Eagle Beach During Storm Omar

Eagle Beach During Storm Omar
Originally uploaded by arubabeaches

Eagle Beach a day after Hurricane Omar was formed near Aruba

Uploaded by arubabeaches on 15 Oct 08, 10.09AM PDT.

Eagle Beach During Storm Omar

Eagle Beach During Storm Omar
Originally uploaded by arubabeaches

Eagle Beach a day after Hurricane Omar was formed near Aruba

Uploaded by arubabeaches on 15 Oct 08, 10.23AM PDT.

Hurricane Omar

Hurricane Omar
Originally uploaded by Weather Fan Daniel

Hurricane Omar on my HDTV. I blow up the weather channel loop maps and play them on my PS3. This saves alot of time since I don't have to do it while I'm doing other things on the computer.

Uploaded by Weather Fan Daniel on 15 Oct 08, 5.36PM PDT.

Hurricane Norbert

By Kirsten Johnson, Associated Press Writer

LA PAZ, Mexico — Fishermen pulled in their boats and hotels warned tourists away from beaches Friday as Category 2 Hurricane Norbert bore down on Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula.

Norbert, with winds of near 105 mph, was expected to hit land early Saturday along a relatively unpopulated stretch north of the resort of Cabo San Lucas.

Paula Lucero Aviles set out with six children and four other adults in a small fishing boat Friday when they got a cellphone call warning them to return to the port of San Carlos, where the skies had already turned dark with the hurricane's approach.

"We turned back because they warned us bad weather was coming," Aviles said. "We would have been risking our lives. It is coming on strong."

A hurricane warning was issued for the west coast of Baja California from Puerto San Andresito to Agua Blanca. Forecasters said Norbert would weaken somewhat before hitting land.

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But the government issued hurricane warnings along the coast of the northwestern border state of Sonora and on the east coast of the Baja peninsula from near La Paz north to Loreto.

Norbert is expected to sweep across Baja on Saturday, cross the Gulf of California and then head toward the Mexican mainland.

The storm's remnants were expected to dump more rain on water-logged West Texas, where authorities were preparing for more flooding.

State and local officials plan to activate an emergency operations center Monday in Presidio, where an earthen levee is struggling to hold back the swollen Rio Grande.

The Governor of Baja California Sur state, Narciso Agundez, said officials here are "very worried."

"It is certain that it will hit land tomorrow in Baja California Sur," one of two states that make up the peninsula, Agundez said.

Under overcast skies, fishermen hauled their boats onto beaches in La Paz, a port town on the peninsula's eastern coast. Yellow flags on beaches warned people to stay out of the water.

Eli and Claudia Tubia, on vacation from Texarkana, Texas, took a cruise Wednesday night despite the coming storm, but their hotel in resort-dotted Cabo San Lucas was already storing outdoor furniture and paintings.

"They kind of cleared out the beach, and the restaurants that they have on the beach, they took all the furnishings away," Eli Tubia said.

Norbert was centered 210 miles west of Baja's southern tip late Friday and was moving north at 12 mph, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Meanwhile in southern Mexico, Tropical Storm Odile was approaching the resort of Acapulco, but was expected to remain offshore.

The government extended a tropical storm warning from Lagunas de Chacahua westward past Acapulco and Zihuatanejo to Punta San Telmo, as Odile moved parallel to the Pacific coast with winds of about 60 mph.

Odile was located about 40 miles southeast of Acapulco, and was moving northwest at about 13 mph. Odile could become a hurricane, and a small deviation in its path could bring the storm inland, the hurricane center said.

Forecasters said Odile would sweep close to land on Saturday and could dump as much as 8 inches of rain, threatening dangerous mudslides.

Odile has already caused flooding in Acapulco and forced officials to cancel classes at local schools.

Civil defense officials in the southern state of Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, urged about 10,000 people living along river banks or other dangerous areas to evacuate.

But Adrian Jaimes Celso, who lives in a vulnerable mountainside settlement in Acapulco, said residents "don't know where any shelters are if we have to evacuate, or what provisions have been made."

Hurricane Ike in Texas USA -- Its Impact

Hurricane Ike in Texas USA -- Its Impact
Originally uploaded by sujathafan

Tommy Scarborough supports himself on a post while he gets a lift from the strong winds created by the approaching Hurricane Ike in Bacliff, Texas, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Ike Explodes Into 'Extremely Dangerous' Category 4 Hurricane

Ike went from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in a matter of hours ( 145mph)

Learn about hurricanes :

www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/2008/ike.html...

My heart goes out to people in Houston and Galveston

Uploaded by sujathafan on 12 Sep 08, 8.10PM PDT.

2008-09-13 - Hurricane Ike - 053

2008-09-13 - Hurricane Ike - 053
Originally uploaded by meltedplastic

The Chase Morgan building in downtown Houston lost a large portion of its windows during the brunt of Hurricane Ike.

Uploaded by meltedplastic on 14 Sep 08, 12.16AM PDT

Hurricane Ike Surfside-Shores2

Hurricane Ike Surfside-Shores2
Originally uploaded by adamdevaney

Hurricane Ike Friday Before Noon

Uploaded by adamdevaney on 12 Sep 08, 4.35PM PDT.

Hurricane Ike September 10 2008 NASA

Hurricane Ike September 10 2008 NASA
Originally uploaded by 敏

Disclaimer: This picture was not taken by me.
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ike is causing havoc.

This image was created by NASA and taken from a NASA website or publication.

Nasa's description:
ISS017-E-015752 (10 Sept. 2008) --- This picture of Hurricane Ike from earlier today was downlinked by the crew of the International Space Station, flying 220 statute miles above Earth. The center of the hurricane was near 23.8 degrees north latitude and 85.3 degrees west longitude, moving 300 degrees at 7 nautical miles per hour. The sustained winds were 80 nautical miles per hour with gusts to 100 nautical miles per hour and forecast to intensify.

Photo Credit: NASA

hurricane ike [we dream.houston]

hurricane ike [we dream.houston]
Originally uploaded by slight clutter

© slight clutter photography

I love my city. It sounds so cliche, but we in Houston really walk the walk when it comes to "neighbor helping neighbor." We did it when we hosted our Louisiana neighbors in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. And we are doing it again during the aftermath of Hurricane Ike -- but this time it is our actual neighbors, house-next-to-house, who we are helping.

I've seen some pretty devastated areas in the past 24 hours since my childhood home is in Clear Lake about five-ten minutes from Galveston Bay. My family was lucky. We are doing fine physically and our homes are generally okay. My parents' house only had minor flooding, a broken window and broken branches that fell away from the house. I, too, was lucky, having no damage to my apartment in town. There are many, however, who have suffered greatly. It is exactly at this time, when people need it, that I've seen our Houstonians rise to the occasion. I've met many people helping those in need by removing debris, sharing food and water and just providing an ear when needed. I'll try to share some of those stories over the next week.

We are proud of a lot here in Houston. We are proud of being the home of NASA. We are proud of our park space. We are proud of our move towards being a more environmentally-friendly city. We are proud of our low cost of living. We are proud of our hardworking sports teams. We are proud of our diversity. We are proud of our world class arts community and museum system. We are proud of our medical center, arguably the most reputable in the world. We are proud of so much here. But, when all is said and done, I think we are proudest of our neighbors -- folks who for the most part are driven by big hearts and selfless motivations.

Uploaded by slight clutter on 15 Sep 08, 12.37AM PDT.