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RE: Ghost/Western Towns and Boondocking???
I have been to hundreds of ghost towns all over the west and the one I remember as being the best is Gilmore, Id. I stayed here for 3 days just poking around and resting. Forest Service CG up the road about 3 miles also.
Gilmore, Id
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palomas
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09/19/08 07:57pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: Questions about traveling from NC to Grand Canyon
No problem finding it.......just a problem paying for it.
Plenty of towns, truck stops, etc etc.
Save enough from your Vegas stop to get home on...Nice time of year to travel...cooler.
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09/17/08 09:27pm |
Roads and Routes
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IKE Update @9:00 PM
weather.gov
National Weather Service
Watches, Warnings & Advisories
Local weather forecast by "City, St" or zip code
5 products issued by NWS for: 3 Miles NNW Galveston TX
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Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
944 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-130500-
MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-HOUSTON-TRINITY-
MADISON-WALKER-SAN JACINTO-POLK-BURLESON-BRAZOS-WASHINGTON-GRIMES-
MONTGOMERY-LIBERTY-COLORADO-AUSTIN-WALLER-HARRIS-CHAMBERS-WHARTON-
FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA-GALVESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROCKETT...TRINITY...GROVETON...
MADISONVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...SHEPHERD...COLDSPRING...LIVINGSTON...
CORRIGAN...ONALASKA...CALDWELL...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...THE WOODLANDS...
CONROE...WILLIS...LIBERTY...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...COLUMBUS...
EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...SEALY...BELLVILLE...HEMPSTEAD...
PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...HOUSTON...PASADENA...KATY...TOMBALL...
HUMBLE...WINNIE...MONT BELVIEU...ANAHUAC...EL CAMPO...WHARTON...
PIERCE...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...
EDNA...BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN...
ANGLETON...FREEPORT...LEAGUE CITY...TEXAS CITY...FRIENDSWOOD...
GALVESTON
944 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
.NOW...
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND. THE EYE WALL CONTAINING
THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL MOVE ONSHORE TOWARD
THE END OF THE PERIOD. WINDS IN THE EYE WALL WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN
60 AND 80 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 100 MPH. THESE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
WILL SPREAD INLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. A VERY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL
BE OVERSPREADING GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE GALVESTON BAY AREA. IN
ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINS AND STORM SURGE...ISOLATED
TORNADO DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WILL BE
VERY DANGEROUS FOR THOSE ALONG THE COAST AND THOSE IN AND AROUND THE
GALVESTON BAY AREA. SHELTER IN PLACE.
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Hurricane Warning
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
821 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE IKE BEARING DOWN ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...
AT 800 PM CDT THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
IKE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR 13
MPH. A NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT
WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
BY LATER THIS EVENING OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 110 MPH.
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST SATURDAY
MORNING AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE. STRONGER WINDS...
ESPECIALLY IN STRONGER GUSTS...ARE LIKELY ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.
IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. DURING
THE PAST HOUR...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON
GALVESTON ISLAND AND A GUST TO 70 MPH WAS MEASURED AT A NOAA BUOY
JUST OFFSHORE GALVESTON ISLAND BEFORE IT STOPPED REPORTING.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.
TXZ200-213-214-235>238-140130-
/O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-
821 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...LIBERTY...
MATAGORDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL BUT JACKSON AND MATAGORDA COUNTIES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS WHO HAVE NOT
EVACUATED SHOULD PLAN TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN A WELL BUILT
STRUCTURE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM.
MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE SAFE FOR
SHELTERING. WINDS CAN BE AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 MPH STRONGER AT THE
TOP OF A HIGH RISE THAN AT GROUND LEVEL.
GALVESTON COUNTY HAS A CURFEW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS ESTABLISHED A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT AT
BALL HIGH SCHOOL AT 4115 AVENUE O IN GALVESTON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDE LEVELS REPORTED AT 7 TO 8 PM CDT:
ROLLOVER PASS - 6.7 FEET
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - 6.4 FEET
MORGANS POINT - 6.0 FEET
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 6.2 FEET
EAGLE POINT - 7.9 FEET
NORTH JETTY - 9.4 FEET
PIER 21 - 8.8 FEET
PLEASURE PIER - 8.0 FEET
FREEPORT - 5.4 FEET
PORT O`CONNOR - 3.8 FEET
AS THE WINDS INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE VERY LARGE EYE
TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE RISING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WATER
LEVELS SHOULD BE PEAKING BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM TONIGHT AS THE STORM
SURGE SPREADS ONTO THE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS. MAXIMUM STORM TIDE
LEVELS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND VARIATIONS
IN THE TRACK OF ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES OF SEVERAL FEET
MORE OR LESS FROM SOME OF THESE VALUES.
