Ike to Make Landfall After Midnight

Ike should make landfall tonight as a catergory 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph and a storm surge of 20-25 feet. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center is expecting up to 15 inches of total rainfall to accompany Ike near the Texas coast. The yellow shadings in the graphic below are estimates of 7-9 inches, and the blue areas bounded by the yellow areas represent totals of 13-15 inches. The remnant moisture from Ike will merge with frontal system that will move through Virginia on Monday.


Zach