Issued at: 3:56 PM CDT 9/11/08, expires at: 10:00 PM CDT 9/11/08

Tropical storm wind watch in effect from Saturday morning through Sunday morning,
New information.
The national weather service in fort worth has issued a tropical storm wind watch for central and northern parts of north Texas.
Areas affected.
This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons along and west of a bowie to stephenville line, which includes the dallas fort worth metro area.
Watches/warnings.
A flash flood watch is in effect for areas along and east of a bonham to terrell to cameron line on Saturday and Sunday.
Precautionary/preparednes s actions.
An inland tropical storm watch means winds of 39 to 73 mph are expected due to ike on Saturday and early Sunday.
Due to the windy conditions expected, light-weight objects such as trash cans and lawn chairs should be secured, as they can easily become projectiles in high winds. Power outages may be possible, so have flashlights, batteries, a full tank of gas, cash, bottled water and non-perishable foods on hand just in case.
Winds.
As ike moves north over east Texas, sustained winds from 35 to 45 mph will occur for several hours, with higher gusts. Wind gusts to in excess of 50 mph will be possible along and west of a bowie to stephenville line, including the dallas fort worth metro area.
These high winds may result in power outages and damage to some structures and outdoor property.
Inland flooding.
Storm total rainfall amounts from 2 to 4 inches, with isolated higher totals will be possible east of a bonham to kaufman to cameron line on Saturday and Sunday.
Next update.
The next scheduled issuance of this product will be around 10 pm.


For more weather:
http://www.nbc5i.com/tu/5ALkbymjg.html

Isaac Cline, chief of the Galveston Weather Bureau, who is memorialized in Erik Larson’s 1999 bestseller “Isaac’s Storm,” was notified as early as Sept. 4 that the hurricane was brewing.... Galveston apparently didn’t take hurricanes seriously. Indeed, nearly a decade earlier, Cline had posited that Galveston would be protected because of the shallow waters around it.

“Isaac Cline…believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms,” Larson wrote in “Isaac’s Storm.” “The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston, Texas, where he was based was to him preposterous, ‘an absurd delusion.’ ”

By Sept. 7, Cline raised the hurricane flag. Still, few paid it heed. “In Galveston, reassured by Cline’s belief that no hurricane could seriously damage the city, there was celebration,” Larson wrote. “Children played in the rising water. Hundreds of people gathered at the beach to marvel at the fantastically tall waves and gorgeous pink sky until the surf began ripping the city’s beloved beachfront apart.”...

By nightfall, two walls of water had met and surged through the city, smashing houses and leaving the city in ruins. One in six residents was killed, including 90 of 93 orphans and the 10 nuns who tried to save them....

There were so many dead that funeral pyres had to be built in Galveston to handle all the bodies. The fires are said to have burned for a couple of months, filling the air with a sickening stench.