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The formation of an eye just prior to landfall resulted in a slight increase in winds, [18] and at 0700 UTC on September 13, Ike made landfall on the northeast end of Galveston Island in Texas, with a minimum barometric pressure of 950 mbar (28 inHg) and sustained winds of 110 mph (180 km/h), making Ike a Category 2 hurricane. [23]
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]
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 ...
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900. ... Sandy was born in the Caribbean and made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey, with winds up to 110 mph. ... Hurricane Ike. Year: 2008. Death Toll: 195.
In contrast to the 1980s, during the 1990s only one hurricane, Hurricane Bret, made landfall on the Texas coast. [5] In the next decade five hurricanes would make landfall on Texas. [1] Hurricane Ike, the second costliest hurricane to impact Texas, made landfall during the decade. Other notable systems include Tropical Storm Allison and ...
One nautical whiz, a fishing captain from Galveston, Tex., says he was able to predict three major hurricanes — including Ike, in 2008 — by observing eccentric and group behavior exhibited by ...
Hurricane Ike (2008) – Category 3, $32.3 billion in damage, 23 fatalities Hurricane Harvey (2015) – Category 4, $125 billion in damage, 68 fatalities Hurricane Beryl (2024) — Category 5, $28 ...
Ike was the most destructive storm of the season, as well as the strongest in terms of minimum barometric pressure, devastating Cuba as a major hurricane and later making landfall near Galveston, Texas, as a large high-end Category 2 hurricane. One very unusual feat was a streak of tropical cyclones affecting land, with all but one system ...