Hurricane Ike made landfall this morning as a category 2 hurricane near Galveston Texas. While I was doing the weather I noticed wind gusts over 90 mph in that region. The TV networks were talking about the 17ft seawall in Galveston, and the water was up to or just over that. This was a huge storm that affected a large area. Reports will come in later today. It takes a while for the reports to come in because the reporters can't get out and wander around while the storm is still around. I'm sure that some of the reports will be amazing and tragic. Ike will continue to move inland and weaken to a tropical storm probably later today. It is forecast to stay well west of Hampton Roads. Our big story will be the heat. A large ridge of high pressure will put our temps in the upper 80s/lower 90s today. Tomorrow we'll see low/mid 90s. The record is 92 at Norfolk International for Sunday. The high may hit 94. The heat index may be up to 100.
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I am one of the meteorologists at WAVY-TV. I grew up in Illinois, but I've been in the Southeast for several years now. I've had experience with every type of weather from floods to blizzards to hurricanes. I've even been able to chase tornadoes in an educational organization. I look forward to talking to people about Hampton Roads weather.
Member Since: 7/13/2007
