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  2. Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Port Bolivar, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Ferry service is provided by the Texas Department of Transportation between Port Bolivar and Galveston. The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry [11] can accommodate vehicles as heavy as 80,000 pounds, and as long as 65 feet, as high as 13.5 feet and as wide as 8.5 feet. [12] The ferry was closed because of Hurricane Ike [1] but re-opened on November ...

  4. Crystal Beach, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Crystal Beach and the entire Bolivar Peninsula suffered catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ike on the night of September 12–13, 2008. [3] The majority of the area was damaged by a storm surge of over 20 ft, during the high tide of 4:14 a.m., adding 1.5-2.3 ft more height to the storm tide, plus higher waves on top.

  5. Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Matagorda, Texas. What ...

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    The Texas coast north of Port Bolivar to Sabine Pass A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours. Storm surge warning

  6. Life-threatening storm surge expected along Gulf Coast of ...

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    Hurricane Beryl struck the Texas coast early Monday after regaining strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico overnight, with forecasters warning that dangerous storm surges and flash ...

  7. File:Damage caused by Hurricane Ike in the Bolivar Peninsula ...

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    English: Damage caused by Hurricane Ike in the Bolivar Peninsula, Texas. Date: ... Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas; Port Bolivar, Texas; Storm surge; File talk ...

  8. Bolivar Peninsula, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Our Mother of Mercy Church in Port Bolivar was established circa 1950. Crystal Beach formerly had St. Theresa of Liseaux Mission, [47] built in 1994. [49] St. Theresa sustained damage during Hurricane Ike in 2008, and due to the damage the archdiocese had it razed. Our Lady By The Sea was built on its site. [48]

  9. List of Texas hurricanes (1980–present) - Wikipedia

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    Flooding in Port Arthur from Hurricane Harvey. From 1980 to the present, 81 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas.According to David Roth of the Weather Prediction Center, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about three times every four years, and on any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline a hurricane makes landfall about once every six years.