[Spridgets] Hurricane Ike Warnings....

[Jim Johnson]

For our members around the Houston, Galveston, Baytown, La Porte area...

Please pack up immediately and GET OUT!  Dallas or San Antonio should be
safe. Please don't take a chance on this storm. I am a retired meteorologist
and can say with some surety that Ike is going to absolutely hammer the
area!  Worst conditions will be from Freeport up through Galveston and on
through High Island but things will be just as bad when the storm surge
moves into Galveston Bay and the Houston ship channel. If you stay in those
areas...   well......

Across Houston the storm surge will not be so much of a problem but
torrential rains and hurricane winds will cause major flooding and lots of
roof and tree damage. Power will be out for a long time and food and water
will become critical.

Please don't take a chance on this one, folks....   This is the most
dangerous storm for the Houston area I have seen in my 42 years as a
meteorologist and I lived in Houston for 3 years!!   Please pack up and
leave NOW!

A very concerned Spridgeteer,
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Cheers!!
Jim