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Hurricane Ike Facts:
- Hurricane Ike was the largest hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic basin.
- It was the third most destructive hurricane to make landfall in the United States.
- It started as a tropical disturbance near Africa in late August, 2008.
- On September 1, 2008, it became a tropical storm west of the Cape Verde islands.
- By September 4, 2008, it was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h), making it the most intense Atlantic storm of 2008.
- On September 7, it passed the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category four hurricane with maximum wind speeds of 135 mph(217km/h).
- It passed through Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane (September 7) and then as a Category 1 hurricane (September 9).
- Though Ike made its final landfall over Galveston, Texas as a Category 2 hurricane, its storm surge was equivalent to that of a Category 5 storm.
- Ike was blamed for at least 195 deaths.
- The storm caused millions of dollars worth of damage in many areas.
- It was the cause of the biggest evacuation in Texas history and the biggest search-and-rescue operation in U.S. history.
- On Grand Turk Island, 95% of the homes were damaged.
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