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Hurricane Ike (/ aɪ k /) was a powerful tropical cyclone that swept through portions of the Greater Antilles and Northern America in September 2008, wreaking havoc on infrastructure and agriculture, particularly in Cuba and Texas. Ike took a similar track to the 1900 Galveston hurricane.
Hurricane Ike also had a long-term impact on the U.S. economy. [1] Making landfall over Galveston as a Category 2 hurricane, at 2:10 a.m. CDT [2] on September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike caused extensive damage in Texas, with sustained winds of 110 mph (180 km/h), a 22 ft (6.7 m) storm surge, and widespread coastal flooding. [2] [3] [4]
Hurricane Ike, Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas Creator Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA. Support as nominator--–Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 02:31, 11 January 2009 (UTC) Comment this picture is much more powerful. Renata 02:47, 11 January 2009 (UTC) Actually, I believe the current candidate depicts the damage and details more closely.
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900. Death Toll: 6,000–12,000. Financial Impact: Estimated $30 million at the time (~$700 million adjusted for inflation) ... Hurricane Ike. Year: 2008.
The effects of Hurricane Ike in inland North America, in September 2008, were unusually intense and included widespread damage across all or parts of eleven states – Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, [1] Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia, (not including Louisiana and Texas where the storm made landfall) and into parts of Ontario as Ike, which ...
An archived copy may be found at the Wayback Machine (note: link may be permanently dead, as not all photos were backed up in this way). If the FEMA link is permanently dead, the photo can be found at NARA Access to Archival Databases (only works if photo was taken between 1989 and October 2004), or at City-data.com. Author: Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA
Wind gusts from Ike were as strong as 74 mph, the same as a Category 1 hurricane. From Hurricane Helene, winds are expected to be from 25 to 35 mph, and gusts of up to 60 mph are possible.
For three weeks, he was mostly ignored — and then Hurricane Ike devastated the Houston-Galveston area. Sounds like they should have listened, according to Tobey Curtis, Gloucester, Mass.-based ...