Hurricane Ike is growing stronger as it moves up the warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Ike is growing stronger as it moves up the warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
The hurricane was expected to plow onto land late Friday or early Saturday with a direct hit on Galveston and metropolitan Houston, whose population tops 5.6 million. As a gigantic Hurricane Ike steamed through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Texas coast officials in America s fourth largest city made a bold decision Instead of fleeing residents here would stare down the storm.
Ike strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm Saturday near the Turks and Caicos Islands with winds near 135 mph said the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida.
Visitors to the Florida Keys were told to pack up and leave Saturday because of the threat from Hurricane Ike swirling in the Caribbean.
Visitors To The Florida Keys Were Told To Pack Up And Leave Saturday Because Of The Threat From Hurricane Ike Which Has Grown To An Extremely Dangerous Category 4 Storm In The Caribbean The Threat Is More Immediate In The Turks And Caicos Islands Where The Storm Is Expected To Strike Tonight Or Early Sunday.
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