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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.
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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]
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Hurricane Helene is powering through Ohio, bringing strong windstorms. Here's what we learned from Hurricane Ike's damaging winds in 2008. Helene’s winds hit Ohio, just like Hurricane Ike did in ...
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 ...
Even those that continue to make payments on a house that no longer exists aren't immune to foreclosure. Brad Gana, of Seabrook, Texas, is being threatened with foreclosure over a home that hasn't ...
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