PHOTOS: Viewer photos of Ike (PART 2)

September 16th, 2008

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CONTINUED FROM PART 1. PHOTOS FROM PEOPLE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IKE.

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1 of 37: My once beauitful backyard (Trish and Mike/Willowbrook area, Northwest Houston)

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2 of 37: Hurricane Ike’s destruction of boats and property at the Watergate Yacht Club in Kemah (Paul Larson/Kemah, TX)

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3 of 37: Hurricane Ike’s destruction of boats and property at the Watergate Yacht Club in Kemah (Paul Larson/Kemah, TX)

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4 of 37: Hurricane Ike’s destruction of boats and property at the Watergate Yacht Club in Kemah (Paul Larson/Kemah, TX)

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5 of 37: My once beauitful backyard (Trish and Mike/Willowbrook area, Northwest Houston)

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6 of 37: Hurricane Ike’s destruction of boats and property at the Watergate Yacht Club in Kemah (Paul Larson/Kemah, TX)

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7 of 37: Hurricane Ike’s destruction of boats and property at the Watergate Yacht Club in Kemah (Paul Larson/Kemah, TX)

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8 of 37: Hurricane Ike’s destruction of boats and property at the Watergate Yacht Club in Kemah (Paul Larson/Kemah, TX)

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9 of 37: there are lots of trees down in Baytown, Texas. many have fallen on houses. No one has been hurt from these houses.

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10 of 37: there are lots of trees down in Baytown, Texas. many have fallen on houses. No one has been hurt from these houses.

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11 of 37: Submitted by Naama G.

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12 of 37: My mom sent this picture of their house in Baytown near Stallworth Stadium. They ran out of boards so they used their wooden Santa Claus they put in their yard at Christmas on the window. They have lots of trees and power lines down around them (Crystal Goetz/Baytown, TX)

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13 of 37: there are lots of trees down in Baytown, Texas. many have fallen on houses. No one has been hurt from these houses.

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14 of 37: there are lots of trees down in Baytown, Texas. many have fallen on houses. No one has been hurt from these houses.

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15 of 37: Submitted by Jim in Copperfield

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16 of 37: Tree down in Sugar Land at Williams Trace and Lexington Blvd. (Natalie McDaniel/Sugar Land, TX)

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17 of 37: Quick, easy way to patch holes in the roof (Michael Fleming/Houston)

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18 of 37: This is a store in our neighborhhod with a carport blown over (Brittney Shaver/Pasadena, TX)

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19 of 37: My mother’s tree in her front yard. Thank God it didn’t fall on the house (Chemeka Brown-Edwards/Fallbrook/ Jones Rd)

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20 of 37: These photos were taken from the window of my house between 4 am and 6 am early Saturday morning. These are long exposures taken while dark outide. The white light in the one photo was the neighbor across the street looking out their window with a flashlight. (Barbara Spinnenweber/Katy, TX)

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21 of 37: Pelican Pointe Apartments (Blanca/SW of Houston)

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22 of 37: Second floor walkway (Drizanne/Pearland, TX)

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23 of 37: Pelican Pointe Apartments (Blanca/SW of Houston)

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24 of 37: Mimosa Dr., River Oaks (Ashley Argo/Downtown/River Oaks)

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25 of 37: Mimosa Dr., River Oaks (Ashley Argo/Downtown/River Oaks)

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26 of 37: These photos were taken from the window of my house between 4 am and 6 am early Saturday morning. These are long exposures taken while dark outide. (Barbara Spinnenweber/Katy, TX)

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27 of 37: My mother’s tree in her front yard. Thank God it didn’t fall on the house (Chemeka Brown-Edwards/Fallbrook/ Jones Rd)

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28 of 37: Shoreacres Waterfront and Circle (Krystal/Shoreacres, TX)

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29 of 37: Pictures from around the 290/1960 area (Jacob Hulsey/Cypress, TX)

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30 of 37: Pictures from around the 290/1960 area (Jacob Hulsey/Cypress, TX)

