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Hurricane Ike. 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. The ninth tropical storm, fifth hurricane ...
- September 1, 2008
- $38 billion (2008 USD)
- 145 mph (230 km/h)
Apr 28, 2024 · The diameter of tropical storm force winds covering a total of 425 miles from the northwest to southeast as Ike approached the upper Texas coast on Friday, September 12th. Ike made landfall at 2:10 am CDT Saturday, September 13th near Galveston, Texas. Ike was a category 2 hurricane at landfall with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
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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. Of these, 74 were in Haiti, which was already trying to recover from the impact of Fay, Gustav, and Hanna, which occurred ...
By the 3rd, Ike had become a hurricane, then a major hurricane as it rapidly intensified underneath an upper level high. Ike wavered between category 2 and 4 strength as the effect of northerly vertical wind shear and eyewall replacement cycles caused fluctuations in strength. On the 7th, Ike moved through the southeast Bahamas into eastern Cuba.
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. Hurricane Ike developed from a vigorous tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa on August 29th, passing over the Cape Verde Islands ...
Hurricane Ike 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. The ninth tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Ike ...
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