Ike’s punch turns Texas’ lights out
HOUSTON—Like the state it ravaged, Hurricane Ike did everything bigger Saturday on its relentless march through Houston. With a 500-mile diameter nearly the size of Texas, the massive storm blew...
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Closet a harrowing refuge from storm
HOUSTON—It was probably the longest night of most Houstonians' lives, particularly those who had never experienced a hurricane before. From just after midnight through 7:30 Saturday morning, Hurricane Ike's winds...
Galveston takes direct hit from Ike
A monster Hurricane Ike smashed ashore over Galveston Island early Saturday on its way to a punishing strike on the nation's fourth-largest city, pushing a two-story-high wall of water far...
Closet a harrowing refuge from storm
It was probably the longest night of most Houstonians' lives, particularly those who had never experienced a hurricane before. From just after midnight through 7:30 Saturday morning, Hurricane Ike's winds...
Galveston takes direct hit from Hurricane Ike
HOUSTON—A monster Hurricane Ike smashed ashore over Galveston Island early Saturday on its way to a punishing strike on the nation's fourth-largest city, pushing a two-story-high wall of water far...
80,000 in harm’s way
HOUSTON — Pushing a frightening wall of water two stories high ahead of it and packing ferocious winds spanning 600 miles across, Hurricane Ike began pummeling the Texas Gulf Coast...
Texas taking no chances on Ike
HOUSTON — The nation's fourth-largest city and its energy capital girded Thursday for the impending assault of Hurricane Ike as authorities ordered nearly 1 million vulnerable coastal residents to evacuate,...
La. losing ground in fight against storms
POINT CELESTE, La. — About 40 miles farther inland from here, around the periphery of one of America's most vulnerable major cities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is engaged...
Katrina aftermath still roils Gretna
All Patryce Jenkins wanted was to walk home. For two days after Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, Jenkins had wandered the flooded streets of New Orleans, exhausted, hungry,...
Good news, bad news for New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — By universal consensus, this time New Orleans got it right. Officials successfully emptied the city ahead of Hurricane Gustav, in stark contrast to the nearly 100,000 residents...