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31 of 37: There was a house to the right of the pink one (Krystal/Shoreacres, TX)

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32 of 37: Pictures from around the 290/1960 area (Jacob Hulsey/Cypress, TX)

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33 of 37: Shoreacres Waterfront and Circle (Krystal/Shoreacres, TX)

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34 of 37: Pictures from around the 290/1960 area (Jacob Hulsey/Cypress, TX)

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35 of 37: Sat. morning, after the storm, one of our dachshunds found this hummingbird in a cup, in our garage, barley alive. My husband Jim fed it from our feeder. Over several hours it gained strength & flew away about 7:15PM. (Judy Witzkoski/Needville, TX)

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36 of 37: Damage that occurred in Riveraine Apts (Nikki B./Southwest Houston)

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37 of 37: Damage that occurred in Riveraine Apts (Nikki B./Southwest Houston)

PHOTOS: Viewer photos of Ike (PART 1)

September 16th, 2008

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1 of 50: Damage from Ike in my neighborhood right off Beltway 8 on the east side of Missouri City (Caroline/Fort Bend/Brazoria corner)

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2 of 50: Damage from Ike in my neighborhood right off Beltway 8 on the east side of Missouri City (Caroline/Fort Bend/Brazoria corner)

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3 of 50: Damage from Ike in my neighborhood right off Beltway 8 on the east side of Missouri City (Caroline/Fort Bend/Brazoria corner)

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4 of 50: Damage from Ike in my neighborhood right off Beltway 8 on the east side of Missouri City (Caroline/Fort Bend/Brazoria corner)

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5 of 50: (Nuray Taylor/Katy, TX)

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6 of 50: Water damage in the home (Barbara Crawfrod/Hwy 6 and West Road)

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7 of 50: Some fences didn’t make it through the hurricane (Barbara Crawfrod/Telge and West Road)

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8 of 50: Sunset. The beauty before the storm. 9/12/08 (Rebecca Nelson/Missouri City, TX)

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9 of 50: (Nuray Taylor/Katy, TX)

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10 of 50: (Nuray Taylor/Katy, TX)

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11 of 50: (Joe Bolli/Greenway Plaza)

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12 of 50: (Joe Bolli/Greenway Plaza)

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13 of 50: (Joe Bolli/Greenway Plaza)

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14 of 50: (Joe Bolli/Greenway Plaza)

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15 of 50: This big rig driver got stuck in high water on the Beltway 8 and Wallisville Road. (Photo: Freddy Garcia) 16 of 50: The after math of Hurricane Ike around Northwest Houston. (Photo: Caylynn Moore) (Photo: Bill Lloyd)

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17 of 50: The aftermath of Hurricane Ike around Northwest. (Photo: Caylynn Moore)

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18 of 50: The aftermath of Hurricane Ike around Northwest Houston. (Photo: Caylynn Moore) Weather report: Spencer and Farrington (Photo: Bill Lloyd)

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19 of 50: Lots of help needed out here — it looks like a war zone at Golden Trails in Porter,TX (Photo: David Shoemaker) Weather report: Spencer and Farrington (Photo: Bill Lloyd)

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20 of 50: Damage on Spencer and Farrington in La Porte, TX (Photo: Adam Brinker) Weather report: Spencer and Farrington (Photo: Bill Lloyd)

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21 of 50: Reliant roof panels blown off (Photo: Bill Lloyd)

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22 of 50: These are not bushes — they are fallen branches now covering the back yard. (Tippi/Pasadena) Weather report: Spencer and Farrington (Photo: Bill Lloyd)

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23 of 50: This is pictures from Ike in Sundown Glen Neighborhood in Katy. (Stephanie/Katy)

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24 of 50: This is pictures from Ike in Sundown Glen Neighborhood in Katy. (Stephanie/Katy)

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25 of 50: This is pictures from Ike in Sundown Glen Neighborhood in Katy. (Stephanie/Katy)

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26 of 50: Debris was found all over the roadways on Richmond Avenue (Shahbaz Niazi/Southwest Houston)

