Well, it got a little difficult to post anymore last night, but I hit another traffic snarl near Baton Rougue and I finally made it into Slidell just after 11 pm. So for those math wizards out there, a normal four hour trip took about six. I would hope that means that much of the traffic is out of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, because as I'm sitting here watching the weather I'm seeing shots of water spilling over the Galveston seawall.
That's a bizzare image, because I know how tall that thing is. I just hope it holds up against the storm surge. For that matter, I hope OUR seawall holds up against the storm surge. I know Port Arthur's is built to handle at least a 15-foot surge and a Catagory 3 storm. I guess it'll all be put up to the test in the next 24 hours.
Here in Slidell, we're already seeing the effects of the outer bands of Ike as it passes West, just South of us. I bunked down near a window and woke up as sustained, tropical storm force winds came through this morning. Paige and I both woke up and went outside and stood in it. It was eerie. It was warm. And it was what apparently fueled a few tornadoes near our area.
We then went back inside.
Mike Tobias, Port Arthur News
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