The Daily Flag » Hurricane Ike http://www.flagsbay.com/flag Your online source for flag news and information! Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:39:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Hurricane Ike—September 13, 2008 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2008/09/15/hurricane-ike-september-13-2008/ http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2008/09/15/hurricane-ike-september-13-2008/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:58:44 +0000 Deborah Hendrick http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/?p=2657 DKH_08 Based on reports from the television stations and the newspapers, and reading through the personal forums where more detailed information is exchanged—the two homes where Larry and I lived during our years in San Leon were destroyed by Ike. 

As you can imagine, I am full of conflicting emotions: grief for what is gone, concern for the friends and others who must personally confront the destruction, and relief because we no longer live there.

When the mess is cleaned up, they will rebuild, because Man loves the water.

DKH_13

]]> http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2008/09/15/hurricane-ike-september-13-2008/feed/ 0 Waiting for Hurricane Ike—September 12, 2008 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2008/09/12/waiting-for-hurricane-ike-september-12-2008/ http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2008/09/12/waiting-for-hurricane-ike-september-12-2008/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:14:41 +0000 Deborah Hendrick http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/?p=2629 DKH_03Flags Bay and its companion site The Daily Flag began in San Leon, a fiercely independent fishing community that sprawls across the end of of a stubby peninsula sticking into Galveston Bay, Texas. We eventually relocated to the southern edge of the hill country to be closer to family, but we miss the bay and Galveston Island very much.

In my perfect world, I’d have a little weekender pole house in San Leon, right on the bay so I could  watch the ships crossing via the Houston Ship Channel. If you watch long enough, eventually you’ll see many flags on the bay.

Today that area is in extreme danger from Hurricane Ike. KHOU.com, the CBS affiliate in Houston, has excellent coverage this morning, including video shot this morning from their helicopter.

 

avn-lIt is very bad, and it’s going to get worse. Please pray for all those in the path of Hurricane Ike. The massive storm is a Category 2 hurricane presently, and the storm surge will impact the entire Gulf coast.

There is a freighter in peril about 90 miles southeast of Galveston, but now it is too late—too dangerous for them to be rescued. Please pray for the 22 men onboard, and pray for the men and women of the Coast Guard, who are rescuing those they can reach.

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