Baytown, on the upper portion of Galveston Bay, was affected by the storm surge from Hurricane Ike. Homes in the Lakewood subdivision on the western side of Baytown on the bay sustained major flood damage.

Sep 13, 2021 · Ike made landfall near Galveston, TX early today as a category 2 hurricane with wind speeds of around 110 MPH. causing massive flooding and wind damage. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Ike made landfall at Galveston Island at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, September 13, 2008 with 110 mph sustained winds, a strong Category 2. The landfall of Ike resulted in extensive storm surge flooding, wind damage and rainfall flooding across all of Harris and surrounding counties.

Sep 20, 2008 · Workers remove refrigerators Sept.20 from a medical supply company that were damaged by flooding during Hurricane Ike in Galveston. Trash from the cleanup from Hurricane Ike begins to...

Sep 13, 2018 · The Category 2 hurricane made landfall on Sept. 13, 2008, just after 2 a.m., hitting Galveston first and then moving onto the mainland and blazing a trail of damage.

Oct 22, 2016 · Waves crash into the seawall reaching over the memorial to the hurricane of 1900 as Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, later damaging 75 percent of structures on the island. A single house is left...

Hurricane Ike caused 74 deaths in Harris and Galveston counties and was one of the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history, according to the Harris County Flood Control District.

On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall in Texas at the north end of Galveston Island, sending a 10- to 15-foot storm surge into Galveston and parts of the western end of Galveston...

Hurricane Ike, a powerful and destructive Category 4 hurricane, measured 900 miles wide, engulfing Galveston and other coastal areas with widespread damage and destruction.

Sep 12, 2013 · A storm surge as high as 20 feet and winds of up to 110 mph damaged 80 percent of the island city's homes, flooded its historic downtown district and washed away many sections of its beaches, which are an important part of Galveston's tourism-based economy.