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Hurricane Ike makes landfall
Sat Sep 13 2008 @ 05:06 EDT
Houston/Galveston, TX Doppler Radar
Railroad cam in Houston
Hurricane Ike made landfall as a strong Category 2 hurricane at 2:10 AM CDT near Galveston, Texas. A State of Disaster has been declared in coastal counties in Texas. FEMA is prepared to send 5 million meals and 5 million liters of water to the region, and generators are in place for hospitals and water plants.
In Galveston, the historical district is flooded and several buildings burned down after firefighters were unable to get to the buildings during the height of the storm. Over four million people are without power in the Galveston and Houston areas. Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc said about 40 percent of the city's residents — some 20,000 people — chose to stay even after evacuation orders.
In Houston, many windows were blown out of the 75-story JP Morgan Chase Tower. Localized flooding was occuring in suburbs.
The Coast Guard has rescued over 100 people so far from floodwaters and flooded homes.
The storm has caused three deaths in Texas.
Multimedia
- KHOU Live Video Stream from Houston
- Audio updates from the National Hurricane Center
- HurricaneTrack.com Live Web Cam
- Weather cams in the state of Texas
Weather conditions
Emergency information
- Harris County Emergency Management — Houston area
- Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management — state-wide
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