Ike's Girth Could Mean XXL Deadly Surge for Galveston-Houston. By Seth Borenstein, AP, September 12, 2008. "Hurricane Ike's gargantuan size -- not its strength -- will likely push an extra large storm surge inland in a region already prone to it, experts said Thursday. Ike's giant girth means more water piling up on Texas and Louisiana coastal areas for a longer time, topped with bigger waves. So storm surge -- the prime killer in hurricanes -- will be far worse than a typical storm of Ike's strength, the National Hurricane Center said. And because coastal waters in Texas and Louisiana are so shallow, storm surge is usually larger there than in other regions, according to storm experts. A 1900 hurricane following a similar track to Ike inundated Galveston Island, killing at least 8,000 people -- America's deadliest storm."
2008-09-12
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