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Hurricane Ike (/ aɪk /) 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.
Hurricane Ike produced a damaging, destructive and deadly storm surge across the upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts, and will likely end up being the third costliest natural disaster in the United States behind Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Andrew.
With estimated maximum sustained winds of nearly 110 mph, Ike made landfall over Galveston Island as a Category 2 Hurricane at 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. The storm killed dozens of ...
September 1-14, 2008. Hurricane Ike will long be remembered as one of the most devastating storm surge hurricanes to affect the Upper Texas and Louisiana Coasts within the last 150 years of records.
Ike was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage and many deaths across portions of the Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. It reached its peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale) over the
Hurricane Ike is the third most costly hurricane in the history of the United States, behind only Katrina (2005) and Andrew (1992) at $24.9 billion (2008 USD). Hurricane Ike was also responsible for at least 195 fatalaties.
Hurricane Ike caused major destruction in Texas with crippling and long-lasting effects, including death, widespread damage, and impacts to the price and availability of oil and gas. 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 ...
Hurricane Ike made landfall at Galveston, Tex., as it threatened to devastate towns along the Gulf of Mexico with a wall of seawater 20 feet high.
ike is a category two hurricane on the saffir-simpson scale. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO...AND IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE COAST. THE AIRCRAFT DATA INDICATE THAT IKE REMAINS A LARGE CYCLONE.
Hurricane Ike made landfall in Cuba near Cabo Lucrecia on September 7 with winds estimated at 203-213 km/h (110-115 knots or 127-132 mph). More information on the effects of Ike on Cuba can be found on the Global Hazards page.