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Sep 12, 2018 · BRIDGE CITY — Thursday, September 13th, will mark the ten-year anniversary of Hurricane Ike making landfall in Southeast Texas. Thousands of homes remained underwater following a 13-foot...
Sep 7, 2021 · A home located on Strapper Street in Bridge City is completely destroyed by the storm surge of Hurricane Ike 13-years ago this week. RECORD File PHOTO
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.
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...
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 27, 2014 · The eye of Hurricane Ike made landfall September 13, 2008, devastating much of the Gulf Coast. Bridge City took a beating and six years later residents vividly remember how their lives...
Ike crossed Cuba overnight, and emerged into the Caribbean Sea the morning of September 8th. For the next 24 hours, Ike hugged the southern coast of Cuba as a minimal hurricane, eventually crossing the western tip of Cuba midday on September 9th. Click here to see the entire track of Ike.
