At 10 p.m. Friday, the center of Category 2 Hurricane Ike was located at 28.4 north and 94.4 west, or about 55 miles southeast of Galveston. Its maximum sustained winds remained at 110 mph and Ike was moving northwest near 12 mph.
At about 600 miles across, the hurricane is a monster. The colossal storm is nearly as big as Texas itself.A hurricane warning was issued from Morgan City, La., westward to Baffin Bay, Texas.A tropical storm warning was issued from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield, Texas, and Morgan City east to the Mississippi-Alabama border.A tornado watch was in effect for southeast Texas counties until 10 a.m. Saturday.Ike's outer rainbands began lashing the upper Texas and southwestern Louisiana coasts Friday evening. Power outages were reported in several cities by 7 p.m. Friday.White waves as tall as 15 feet crashed over Galveston's seawall Friday morning.Hurricane Ike is a very large hurricane with hurricane force winds extending outward up to 120 miles from the center. Tropical storm force winds expend outward up to 275 miles.The storm is threatening to give Houston its worst pounding in a generation.
Ike's US DEATH Toll Hits 51
Even after it all...despite all of you STILL without a power almost a week later...I believe we dodged a bullet this time...
You think things are bad? Just Wait...
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