Ike Weakens September 13, 2008

Ike is now a minimal tropical storm near Tyler, Texas and will soon be downgraded to a tropical depression. It’s expected to merge with a strong cold front over the Midwest by Monday and lose any remaining tropical characteristics. Isolated tornadoes and heavy rain arestill expected from Texas to Arkansas,  into Missouri, Illinois and Indiana tonight [...]

Close…Verrrry Close September 10, 2008

I write this as a Monday morning quarterback (even though it’s actually Wednesday afternoon) and as I reflect on our coverage, our threat level, and our tone, I always assess and re-assess what we could have said, done, or explained better or differently. There is always room for improvement, but my motto is, and has always [...]

When Will It get Bad Here? September 8, 2008

That’s the question I get asked the most. It’s not like it’ll just “get bad” at a certain time, and then be “not bad” at a certain time. This will be an event that will be building through the overnight hours and into the first half of Wednesday, so there is a “window” between midnight [...]

8 PM Advisory On Ike September 8, 2008

Hurricane Ike is bearing down on the eastern coast of Cuba at this hour after leaving widespread destruction across the Inaguas, the Turks & Caicos and the Southeastern Bahamas. The center is at 21.1N/75.2W, or about 40 miles north of Guantanamo. Ike is moving west at 14 mph. We’re having trouble getting reliable information from [...]