Texas: Hurricane Ike Storm Surge Floods Galveston
They warned us this would happen. We are seeing the devastation of the pre-cursor to Hurricane Ike as flood waters poured into Galveston this morning flooding streets, homes and businesses. And Ike has yet to make landfall.
Over 200,000 people have evacuated the low-lying areas near Houston after the government officials announced yesterday that mandatory evacuation should be followed or there could be dire and deadly consequences. Now, Houston residents are told to stay put as it is too late to try to evacuate if they have not already done so. Those that have evacuated have avoided the potential of being stranded in flooded areas without the guarantee of rescue.
Houston officials are telling residents to stay put because it’s not safe anymore to try to hit the road to escape Hurricane Ike.
Galveston Island was flooded today by the storm surge caused by the coming hurricane, causing 22 foot waves to crash into the area.
Ike is expected to strengthen before hitting land late tonight (Friday) or early Saturday morning. Residents are all urged to follow state government requests to evacuate.
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