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27 of 50: I found this sign on top of a vehicle on Richmond Avenue. (Shahbaz Niazi/Southwest Houston)

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28 of 50: Lights were seen dangling at numerous intersections — this one is on 15155 Richmond Avenue. (Shahbaz Niazi/Southwest Houston)

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29 of 50: Another sign toppled over in southwest Houston. (Shahbaz Niazi)

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30 of 50: Roof damage at the Sundown Glen Subdivision. (Christy/Katy, TX)

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31 of 50: This is the calm before the storm. (Christy/Katy, TX)

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32 of 50: Lots of damage left behind by Hurricane Ike in Spring. (Jackie Smith)

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33 of 50: Picture of damage left by IKE as it passed through Spring. (Jackie Smith)

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34 of 50: Picture of damage in East Houston I-10/Federal Rd. (Luis Cadena)

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35 of 50: Debris on the roadway in east Houston. (Luis Cadena)

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36 of 50: A neighbor’s tree fell on another neighbor’s house in Cypress Point. (Photo: Chace Callahan)

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37 of 50: A neighbor’s tree fell on another neighbor’s house in Cypress Point. (Photo: Chace Callahan)

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38 of 50: Do you see Ike in the photo? (Vincent Vargas, age 9/Spring, TX)

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39 of 50: Winds have picked up and gusts are at least 50mph, limbs are falling off our neighbors tree, just some sprinkling here and there. Water at Choc. Bayou and Hwy35 is rising (Kennedy’s/Alvin, TX)

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(K. Pazmandi/Houston)

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41 of 50: Before Ike rolls in the clouds 09/13/08 7:45p.m. winds gusting and clouds rolling (Mary Salinas/Stafford, TX)

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42 of 50: Before Ike rolls in the clouds 09/13/08 7:45p.m. winds gusting and clouds rolling (Mary Salinas/Stafford, TX)

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43 of 50: Friday 6:30 PM – Before Ike (Amber/Santa Fe, TX)

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44 of 50: (Jon-Paul Coriaty/Sugar Land, TX)

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45 of 50: Calm before the storm (Craig Busch/Sugar Land, TX)

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46 of 50: Before Ike Houston, TX 7:45pm (Gina Mendez/Houston)

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47 of 50: Ike damage, tree on a house (LaDonna Meche/Rosenberg, TX)

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48 of 50: Ike damage, tree on a house (LaDonna Meche/Rosenberg, TX)

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49 of 50: Before 8pm tonight, in Imperial Oaks off of Rayford Road (Rachel Lamphier/Spring, TX)

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50 of 50: Sunset before Hurricane Ike arrived (Maha Ali/Houston)

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51 of 50: This is a picture I took in The Woodlands, TX around 8pm of a cloud formation in the beginning stages of Hurricane Ike. (Lisa M./The Woodlands, TX)

PHOTOS: Ike’s aftermath

September 16th, 2008

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LET THE PICTURES DO THE TALKING. HURRICANE IKE HIT HOUSTON AS A CATEGORY 2. WINDS AT 100 MPH.

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1 of 47: Allen Parkway is under water. (ABC13 reporter Elissa Rivas)

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2 of 47: This is what Hurricane Ike left behind on the Galveston Causeway. (ABC13 Reporter Eric James)

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3 of 47: Two manholes were backed up spewing water and starting to flood parked cars on Clinton near Jensen. (ABC13 reporter Elissa Rivas)

