Ike

Hurricane Ike was the strongest hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm took a westward track across the island of Cuba, across the Gulf of Mexico and into the state of Texas near Galviston Island. As a catagory 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Ike's total size and power was greater than that of hurricane Katrina's, the storms actual strength, however, never matched that of Katrina. *At $31.5 billion Ike is now the 3rd most coslty hurricane in U.S. History, only behind Hurricanes Katrina and Andrew- thanks mainly to its imense size.

Stats on Ike


Formed September 1 2008
Dissipated September 14 2008
Maximum winds 145
Minimum pressure 935
Deaths 143
Cost $31.5 billion*
Areas effected Bahamas, Hispanola, Cuba, Florida, Lousiana, Mississippi, Texas, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley

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ike at his peak mph strength
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Ike from the international Space Station
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Ike in the Gulf of Mexico. The only costline visible is part of the southern Texas coast.
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