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[[Image: | [[Image:Ike LocationsMap web.jpg|right|thumb|250px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ike LocationsMap web.jpg/credit|{{Ike LocationsMap web.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Hurricane Ike's path during landfall.]] | ||
'''Hurricane Ike''' made landfall on [[Galveston]] Island, Texas at approximately 2:00 AM on September 13th, causing wide-spread damage in the Houston, Texas area. Although it was only a catagory 2 storm at landfall, it was a very large storm. About 2 million people lost electricity in the Houston area, and massive power outages occured as far inland as Tennessee and Ohio. Many Texas communities in the [[Galveston Bay]] area, including Galveston, Jamaica Beach, Crystal Beach, Surfside, Gilchrist, Winnie, and others suffered severe damage due to both wind damage and storm surge. | '''Hurricane Ike''' made landfall on [[Galveston]] Island, Texas at approximately 2:00 AM on September 13th, causing wide-spread damage in the Houston, Texas area. Although it was only a catagory 2 storm at landfall, it was a very large storm. About 2 million people lost electricity in the Houston area, and massive power outages occured as far inland as Tennessee and Ohio. Many Texas communities in the [[Galveston Bay]] area, including Galveston, Jamaica Beach, Crystal Beach, Surfside, Gilchrist, Winnie, and others suffered severe damage due to both wind damage and storm surge. | ||
[[Image:RV marie hall docksideA red.jpg|right|thumb|250px|{{#ifexist:Template:RV marie hall docksideA red.jpg/credit|{{RV marie hall docksideA red.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}[[University of Texas Medical Branch]] Research Vessel Marie Hall washed up from its dock during Hurricane Ike.]] | |||
== Galveston Island, Texas == | == Galveston Island, Texas == | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 15 October 2008
Hurricane Ike made landfall on Galveston Island, Texas at approximately 2:00 AM on September 13th, causing wide-spread damage in the Houston, Texas area. Although it was only a catagory 2 storm at landfall, it was a very large storm. About 2 million people lost electricity in the Houston area, and massive power outages occured as far inland as Tennessee and Ohio. Many Texas communities in the Galveston Bay area, including Galveston, Jamaica Beach, Crystal Beach, Surfside, Gilchrist, Winnie, and others suffered severe damage due to both wind damage and storm surge.
University of Texas Medical Branch Research Vessel Marie Hall washed up from its dock during Hurricane Ike.
Galveston Island, Texas
Bolivar Peninsula
The Bolivar Peninsula, containing the towns Bolivar, Crystal Beach, and Gilchrist, suffered severe damage as indicated in comparisons of USGS photos taken before and after Hurricane Ike.
