Andy Yiu’s Blog

Hurricane Ike Update @ 10PM CST

The latest news reports indicate that there are power outages occurring around the Galveston and Houston area now.  Some the outages are occurring in the Sugarland and River Oaks area which is relatively close to where we are right now.  I don’t know how much longer we will have power around here but Centerpoint Energy has made a statement indicating that it might take several weeks to restore power to the area which could paralize the Texas economy for weeks.  The rain around here has been on and off throughout the day but the winds are definitely picking up. 

I have been listening to the KHOU News reports and I am quite amazed with some of the advice given to citizens in shelters.  Some of citizens sheltering in the San Luis resort in Galveston have been asked to write their social security numbers on their arms for identification purposes.  There are also some people out there that don’t realize how dangerous flying debis can be.  Some video played on the webcasts show people out in the beach trying to take photos.  Wind gusts in this area have peaked at around 50 MPH now and they are expected to get stronger overnight.