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4 of 47: Hurricane Ike left considerable damage in Surfside Beach, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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5 of 47: Blown out windows at the JPMorgan Chase Tower are seen after Hurricane Ike moved through the downtown area, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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6 of 47: Cars drive past boats displaced by flooding caused by Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Bay View, Texas. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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7 of 47: The lighthouse district is flooded by a storm surge created by Hurricane Ike in Kemah, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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8 of 47: Debris covers Highway 146 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Seabrook, Texas. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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9 of 47: A building maintenance worker walks over shattered glass from windows blown out by Hurricane Ike on the JPMorgan Chase tower Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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10 of 47: Parts of computer sit amidst the debris and broken glass from hundreds of windows blown out on the JPMorgan Chase Tower by Hurricane Ike Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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11 of 47: Flood waters from Hurricane Ike inundate the town of Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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12 of 47: Matt Wells, left, and his brother, Mark, clear debris from Highway 146 as they try to cross a causeway with their truck after Hurricane Ike passed through Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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13 of 47: A building damaged by Hurricane Ike is seen Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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14 of 47: Hurricane Ike caused damage around this bar in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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15 of 47: Windows are broken in a downtown Houston building as debris litters the street after Hurricane Ike passed through early Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Pauline Arrillaga)

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16 of 47: Daryl Thompson carries his bike over debris from Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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17 of 47: A boat lies in a street after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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18 of 47: A piece of metal is left twisted after Hurricane Ike moved through Galveston

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19 of 47: St. Luke’s Hospital building has broken windows

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20 of 47: An awning on a Shell station on Richmond was torn apart

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21 of 47: This photo of the Kemah Aquarium on the Kemah Boardwalk shows how high the waters of Galveston Bay have risen in the channel from the bay to Clear Lake

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22 of 47: The Bank of America building suffered wind damage

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23 of 47: ABC13′s Bob Allen reports from the rain of Hurricane Ike at the ABC13 studios on Bissonnet

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24 of 47: An apartment complex damaged after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast is seen Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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25 of 47: ABC13′s Jeff Ehling stands in floodwaters at the intersection of Bissonnet and Greenbriar

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26 of 47: Traffic lights dangle from wires in the Medical Center area

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27 of 47: Downed tree limbs cover much of the road in the Medical Center area

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28 of 47: ABC13′s Jeff Ehling tries to move enough tree limbs to allow travel

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29 of 47: White Oak Bayou is out of its banks at White Oak Drive

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30 of 47: ABC13′s Elissa Rivas reports from White Oak Bayou

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31 of 47: A tree was uprooted by Hurricane Ike at a home in the Heights area

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32 of 47: Wind rushing between buildings in downtown Houston creates a vortex

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33 of 47: Small, decorative trees have been tossed around in downtown Houston

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34 of 47: Windows have been blown out of downtown windows, pulling out blinds and office items

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35 of 47: An awning has been blown down at an Exxon station on Buffalo Speedway

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36 of 47: ABC13′s Wayne Dolcefino in the heart of the storm in Galveston

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37 of 47: ABC13′s Tom Abrahams reports from the rain of Hurricane Ike at the ABC13 studios on Bissonnet

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38 of 47: ABC13′s Bob Allen reports from the rain of Hurricane Ike at the ABC13 studios on Bissonnet

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39 of 47: Boats are tossed about in a marina on Clear Lake near the Nassau Bay Hilton

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40 of 47: High winds whip trees as Hurricane Ike comes ashore in Galveston

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41 of 47: ABC13′s Gene Apodaca reports from Freeport

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42 of 47: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

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43 of 47: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

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44 of 47: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

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45 of 47: ABC13′s Andy Cerota reports from Freeport

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46 of 47: ABC13′s Eric James reports from League City

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47 of 47: ABC13′s Tim Melton reports from Webster

PHOTOS: Ike’s coming

September 16th, 2008

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THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE SHOWING HURRICANE IKE ENTERING GALVESTON ISLAND, ON THE COAST OF TEXAS.

