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House in Kemah, TX, that was struck by Hurricane Ike in 2008. Kemah, Texas, about 35 miles (56 km) south of Houston, was without power and water, and still had 5 feet of flooding on Saturday, September 13, 2008. [4] State Highway 146 was closed at the 2094 intersection. There was a lot of debris on the roads, [56] completely covering some lanes.
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.
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.
Aerial photograph of Gilchrist after Hurricane Ike. On September 13, 2008, Gilchrist was devastated by Hurricane Ike, [7] which completely destroyed all but a few homes. [2] About 1,000 permanent residents had lived there. The coastline along Gilchrist, once a straight line, became jagged and desolate, permanently altered by Ike's turbulent ...
The Great Galveston hurricane made landfall on September 8, 1900, near Galveston, Texas. It had estimated winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) at landfall, making the cyclone a Category 4 storm on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale. [5]
Brad Gana, of Seabrook, Texas, is being threatened with foreclosure over a home that hasn't existed since it was destroyed by Home Destroyed by Hurricane Ike Still Faces Foreclosure Skip to main ...
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 ...
Early Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center announced the system, just offshore of Lake Jackson and Galveston, continues to produce disorganized shower activity.