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Hurricane Ike: Sept. 10 – 15, 2008

Hurricane Ike: Sept. 10 – 15, 2008. Organized by Joe Naumann UMSL. Ike’s Projected Path. St. Louis, MO. Louisville, KY. Galveston- Houston. Cuba. Hurricane Gustav left a path of destruction through Cuba and Hurricane Ike added more destruction – September 10. Pre-Texas Landfall.

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Hurricane Ike: Sept. 10 – 15, 2008

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  1. Hurricane Ike: Sept. 10 – 15, 2008 Organized by Joe Naumann UMSL

  2. Ike’s Projected Path St. Louis, MO Louisville, KY Galveston- Houston Cuba

  3. Hurricane Gustav left a path of destruction through Cuba and Hurricane Ike added more destruction – September 10 Pre-Texas Landfall

  4. Hurricane Winds Reach Cuba

  5. Ike’s storm surge reaches the Cuban coast

  6. Hurricane winds in Los Pozas, Cuba

  7. Camaguey, Cuba

  8. Camaguey, Cuba

  9. Cubans playing in a flooded street

  10. Pinar del Rio, Cuba during the hurricane

  11. Havana

  12. Havana

  13. Cubans Cleaning Up Havana

  14. Great damage was done to the Cuban orange crop: 1000’s torn from trees

  15. Cutting up fallen & damaged orange trees

  16. Damage in Pinar del Rio, Cuba

  17. Baracoa in Guantanamno Province, Cuba

  18. People in Baracoa, Cuba, retrieve some of their belongings

  19. On the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos

  20. On the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos

  21. Flooding in Gonaives, Haiti

  22. Flood damage in Cabaret, Haiti

  23. While Ike was over Cuba, it also impacted Key West, Florida

  24. Flooded street in Key West Florida

  25. Ike arrives as a category 2 hurricane – September 12. Galveston & houston, texas take a big hit!

  26. Preparing for the hurricane

  27. Waiting for the evacuation bus in Galveston, Texas

  28. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/la-na-categories-f,0,2318323.flashhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/la-na-categories-f,0,2318323.flash What are the 5 categories of Hurricanes like? Click the URL above this message to see a great animation.

  29. She was really too close to the Galveston Sea Wall

  30. Galveston – Remember that this was only a category 2 hurricane

  31. Burning beach house in Galveston

  32. Coast road undermined by storm-surge water

  33. Destroyed marina and boats

  34. Texas National Guard in Galveston

  35. President Bush flies over Galveston Island

  36. Destruction in Galveston

  37. Rescue worker in Galveston

  38. Rescue in Galveston

  39. People trying to return to Galveston were turned back

  40. Cleaning up with a glass of clean water – water shortage!

  41. Due to power outages, spoiled frozen foods had to be removed from the shelves.

  42. Piles of spoiled food need to be removed

  43. Boats washed up on the beach at Baytown, Texas

  44. Idled oil refinery in Baytown, Texas

  45. Red Cross preparing to assist Baytown, Texas

  46. Seabrook, Texas

  47. All that remains of a home on Oak Island, Texas

  48. Examining the remains of a house in Crystal Beach, Texas

  49. Cemetery in Orange, Texas

  50. Orange, Texas

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