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1 of 50: Boats are tossed about in a marina on Clear Lake near the Nassau Bay Hilton

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2 of 50: High winds whip trees as Hurricane Ike comes ashore in Galveston

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3 of 50: ABC13′s Gene Apodaca reports from Freeport

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4 of 50: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

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5 of 50: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

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6 of 50: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

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7 of 50: ABC13′s Andy Cerota reports from Freeport

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8 of 50: ABC13′s Eric James reports from League City

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9 of 50: ABC13′s Tim Melton reports from Webster

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10 of 50: Fire destroys homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas as Hurricane Ike approaches Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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11 of 50: A boarded up home sits along the beach as Hurricane Ike approaches Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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12 of 50: People are pounded by strong surf created by the approaching Hurricane Ike in Bacliff, Texas, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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13 of 50: A business is gutted by fire as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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14 of 50: With Hurricane Ike offshore, Michael Gardner walks in high water in front of a burning marina warehouse in Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Fire fighters could not reach the structure so they allowed the structure to burn. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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15 of 50: A business is gutted by fire as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum

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16 of 50: Two dogs were left in a back yard of a home were the storm surge of Hurricane Ike is rising, on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 in San Leon, Texas. (AP Photo/Kim Christensen)

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17 of 50: A building is surrounded by floodwaters as Hurricane Ike approaches Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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18 of 50: A truck drives along the seawall as waves crash over the partially flooded road as Hurricane Ike approaches Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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19 of 50: Images from Galveston from Friday morning (Kevin Greer)

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20 of 50: Debris brought ashore by waves created by Hurricane Ike lay on the road atop the sea wall in Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Ike’s eye was forecast to strike somewhere near Galveston late Friday or early Saturday then head inland for Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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21 of 50: Images from Galveston from Friday morning (Kevin Greer)

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22 of 50: A person poses for a funny photo as waves from Hurricane Ike hit the seawall, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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23 of 50: Steve Owen, right, and his son Austin Owen, 13, are swamped by a wave from hurricane Ike while standing on the sea wall in Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Ike’s eye was forecast to strike somewhere near Galveston late Friday or early Saturday then head inland for Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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24 of 50: Evan Norcom looks at a wave from Hurricane Ike while standing on the sea wall in Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Ike’s eye was forecast to strike somewhere near Galveston late Friday or early Saturday then head inland for Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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25 of 50: Images from Galveston from Friday morning (Kevin Greer)

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26 of 50: Images from Galveston from Friday morning (Kevin Greer)

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27 of 50: Images from Galveston from Friday morning (Kevin Greer)

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28 of 50: Images from Galveston from Friday morning (Kevin Greer)

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29 of 50: Images from Galveston from Friday morning (Kevin Greer)

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30 of 50: Fire destroys homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas as Hurricane Ike approaches Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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31 of 50: Traffic drives through debris along the seawall as waves crash in from Hurricane Ike, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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32 of 50: Estella Morales walks through a flooded street after checking on a friend’s business in downtown Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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33 of 50: A person rides his bike through a flooded street near downtown Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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34 of 50: Waves crash behind a statue commemorating the devastating storm of 1900 as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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35 of 50: Keith Fickerson walks down a flooded street as hurricane Ike churns off shore in Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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36 of 50: A teenager surfs as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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37 of 50: Sylvia Renteria, of Houston, watches a big wave caused by approaching Hurricane Ike crash into the seawall, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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38 of 50: Robert Shumake walks down the seawall as waves roll in from Hurricane Ike, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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39 of 50: Some beach homes already suffered damage to their homes and piers hours before a direct hit from Hurricane Ike.

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40 of 50: The strong waves have already destroyed a pier on the seawall at 61st in Galveston.

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41 of 50: Waves are hitting over the seawall in Galveston causing great concerns for those still on the Island.

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42 of 50: Daniel Gallegos watches as a wave crashes into the seawall as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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43 of 50: A “Take A Hike Ike” sign is seen on a home in Surfside, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Hurricane Ike is expected to strike the Texas coast this weekend. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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45 of 50: A surfer jumps into the sea after Hurricane Ike passed in Havana, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Forecasters said Ike could become a major Category 3 hurricane before slamming into the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast or northern Mexico on Saturday. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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46 of 50: Nurses load infants being evacuated from John Sealy Hospital in advance of Hurricane Ike Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. Infants from the neonatal intensive care unit were being flown to San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Kim Christensen)

