So Far So Good

In spite of what you may have heard on the TV ( I recently heard the guy on the Weather Channel mention that Lake Charles had been getting hammered all day ), it has been a good day so far. We had a few sprinkles earlier in the day but about 15 minutes ago it really darkened up and then 10 minutes ago the rain started, but not a hard rain.

Because Louisiana is on the "wrong" side of Ike, we are getting a lot of water. The coastal highway in Cameron was under water this morning, in some places it was covered by 7 feet of water they said. There are places in Lake Charles where the water is much higher than normal.

I've seen reports on TV that they have been recording winds from time to time in this area up to around 30 mph. Currently we are experiencing the highest winds we have experienced all day.

As I was typing that Karen and I both heard a "bump" that sounded like it came from the roof area over the dining room. We went out and investigated but found nothing. I have put my camera out on the back porch and am taking some video right now.

As things change, and assuming we keep power, I will post more updates as needed.

Here we go again

Once again we are home waiting on the whims of nature.  Hurricane Ike is currently plowing through the Gulf and they are predicting that we could be seeing winds up to 80 mph and several inches of rain by Saturday afternoon.

We are planning on staying here at home, and even planning on losing power after the storm.  If it seems that the power outage will last for more than a day or so, we will be on the road and headed to someplace else as soon as it is safe to leave.  Most likely we would head east.

They are talking about storm surge being over 2 feet higher than during Hurricane Rita.  This could put Lake Charles under a foot or more of water. 

They will be starting a curfew in the parish at 10AM on Friday. 

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