IN AREAS AROUND MATAGORDA BAY...TIDE LEVELS MAY NOT SEE MUCH MORE
OF AN INCREASE.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...15 TO 22 FEET
BOLIVAR PENINSULA...17 TO 20 FEET
GALVESTON ISLAND......14 TO 17 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE FROM SARGENT TO
SAN LUIS PASS...8 TO 13 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...4 TO 7 FEET
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...3 TO 6 FEET
SEVERE INUNDATION IS LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BAYSHORE
AREAS!
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE...AND POSSIBLY
ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD
OF PEAK STORM TIDE. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION
DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD AND
DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY. VEHICLES LEFT
BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE
SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN MULTI-
STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY
BATTERING WAVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE
PROPERTY DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING
THOSE OF BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE
YEARS TO REPAIR.
HIGH TIDE TIMES:
MORGANS POINT...
SAT 2:59 PM.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
SAT 10:43 AM.
EAGLE POINT...
SAT 8:32 AM.
PORT BOLIVAR...
SAT 4:52 AM.
SAT 3:00 PM.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
SAT 4:38 AM.
SAT 2:46 PM.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
SAT 3:32 AM.
SAT 1:40 PM.
JAMAICA BEACH...
SAT 7:16 AM.
SAT 5:24 PM.
SAN LUIS PASS...
SAT 4:29 AM.
SAT 2:37 PM.
FREEPORT...
SAT 3:54 AM.
SAT 2:02 PM.
PORT O CONNOR...
SAT 2:01 PM.
NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
WIND SPEEDS REPORTED AT 730 TO 800 PM:
MORGANS POINT - SUSTAINED 26 KNOTS GUSTS TO 39 KNOTS
NORTH JETTY - SUSTAINED 48 KNOTS GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS
FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 36 KNOTS GUSTS TO 49 KNOTS
PEARLAND AIRPORT - SUSTAINED 33 MPH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
HOUSTON HOBBY - SUSTAINED 33 MPH GUSTS TO 52 MPH
HOUSTON BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL - SUSTAINED 43 MPH GUSTS TO 59 MPH
SUGARLAND AIRPORT - SUSTAINED 29 GUSTS TO 41 MPH
PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 26 MPH GUSTS TO 49 MPH
BAY CITY - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUSTS TO 44 MPH
SMITH POINT - SUSTAINED 42 MPH GUSTS TO 52 MPH
ANAHUAC - SUSTAINED 25 MPH GUSTS TO 36 MPH
ANAHUAC NWR - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUSTS TO 49 MPH
COTTON BAYOU AT I-10 - SUSTAINED 22 MPH GUSTS TO 32 MPH
BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 26 MPH GUSTS TO 48 MPH
THE WIND FIELD SURROUNDING IKE IS UNUSUALLY LARGE. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH HAVE ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA. WINDS OF AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LAST
UP TO 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 74 MPH WILL REACH THE COASTAL
COUNTIES IN THE NEXT 2 TO 4 HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH
THE HOUSTON METRO AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 7 TO 10 HOURS.
PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 90 TO 110 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
HARRIS...LIBERTY...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 115 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE THE CENTER OF
THE STORM COMES ONSHORE.
VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND
DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING
SEVERELY DAMAGED. THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL
REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR
DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED
OFF. MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL
INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS
BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL.
PARTIAL ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS...ESPECIALLY
TO THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND ALUMINUM
COVERINGS. OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN
OFF...AS WELL AS RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. UP TO ONE
QUARTER OF ALL GLASS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN
OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE
FATALITIES.
NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES BECOMING
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. NEARLY ALL LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...MOST COMMON WHERE THE GROUND IS
SATURATED. UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS
WILL BE DAMAGED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS ARE NEAR BANK FULL OR OVER BANKS ON THE LOWER END:
CLEAR LAKE - FLOODING IN PROGRESS
CLEAR CREEK BELOW BAY AREA BOULEVARD - CURRENTLY NEAR BANK FULL
LITTLE CEDAR BAYOU - HALF FULL
CEDAR BAYOU - OVER BANKS IN THE LOWER END
LOWER GOOSE CREEK
LOWER SAN JACINTO RIVER
ALL OF TAYLOR BAYOU - OVER BANKS
LOWER ARMAND BAYOU
BRAYS BAYOU BELOW INTERSTATE 45
VINCE BAYOU
LITTLE VINCE BAYOU
CARPENTERS BAYOU
LOWER HUNTING BAYOU
GREENS BAYOU
ARMAND BAYOU
BUFFALO BAYOU
SIMS BAYOU
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST FORK OF THE SAN JACINTO
RIVER AT SHELDON WHERE MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ARE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WILL MOVE INTO THE HOUSTON METRO
AREA BY 9 PM.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10
TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THE HEAVY
RAINS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON THE BAYOUS DUE TO THE STORM
TIDE BACKING UP THE BAYOUS.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE INCREASING OVER CHAMBERS COUNTY
AND WILL EXPAND WEST ACROSS THE BAY AND INTO GALVESTON...HARRIS...
AND LIBERTY COUNTY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND
WEST AND NORTH LATER TONIGHT. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER
IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
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Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 900
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
755 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
TORNADO WATCH 900 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TXC005-039-071-073-157-167-199-201-225-241-245-291-339-347-351-
361-365-373-401-403-405-407-419-455-457-471-131500-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0900.080913T0055Z-080913T1500Z/
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BRAZORIA CHAMBERS
CHEROKEE FORT BEND GALVESTON
HARDIN HARRIS HOUSTON
JASPER JEFFERSON LIBERTY
MONTGOMERY NACOGDOCHES NEWTON
ORANGE PANOLA POLK
RUSK SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE
SAN JACINTO SHELBY TRINITY
TYLER WALKER
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
638 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-131145-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-
MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON-
638 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HURRICANE IKE IS STILL ON TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST SOME TIME LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IMPACTS
FROM IKE WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING WINDS. BASED
ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY
BEGIN DURING THE LATE MORNING NEAR THE COAST AND THEN SPREAD
INLAND DURING THE EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE EARLY FRIDAY EVENING NEAR THE COAST AND SPREAD INLAND
OVERNIGHT AS THE EYE CROSSES THE COAST. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH IKE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A TORNADO
THREAT WITH SOME OF THE RAINBANDS AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. RESIDENTS
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON IKE. HURRICANE PLAN AND
PREPARATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE ITS JOURNEY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
HEAVY RAIN DURING THE MORNING WILL PRODUCE SOME FLOODING ALONG
AREA BAYOUS AND OTHER LOW AREAS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE DAY AS IKE PULLS AWAY. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
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Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
432 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-140230-
/O.CON.KHGX.FA.A.0001.080912T1400Z-080914T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...
COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...
FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...
ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...
WINNIE
432 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...BRAZOS...BURLESON...CHAMBERS...
COLORADO...FORT BEND...GALVESTON...GRIMES...HARRIS...HOUSTON...
JACKSON...LIBERTY...MADISON...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...POLK...
SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON AND
WHARTON.
* FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* HURRICANE IKE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN BANDS
WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATER
THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS IKE
MOVES INLAND LATE TONIGHT SATURDAY MORNING.
* WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO FALL EAST OF A COLLEGE STATION TO SUGARLAND TO
FREEPORT.
FLOODING WILL BE EXACERBATED IN PORTIONS OF HARRIS AND GALVESTON
COUNTIES DUE TO UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDE LEVELS. HIGH TIDE LEVELS
WILL BLOCK AREA BAYOUS FROM DRAINING EFFICIENTLY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR
VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND
WARNINGS.
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palomas
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09/12/08 09:12pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Roswell, NM in November where to stay?
Bottomless Lake State Park is Few miles East of town.
Bottomless Lake
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palomas
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09/12/08 02:31pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Route 385/287 from Oklahoma to Colorado
We will be traveling from Tulsa to Colorado. My normal trip takes us into New Mexico. I was thinking of heading North at Bosie City. I was wondering if anyone has travel route 385/287 to Lamar Colorado. Is it a good road?
Thanks
As good as any other in the area. I travel it all the time from Wy to T town. No problems so go for it.