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47 of 50: Pool deck chairs sit at the bottom of a pool as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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48 of 50: Traffic lines Interstate 45 leaving Houston as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in Conroe, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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49 of 50: Patients from the Shriner Hospital of Galveston are evacuated in advance of Hurricane Ike Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. The burn victims were being moved to College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Kim Christensen)

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50 of 50: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is seen through a window as he speaks on a telephone shortly before a news briefing on Hurricane Ike Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/The Daily Texan, Peter Franklin)

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51 of 50: Rusty Legg, left, holds the ladder for John Moore as Chris Robertson boards up the window on Legg’s 1895 home in advance Hurricane Ike Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. Legg plans to stay and ride out the storm in his home. (AP Photo/Kim Christensen)

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52 of 50: Tree Walker holds her seven-week-old puppy, Little Bit, as they wait to be evacuated from the Beaumont Civic Center to destinations in Texas due to the impending landfall of Hurricane Ike, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in Beaumont, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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53 of 50: A Texas Department of Transportation sign reads, “Hurricane Forming in Gulf”, as a steady flow of heavy traffic makes it’s way north on Interstate 45, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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54 of 50: Will Nelson, left, and Tim Gaudin help prepare a home for Hurricane Ike, in Surfside, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Hurricane Ike is expected to strike the Texas coast this weekend. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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55 of 50: Kelli Mercer paints a message on when she expects to be back as part of the final touches to the front of her business after boarding up in preparation for Hurricane Ike in Victoria, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast sometime this weekend. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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56 of 50: Jaerrius Nixon, 5, sleeps in the arms of his mother Michelle Goodman, as they wait in the Beaumont Civic Center to be evacuated due to the impending landfall of Hurricane Ike, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in Beaumont, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

PHOTOS: Hurricane Ike – Early Days

September 16th, 2008

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THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE DAYS BEFORE THE HURRICANE ENTERED THE GULF OF MEXICO.


1 of 48: Residents fish along a dam’s drainage system near Havana, three days after Hurricane Ike hit the island Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. Forecasters said Ike, a category 1 storm, could become a major Category 3 hurricane before slamming into Texas or northern Mexico on Saturday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)


2 of 48: A sign reading in Spanish: “Danger, Beware! blocked street” stands at a flooded street after heavy rains, following Hurricane Ike, fell in Batabano, 50 kms (31 miles) south of Havana, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. Forecasters said Ike, a category 1 storm, could become a major Category 3 hurricane before slamming into Texas or northern Mexico on Saturday. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

3 of 48: A “Take A Hike Ike!” sign is seen in Port Aransas, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike is expected to strike the Texas coast early this weekend. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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4 of 48: Marsha Polansky, co-owner of the gift store, Gatherings, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and store employee, Stacy Copeland, get creative with the window tape with the message “We Don’t Like Ike” Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 as the prepare for Hurricane Ike.(AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times,Todd Yates)

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5 of 48: Playground equipment on the beach at an Okaloosa Island, Fla. restaurant is slammed into the building by the high surf from Hurricane Ike on Thursday Sept. 11, 2008 (AP Photo/Mari Darr~Welch)

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6 of 48: Children sit in their yard strewn with debris from Hurricane Ike, on Great Inagua Island, in the southern Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it passed over Great Inagua on Sept. 7. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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7 of 48: Houses damaged by Hurricane Ike, on Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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8 of 48: Cubans play in a flooded street after after heavy rains fell following Hurricane Ike in Batabano, 50 kms (31 miles) south of Havana, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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9 of 48: Residents walk under the rain following Hurricane Ike in Herradura, Cuba, Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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10 of 48: A man carries residents through a flooded street after heavy rains fell following Hurricane Ike in Batabano, 50 kms (31 miles) south of Havana, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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11 of 48: This photo released by the U.S. Navy shows a flooded area following Hurricane Ike in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Four tropical storms in less than a month have caused floods throughout Haiti, killing at least 300 people.(AP Photo/U.S. Navy/William S. Parker)

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12 of 48: A view of a house thrown from its foundation by Hurricane Ike, on Great Inagua Island, in the southern Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it passed over Great Inagua on Sept. 7. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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13 of 48: A view of the damage produced by Hurricane Ike in Grand Turk (AP)

