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The ninth tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Ike developed from a tropical wave west of Cape Verde on September 1 [nb 1] and strengthened to a peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane over the open waters of the central Atlantic on September 4 as it tracked westward.
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]
Category 4 is the second-highest hurricane classification category on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, and storms that are of this intensity maintain maximum sustained winds of 113–136 knots (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h). Based on the Atlantic hurricane database, 144 hurricanes have attained Category 4 hurricane status since 1851, the ...
September 13, 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall at Galveston as a large Category 2 hurricane. Its large size contributes to a storm surge that is as high as 20 ft (6.1 m), [ 122 ] which inundates many of the barrier islands off the Texas coast.
Photos and videos captured the "biblical devastation" in Asheville, North Carolina as residents scramble to find resources after flooding and power outages caused gas and water shortages.. Roads ...
Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months," the hurricane center says of Category 4 storms. A Category 3 storm, while significantly weaker, is still a major hurricane.
Pages in category "Hurricane Ike" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The damage wrought by Hurricane Helene was especially extensive in western North Carolina, a region far from the Florida coast where the system made landfall as a Category 4 storm.