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Personally, it looks to me as it the most important thing to be
aware of is:
Flooding kills more people every year than any other disaster. DO NOT
drive through water more than about 18" deep.
Fortunately the storm is expected to be moving fairly fast when passing
DFW, so maybe we'll get lucky and miss the kind of flooding seen in
recent hurricanes. But the Weather Channel was saying last night that
as much as 7 inches plus would be possible in Oklahoma. This suggests
we could see some localized serious flooding here.
RAE
NWS most recent DFW advisory about Ike
<http://weatherblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/nws-most-recent-dfw-advisory-about-ike.html>
7:58 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008
ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AS A RESULT OF IKE.
THE REGION EAST OF I-35 AND SOUTH OF I-20 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE
STRONGEST WINDS...WHERE SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH RISE BUILDINGS MAY
EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS AT ROOFTOP LEVEL.
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
SECURE OUTDOOR MATERIALS AND PROPERTY THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG
WINDS...AND DEVELOP A PERSONAL HURRICANE PLAN. FULL GAS TANKS ARE
RECOMMENDED AS POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT THE ABILITY OF STATIONS TO PUMP
GAS. CREATE A STOCKPILE OF CANDLES AND MATCHES...OR FLASHLIGHTS AND
BATTERIES AS WELL. THOSE CLOSE TO THE STORM TRACK MAY WANT TO PLACE
PLASTIC BAGS IN TRASH CANS AND FILL THEM WITH WATER TO HAVE A RESERVE
SUPPLY FOR FLUSHING TOILETS SHOULD POWER OUTAGES AFFECT WATER PUMPING
STATIONS. THE TIME TO GET READY IS NOW.
For info on how to prepare an emergency kit, see:
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_217_,00.html
--
Raymond A. Eve, Ph. D.
Program Director for Sociology, UTA
Professor of Sociology
Box 19599
UTA
Arlington, Texas 76019
817-272-3764
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