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palomas
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09/12/08 10:21am |
Roads and Routes
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Hurricane IKE: WARNING
9:00 PM update from NOAA
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...5 TO 8 FEET
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...5 TO 8 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE SARGENT TO HIGH ISLAND
INCLUDING GALVESTON ISLAND......12 TO 16 FEET
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...15 TO 22 FEET
LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY!
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...
WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONS
NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY
HOMES WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD
AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY ELSEWHERE.
VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS
WILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE
FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. WATER LEVELS MAY
EXCEED 9 FEET FOR MORE THAN A MILE INLAND. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN
MULTI-STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE
WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY
DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OF
BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO
REPAIR.
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palomas
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09/11/08 09:36pm |
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RE: Help with campground info, we probably have to evacuate
If I was there now I would get on US 96 and head North as far as I could go, then turn West and go farther still. Today not tomorrow...... This is going to hit Galveston/Houston area dead center.
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palomas
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09/11/08 01:16pm |
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RE: Hurricane IKE Public advisory:
Link is not working, might try again.
Click on Highlited - National Hurricane Center which will give the page then click on Hurricane Ike Public Announcement #39A.
Sorry.....
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palomas
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09/10/08 06:36pm |
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Hurricane IKE Public advisory:
As of 4:00 PM this advisory was issued from the NOAA. There will be an update at 7:00 PM
Hurricane IKE
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palomas
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09/10/08 03:26pm |
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RE: Best park in Wyoming?
Thermopolis has it all, enjoy yourself.
Thermopolis
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palomas
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08/28/08 08:32am |
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RE: Green River Lakes CG Wyoming
Very beautiful and primitive area. Sure wish I was up there today. Last 20 mi or so are "washboard" so just take it easy and enjoy the views. Last weekend I was at Louis Lake in the southern end of the Winds. Any place in the mts are perfect for getting away from it all.
Green River Lakes
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palomas
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08/14/08 02:15pm |
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RE: Heber City, UT to Provo
Good road......go for it.
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palomas
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08/09/08 01:56pm |
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RE: NW OK City
Elliot, if you are coming to the city via hwy 270 I would pick up hwy 33 and go east to hwy 74 (just west of Guthrie) and turn south until you reach Memorial. You will be less than a mile from the hospital. It would save you alot of time instead of going to I-40 and coming back up to Memorial not to mention the amount of traffic. Hwy 74 does have it's share of traffic but not as much as I-40 and I-44. I have been on hwy 33 many times and it is a good two lane road. Just something to think about.
Elliot, the above would be my chosen route also. Mucho less traffic this way. This will put you at the N of Mercy and turn right before you cross over Kilpatrick Xprsswy and left under it at McArthur Blvd.
Hwy74
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palomas
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07/31/08 04:15pm |
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RE: Any comments on Heron Lake SP in New Mexico
Heron is a beautiful SP. I always stop there when close by. Good fishing for trout and salmon and Chama is only a few min away for the train ride. It is closer to the Hwy than El Vado also. Click on the thumbnails in link for larger pics.
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palomas
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07/31/08 03:21pm |
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RE: Change of Plans - Now What?
I would stick with your original trip plans. This is an ideal time of the year to visit the park. Less tourists, elk bugleing, bison in rut, all animals are out and getting ready for winter. Beautiful scenics with frost on the trees and some changing colors. Warm days and cool nights with maybe a skiff of snow but will melt durning the morings. Go for it and have a wonderful time....
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palomas
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07/27/08 04:21pm |
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RE: 89 between heber city and provo
Really nice drive and scenic through Provo Canyon. Road was rebuilt a few years back and is in good shape.
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palomas
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07/24/08 06:51am |
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RE: Going to Yellostone
Welcome to Yellowstone. Below is a list of Rafting Co's in West Yellowstone:
Rafting
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palomas
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07/23/08 11:49am |
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RE: MH Crashes in Buffalo Wy.
Updated Article.....
Wreck
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palomas
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07/18/08 09:35pm |
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Camper Hurt in BEAR Tussel
Just outside of Cooke City Mt. N.E. Entrance of YNP.
Bear
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palomas
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07/18/08 07:17am |
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MH Crashes in Buffalo Wy.
No details in this article but was probably burned out brakes coming down the mountains. Hwy 16
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07/18/08 06:45am |
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