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14 of 48: A car sits under rubble after Hurricane Ike hit the area in Holguin, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike, which raked the Bahamas and worsened floods in Haiti that have killed 321 people, made landfall on Cuba as a Category-3 hurricane, then weakened Monday to Category-2 as it ran along the length of the Caribbean’s largest island. (AP Photo)

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15 of 48: Residents ride their bicycles past a blown-over billboard after Hurricane Ike hit the area in Florida, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike roared ashore south of Cuba’s densely populated capital of aging buildings Tuesday after tearing across the island nation, ravaging homes, killing at least four people and forcing 1.2 million to evacuate.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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16 of 48: A resident carrying his bicycle wades through flood waters after Hurricane Ike hit the area in Florida, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike roared ashore south of Cuba’s densely populated capital of aging buildings Tuesday after tearing across the island nation, ravaging homes, killing at least four people and forcing 1.2 million to evacuate.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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17 of 48: A car drives through the Malecon in Havana while big waves caused by the approach of Hurricane Ike surge nearby Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, causing the evacuation of some 900,000 Cubans from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. (AP Photo/Emilio Herrera, Prensa Latina)

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18 of 48: A resident wades through flood waters after Hurricane Ike hit the area in Florida, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike roared ashore south of Cuba’s densely populated capital of aging buildings Tuesday after tearing across the island nation, ravaging homes, killing at least four people and forcing 1.2 million to evacuate.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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19 of 48: A man walks along the White Street pier as waves crash in Key West, Fla. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike is passing to the south over Cuba. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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20 of 48: Waves crash on the White Street pier in Key West, Fla. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike is passing to the south over Cuba. The storm surge from Hurricane Ike is causing minor flooding in Key West. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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21 of 48: Residents make their way through a flooded street after Hurricane Ike hit the area in Camaguey, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, causing the evacuation of some 900,000 Cubans from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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22 of 48: A man leaves his damaged home after Hurricane Ike hit the area in Camaguey, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, causing the evacuation of some 900,000 Cubans from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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23 of 48: A boy holding a dog stands at the Malecon as Ike approaches Havana (AP)

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24 of 48: Local residents walk past a house destroyed by Hurricane Ike, on the island of Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7, where people in this British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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25 of 48: A sign that reads “Ike: Take a Hike!” is seen Sunday, Sept. 7 2008 in Key Largo, Fla. The hurricane, after crossing Cuba, will come near the Florida Keys. Forecasters are urging coastal dwellers all along the Gulf from Florida to Mexico to be watching as Ike takes an uncertain path. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

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26 of 48: Cars and debris are strewn about a day after the passage of Hurricane Ike, at the shut-down airport, on the island of Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7, where people in this British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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27 of 48: Trains sit at a station affected by heavy rains produced by Hurricane Ike in Camaguey, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, causing the evacuation of some 900,000 Cubans from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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28 of 48: A gasoline station is shut down in Key West, Fla. Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Authorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys as Hurricane Ike has shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying U.S. island chain. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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29 of 48: Residents protect themselves inside a bus station, temporarily used as shelter, during Hurricane Ike in Camaguey, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Deadly Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, evacuating some 900,000 Cubans from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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30 of 48: Workers once again install hurricane shutters on a Islamorada, Fla. motel Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 as Hurricane Ike approaches the Florida Keys. Many businessses have closed as the owners wait for the storm. AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

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31 of 48: Pedja Dordevic, left, puts up plywood bearing the names of past hurricanes, including Wilma, Rita, Dennis and Ivan in Key West, Fla. in preparation for Hurricane Ike Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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32 of 48: A man walks through driving wind and rain from Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) Fishermen pull a boat out of the water as Hurricane Ike approaches in Havana, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. The U.S. National Hurricane Center projected Ike’s eye would strike Cuba’s northern coast Sunday night and possibly hit Havana, the capital of 2 million people with many vulnerable old buildings, by Monday night. ( AP Photo/Ismael Francisco/Prensa Latina)

