Hurricane Ike Devastates Coastal Texas ***
Sep 13th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike made landfall as a Category 2 storm in Texas early Saturday. It has weakened as it moves farther inland.
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Texas Residents Prepare For Hurricane Ike
Sep 12th, 2008 · Evacuation orders are in effect in Texas for low-lying sections of Houston. Hurricane Ike is currently a Category 2 storm and is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
Some Galveston Residents Linger As Storm Nears *
Sep 12th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall — as a Category 3 hurricane — late Friday or early Saturday south of Galveston, Texas. Officials issued a mandatory evacuation order and warned of "certain death" for those who don't leave, but NPR's Ari Shapiro says plenty of people remain.
Texas Coast Evacuated Ahead Of Ike
Sep 12th, 2008 · The massive Hurricane Ike moved toward the Texas coast, forcing nearly a million people to flee inland before it comes ashore in the heavily populated Galveston to Houston corridor. Landfall was projected late Friday or early Saturday.
Cuba Pounded By Ike, Rejects U.S. Aid *
Sep 8th, 2008 · Hurricane Gustav pummeled Cuba last week before the storm made landfall in the U.S. Now, Hurricane Ike is sweeping across the island, days after Cuba rejected storm aid from the U.S. Michael Voss, a Cuba-based journalist for the BBC, and NPR's Tom Gjelten, offer an update on Cuba and the political implications of the storm.
Hurricane Gustav Hits Houma ****
Sep 2nd, 2008 · Hurricane Gustav made landfall Monday near Houma, La. — a town with no levee system and little defense against major storms. John DeSantis of the Daily Comet, a newspaper published near Houma, discusses how the small town fared.
Gustav Makes Landfall On La. Coast ****
Sep 1st, 2008 · The center of Hurricane Gustav crashed ashore near Cocodrie, La., some 70 miles southwest of New Orleans, Monday morning. New Orleans was spared a direct hit from the 110-mile-an-hour winds.
Louisiana Levees Withstand Hurricane Gustav
Sep 1st, 2008 · Hurricane Gustav has made landfall southwest of New Orleans. The levees there are holding but the system is still vulnerable in some spots. We'll check in with people still in New Orleans about what is going on there and a weather blogger will explain the science behind hurricanes and the path Hurricane Gustav will take later on.
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