Hurricane Ike Research Paper
Jennifer Bradley
Research Paper
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf coast on September 13, 2008 near Galveston, Texas. When Hurricane Ike hit it registered as a category 2 hurricane; however, before it hit land the storm went as high as a category 5 hurricane. Even though this hurricane was only a category 2 it still caused major damage. Hurricane Ike came ashore in Texas at 2:10 a.m. CDT, Sept. 13, and brought a wall of water over 13 feet high, sweeping through Galveston Island, and on the mainland. Ike made landfall with sustained winds near 110 mph, just 1 mph short of a Category 3 hurricane
The effects of Hurricane Ike began to make their mark on Southeast Texas several days before the Hurricane made landfall. …show more content…
This is where many families, including my own, had beach cabins that were totally destroyed by the storm and storm surge. The surge in this area actually started 2 days before the storm hit. In the area of Bolivar Peninsula there were around 150 people that had stayed behind and did not listen to the warnings of the upcoming storm. Sadly most of the 150 people that stayed behind became victims of the storm. Many people lost their lives trying to escape as the water began to rise. There were many cars found near a town called High Island the people were trying to make it to. In the cars they found people who had died while trying to make it to safety. Still to this day there are people who have not been accounted for, almost 3 years …show more content…
state of Texas. It is part of the Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2000, its population was 414. Its seat is Sarita, and the county is named for Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher in the area... region near Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376...
In addition, Ike caused flooding and significant damage along the Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, which namesake is from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi... coastline and the Florida Panhandle. The Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the
Research Paper
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf coast on September 13, 2008 near Galveston, Texas. When Hurricane Ike hit it registered as a category 2 hurricane; however, before it hit land the storm went as high as a category 5 hurricane. Even though this hurricane was only a category 2 it still caused major damage. Hurricane Ike came ashore in Texas at 2:10 a.m. CDT, Sept. 13, and brought a wall of water over 13 feet high, sweeping through Galveston Island, and on the mainland. Ike made landfall with sustained winds near 110 mph, just 1 mph short of a Category 3 hurricane
The effects of Hurricane Ike began to make their mark on Southeast Texas several days before the Hurricane made landfall. …show more content…
This is where many families, including my own, had beach cabins that were totally destroyed by the storm and storm surge. The surge in this area actually started 2 days before the storm hit. In the area of Bolivar Peninsula there were around 150 people that had stayed behind and did not listen to the warnings of the upcoming storm. Sadly most of the 150 people that stayed behind became victims of the storm. Many people lost their lives trying to escape as the water began to rise. There were many cars found near a town called High Island the people were trying to make it to. In the cars they found people who had died while trying to make it to safety. Still to this day there are people who have not been accounted for, almost 3 years …show more content…
state of Texas. It is part of the Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2000, its population was 414. Its seat is Sarita, and the county is named for Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher in the area... region near Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376...
In addition, Ike caused flooding and significant damage along the Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, which namesake is from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi... coastline and the Florida Panhandle. The Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the