Now, I live in Beaumont, Texas which is about 60 miles east of Galveston. The news is predicting Ike to land this evening. Local city governments have ordered mandatory evacuations of coastal areas and low lying areas. They are predicting 10-12 foot storm surges that could inundate the local cities of Port Arthur, Groves, & Crystal Beach.
As of noon CST, we are having some incredible cloud coverage with really fast moving clouds. I heard on the news that they have closed most overpasses in anticipation of 40-60 mph Tropical Storm Force winds.
I am moving my base of operations to my co-patriot Cooley's house. He has a generator and multiple charging points for the computer.
I have many methods of being able to track this storm including photos, video, & text. I will be bringing you as up-to-date information as I have available as often as possible. Please leave comments as other than this, we are going to be bored as hell!
This photo was taken five minutes ago. At noon.Yours,
Kevin Herrin
