Hurricane Ike stories. Stories from the open publishing newswire:
Erin's photos, phone interview with Rob, Report from Lafayette, LA, Some photos from the 'trose: getting psyched for Ike: Some photos from my hood while I was running errands. It took me from 4:05pm to 4:40pm to get gas from this Shell station at Richmond and Woodhead.
Photos from Houston as we settle in for the Storm Some photos from Friday morning in Houston Texas on Friday September 12th. The outer bands of Hurricane Ike should be reaching us in an hour or 2.
Ike Evacuations for Gulf Coast Prisoners the weather has become a bigger story than usual for the Texas justice system in 2008. Some private prisons - especially the tent city down in Raymondville created to house immigration detainees - haven't yet gotten over damage from Hurricane Dolly.. UPDATE Hubris: Galveston Sheriff leaves inmates, deputies, in hurricane's path

Some resources: Ike information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Houston Transtar Traffic Report (make sure you have gas if you plan on leaving town) | Interactive Storm Map from the Chronicle | Harris County Emergency Management | Assess your wind damage risk [Read Article and post comments]

Flashback Machine: The storm, evacuations, and the long lines at gas station all have us thinking back to September of 2005 when Hurricane Rita sent tens of thousands of Houston fleeing the oncoming storm. These features document the reports published to the newswire by people who hit the road, and stuck it out at home:
Evacution: More dangerous than the hurricane | Hunkered Down | Reports from East Texas after Rita | Attention Walmart Shoppers: You're On Your Own | XicanoPwr is bloggin it up: Here We Go Again, Maybe … This Time It Is “Ike” | As Hurricane Ike Looms Closer, Immigrants Refuse To Leave | Bracing For Ike