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33 of 48: Residents wade through a flooded street after heavy rains in Gonaives, Haiti, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Hurricane Ike damaged most of the homes on Grand Turk island as it roared onto the Bahamas, raked Haiti’s flooded cities with rain and threatened the Florida Keys on its way to Cuba as a ferocious Category 4 storm Sunday.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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34 of 48: This clothing store in Islamorada, Fla., like so many businesses in the Florida Keys, remains closed Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 until Hurricane Ike, currently battering Cuba, passes the area. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

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35 of 48: Two men walk along a flooded street through driving rain and wind from Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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36 of 48: Wind-driven water floods a neighborhood during the passage of Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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37 of 48: A vehicle sits under rubble during heavy rains produced by Hurricane Ike in Camaguey, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, causing the evacuation of some 900,000 Cubans from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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38 of 48: Debris litters a sidewalk during Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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39 of 48: Residents stand on the second floor of a house damage by Hurricane Ike in Cabaret, Haiti, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Five adults and five children drowned overnight in Cabaret north of Port-au-Prince, civil protection director Marie-Alta Jean Baptiste said, raising Haiti’s overall death toll to 262 from four tropical storms in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garcia)

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40 of 48: Residents leave the area in the back of a pick-up truck after heavy rains in Gonaives, Haiti, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Hurricane Ike damaged most of the homes on Grand Turk island as it roared onto the Bahamas, raked Haiti’s flooded cities with rain and threatened the Florida Keys on its way to Cuba as a ferocious Category 4 storm Sunday.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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41 of 48: Women fill sand bags in preparation for Hurricane Ike on the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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42 of 48: Vehicles drive north through Key Largo in the Florida Keys as an evacuation order is in effect for non-residents in preparation for Hurricane Ike in Miami Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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43 of 48: Tourists stand along the beach as cruisers are seen anchored on the shores of Nassau in Bahamas, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Hurricane Ike is due to arrive in the Bahamas late Sunday. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

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44 of 48: Plywood on a boarded up hotel reads “Stay Awake Ike” in Key West, Fla. as preparations are under away for Hurricane Ike Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. There is an evacuation order in effect for non-residents, (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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45 of 48: Suzanne Bonner views the Weather Channel for the latest details on Hurricane Ike in her Palmetto Bay, Fla., home Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Bonner, whose home was ravaged during Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and damaged in Hurricane Wilma in 2005, says she rises at 5 a.m. each day to watch the Weather Channel’s “Tropical Update” and spends much time perusing meteorological internet portals for the latest forecast details regarding tropical cyclones. (AP Photo/Andy Newman) Tourists and residents pass through Tavernier Key, Fla. via the Overseas Highway, as they evacuate in advance of Hurricane Ike this Saturday morning, September 6, 2008. The Florida Keys announced mandatory non-resident evacuations. (AP Photo/John Watson-Riley)

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46 of 48: Juan Coronel from Mexico, left, and Rubenman Rodriguez from Cuba patch up a roof in their trailer park in advance of Hurricane Ike Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, in Marathon, Fla. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm’s maximum sustained winds slipped a little Saturday morning, to near 110 mph (175 kph), but it was expected to regain force over the coming two days. (AP Photo John Watson-Riley)

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47 of 48: Clouds form as the sun sets on the island of Providenciales and Hurricane Ike approaches the Turks and Caicos Islands, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Ike is due to arrive in the Turks and Caicos on Sunday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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48 of 48: This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Ike, still a Category 4 storm on the morning of Sept. 4, 2008 when this photo was taken from the International Space Station’s vantage point of 220 miles above the Earth. The season’s seventh named storm was churning west-northwestward through the mid-Atlantic Ocean sporting winds of 120 nautical miles per hour with gusts to 145. Ike could hit Florida by the middle of next week. At 1100 p.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Ike was located about 360 miles northeast of Grand Turk Island with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph a Category 3 hurricane. Some strengthening is expected. (AP Photo/NASA)