wednesday's ike update

Earlier today, Ike was pointed straight at Victoria. It is now projected to make landfall almost due east of Victoria and pass to the northeast of us. This is obviously much better, but it is also better than if the storm passed us on the west. Given the counter-clockwise rotation of the hurricane, the winds coming over the top so to speak tend to be stronger. Our yard is essentially shut down, though a couple of us will make a final walk through in the morning. If necessary, I will evacuate to San Antonio and I have accommodations lined up though sleeping in my car would hardly be a first. Earlier today, a mandatory evacuation order for tomorrow morning seemed highly likely. Now, given the new track of the storm, it appears to have fallen to a roughly 50% probability based on no real information other than my gut feeling.