caused an injury. A tornado was also reported at Burns Point.
