Ike Forces Galveston, TX, Evacuation
September 12th, 2008
“Friday morning, the unusually wide storm was more than 500 miles across and was rated Category 2, with 105 mile per hour winds at its center, churning across the Gulf of Mexico about 195 miles southeast of Galveston, according to the National Hurricane Center.” The National Weather Service said that people living in small houses on Galveston Island faced “certain death,” if they didn’t heed evacuation orders. The New York Times (Sept. 12, 2008)
Tags: Hurricane Ike, severe weather, transportation disruption