Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike is a monster-sized storm and tropical storm force winds extend more than 500 miles from end to end. Hurricane Ike's clouds fill up the entire Gulf of Mexico. At 2:00 p.m. EDT Ike was packing sustained winds near 105 mph, and is a Category 2 hurricane. Ike could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane before his eye reaches the coast. Galveston Island at 4 p.m. EDT was already reporting flooding. Ike was located about 165 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas and about 270 miles east of Corpus Christi, Texas near latitude 27.4 north and longitude 93.1 west. Ike is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph and a turn toward the northwest is expected later today. Estimated minimum central pressure from a reconnaissance aircraft is 957 millibars.

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[foldedintobeauty2]

i don't get the zoom in. what were we supposed to see? wasn't very clear

[Kowch737]

NASA's Aqua satellite provided these images.

Shows a cross sectional view of the hurricane.

[iheartkirby]

Hurricane Ike fights for his friends.