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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