This was at 10:30 last night...it will begin there in an hour...
Memorandum for Superintendent
Subject: Hurricane Ike Update 6
From: Arnold Proctor
Date: September 11, 2008
Superintendent Cleveland, John Mathis, and I participated in the 9:30 PM statewide emergency preparedness telephone conference this evening. The Emergency Preparedness Center Jack Colley announced that we are now at H-14. Fourteen hours before arrival of tropical force winds. Focus is now on key and essential things to save lives.
The National Weather Service announced that the storm is moving WNW at 12 miles per hour. It is currently 370 miles south east of Galveston. Ike is still expected to strengthen to a category 3 in the next 24 hours. Landfall is expected just west of Galveston Bay. Hurricane winds extend out 125 miles to the right of the storm and 150 miles to the west of the storm. Tropical force winds are expected to reach Galveston at 9:00 AM tomorrow morning. The storm surge is expected to reach 15 to 20 feet along the coast and 15 to 23 feet in Galveston Bay. Rains will begin mid day tomorrow with the heaviest rain from 7 PM Friday to 7 PM Saturday.
State is now concerned about storm surge affecting Port Arthur and up. They expect three to six feet of water in the city of Port Arthur with flooding up to Beaumont.
There will continue to be telephone updates at 10:30 AM , 4:30 PM and 9:30 PM daily through landfall Friday night. I will keep you informed as we know more.
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