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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.
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.
Sep 13, 2021 · 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...
southeast Bahamas into eastern Cuba. Briefly emerging into the northwest Caribbean, Ike remained. a hurricane through its next landfall across western Cuba on the 9th. Land interaction appears to. have made Ike a larger cyclone, and after emerging into the Gulf of Mexico, its central pressure.
Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas. 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] .
Hurricane Ike was a Cape Verde-type hurricane, beginning as a tropical disturbance near Africa at the end of August. On September 1, 2008, it became a tropical storm. During the overnight hours of 1 September, Ike stopped intensifying, as northerly wind shear began to impact the system.
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.
Northeasterly shear relaxed over Ike early on 6 September the hurricane was while moving west-southwestward towards the Turks and Caicos Islands. The storm responded with deep convection redeveloping over the northern semicircle and quickly to Category 4
...545 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. . IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24. HOURS...WITH A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE. UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY.
KINGWOOD TEXAS. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES... 25 KM... EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...AND ABOUT. 80 MILES...130 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LUFKIN TEXAS. . IKE IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN.
