Hurricane IkeHurricane Ike

Source: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/1021

Raymond Youm PH 2125 Medical Geography

Ike FactsIke Facts-Most intense hurricane for the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season.-Central Pressure of 935 millibars and 125 knots or 145 mph winds.-Makes It A Category 4 Hurricane on Saffir-Simpson Scale, which rates from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense.-Developed from a tropical wave that can be traced from a cluster of thunderstorms over Sudan.-Made landfalls and affected Grand Turk Island, Bahamas, Haiti, and Cuba.-Made final landfall on Galveston in the early morning hour of September 13, 2008 as a Category 2 Hurricane at 2:10 AM CST.-Affected Upper Texas Coast and Southwest Louisiana.-Third Costliest US Hurricane after Katrina and Andrew.-Claimed at least 46 lives in Texas and 6 lives in Louisiana.-More than 4 million households lost power due to Ike.-Up to 20% of water systems were shut down in areas affected by Ike.

Disaster AreaDisaster Area-29 Counties in Texas and 10 Parishes (Counties) in Louisiana are declared disaster areas by the federal government.-A total of 7,111,396 people lived in the federal disaster area based on the US Census Bureau Population Estimate for 2007.

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ConclusionConclusion-The death toll from Ike was relatively lower despite the size of the storm because most people who lived in storm surge area evacuated as ordered.

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