Tulsa beats UAB 70-67
The News Review:
- Tulsa beats UAB 70-67
- Hurricane Center has new team leader
- HURRICANE IKE AFTERMATH
- ne year later tornado’s scars linger
- Hurricane Ike Anniversary is a Reminder to Prepare
Tulsa beats UAB 70-67
The Associated Press
(AP) — Ray Reese scored 17 points added six assists and led a second-half Tulsa rally as the Golden Hurricane beat Alabama-Birmingham 70-67 in Friday night’s semifinal at the Conference USA tournament. The second-seeded Golden Hurricane (24-9) will face No. 4 Memphis in Saturday’s final. The Tigers and Golden Hurricane played in last year’s championship game and Tulsa came the closest to knocking off the Tigers in conference play this season losing 55-54 on a last-second shot by Antonio Anderson. Glenn Andrews added 15 for the Golden Hurricane while Ben Uzoh and Jerome Jordan finished with 11 apiece.
Related from Yptulsa: East Carolina (13-12) At Tulsa (17-9)
Hurricane Center has new team leader
MSNBC
He’ll oversee the center’s ten hurricane specialists. The 51-year-old said one of his primary duties will be to assist forecasters as they decipher the atmospheric conditions around storms. He’ll also shoulder some of the forecasters’ normal duties: coordinating watches and warnings. Story continues below ?advertisement |.
HURRICANE IKE AFTERMATH
Houston Chronicle
write(“flashcontent16408825001″); LIST F CMPLAINTS Top five reasons Texas homeowners have lodged Ike-related complaints against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association as of March 12 and the number of complaints. • Delays (claims handling)607 • Unsatisfactory settlement373 or offer • Denial of claim281 • TWIA appeal262 • Customer service107 Source: Texas Department of Insurance CRYSTAL BEACH — Hurricane Ike razed Joni Harding’s home and two rental properties six months ago today. Since then she’s been able to pool enough money from her three flood insurance policies and savings to rebuild her primary residence but she is still waiting for a settlement offer from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association on two of her properties including her home. Harding is among thousands of so-called slabbers mostly from Bolivar Peninsula still waiting on the state-sponsored company to make an offer. And many of those who have checks say they’re not enough. The state-created but privately run association provides coverage in 14 coastal counties and parts of Harris County to those who can’t find it elsewhere.
ne year later tornado’s scars linger
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Most of the homes in Cabbagetown are repaired the roof tarps gone. The greatest reminder of the year-ago tempest is a soaring downtown Atlanta hotel whose replacement windows are still on order. Yet other vestiges remain of the March 14 2008 tornado that roared through the city center. ne can discern it in the occasional shard of hotel window hidden in the grass; in the torn magnolias where akland Cemetery’s dead rest; and in the memories of people who watched destruction come out of the dark. html’>Enlarge this image.
Hurricane Ike Anniversary is a Reminder to Prepare
PR Newswire (press release)
With the 2009 Hurricane Season less than three months away the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) fears the foreclosure crisis could compound the potential for damage. Approximately 50% of Americans live within 50 miles of the coast. Unfortunately more than 600 million properties in the 16 hurricane-prone states are in some stage of foreclosure according to data provided to IBHS by RealtyTrac. That’s 19% more than last year when IBHS issued a similar warning for residents from Texas to Maine.