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Hurricane Ike

Sep 1, 2008 to Sep 15, 2008Peak 144 mph935 mb

Hurricane Ike passed within 50 miles of 112 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a Category 2 on September 13, 2008.

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Hurricane Ike · 2008

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008, about 14 hours before landfall in Galveston County, TX.

Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008, about 14 hours before landfall in Galveston County, TX.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:43 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
144 mph, 125 kt
Lowest pressure
935 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
112
AR, MO, OK, TX
Counties within 100 miles
197
AR, LA, MO, OK, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Galveston County, TX, 2.7 mi, Sep 13, 2008
Landfalls recorded
4
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Montgomery CountyTX0.0Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Upshur CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Chambers CountyTX0.0Category 2Sep 13, 2008
San Jacinto CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Trinity CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Houston CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Red River CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
McCurtain CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Scott CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Cherokee CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Newton CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Polk CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Smith CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Titus CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Howell CountyMO0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Logan CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Ozark CountyMO0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Johnson CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Shannon CountyMO0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Marion CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Harris CountyTX0.0Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Liberty CountyTX1.4Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Anderson CountyTX1.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Sevier CountyAR2.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Galveston CountyTX2.7Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Polk CountyTX4.5Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Franklin CountyAR4.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Wood CountyTX4.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Searcy CountyAR6.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Camp CountyTX6.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Sebastian CountyAR7.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Boone CountyAR7.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Gregg CountyTX7.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Bowie CountyTX8.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Walker CountyTX8.5Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Le Flore CountyOK9.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Franklin CountyTX9.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Pope CountyAR9.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Baxter CountyAR10.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Morris CountyTX10.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Howard CountyAR10.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Yell CountyAR11.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Rusk CountyTX11.4Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Fulton CountyAR11.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Henderson CountyTX12.8Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Douglas CountyMO13.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Oregon CountyMO13.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Madison CountyAR13.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Little River CountyAR14.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Montgomery CountyAR15.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Texas CountyMO16.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Hopkins CountyTX16.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Angelina CountyTX16.7Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Van Zandt CountyTX16.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Carter CountyMO17.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Crawford CountyAR18.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Cass CountyTX18.8Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Marion CountyTX18.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Carroll CountyAR19.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Nacogdoches CountyTX19.4Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Taney CountyMO20.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Harrison CountyTX20.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Brazoria CountyTX21.3Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Madison CountyTX22.2Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Wright CountyMO22.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Izard CountyAR22.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Pike CountyAR23.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Lamar CountyTX23.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Delta CountyTX23.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Washington CountyAR23.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Leon CountyTX23.5Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Van Buren CountyAR26.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Stone CountyAR26.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Choctaw CountyOK27.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Jefferson CountyTX27.2Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Hardin CountyTX28.3Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Freestone CountyTX28.7Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Phelps CountyMO31.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Pushmataha CountyOK31.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Rains CountyTX32.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Fort Bend CountyTX32.6Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Sequoyah CountyOK33.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Ripley CountyMO34.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Panola CountyTX34.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Conway CountyAR34.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Tyler CountyTX35.1Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Stone CountyMO35.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Christian CountyMO35.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Grimes CountyTX35.8Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Waller CountyTX36.3Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Sharp CountyAR37.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Randolph CountyAR39.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Perry CountyAR39.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Garland CountyAR39.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Pulaski CountyMO40.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Hempstead CountyAR40.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Webster CountyMO40.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Shelby CountyTX42.3Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Miller CountyAR42.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Benton CountyAR43.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Laclede CountyMO44.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Adair CountyOK44.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Latimer CountyOK45.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Cleburne CountyAR46.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Jasper CountyTX47.0Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Haskell CountyOK47.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Navarro CountyTX47.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Butler CountyMO48.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Clark CountyAR48.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Barry CountyMO48.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Hunt CountyTX48.4Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Hot Spring CountyAR49.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Saline CountyAR51.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Brazos CountyTX51.9Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Washington CountyTX52.8Category 2Sep 13, 2008
San Augustine CountyTX53.1Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Kaufman CountyTX53.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Fannin CountyTX53.5Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Independence CountyAR53.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Greene CountyMO54.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Faulkner CountyAR54.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Bryan CountyOK54.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Caddo ParishLA54.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Orange CountyTX55.1Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Lawrence CountyAR55.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Limestone CountyTX56.3Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Cameron ParishLA56.3Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Austin CountyTX56.6Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Matagorda CountyTX57.6Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Robertson CountyTX58.3Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Cherokee CountyOK60.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Nevada CountyAR61.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Lafayette CountyAR61.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Burleson CountyTX63.4Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Clay CountyAR63.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Wharton CountyTX64.3Category 2Sep 13, 2008
McDonald CountyMO64.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Pittsburg CountyOK65.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Atoka CountyOK65.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
De Soto ParishLA66.1Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Dallas CountyMO66.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Delaware CountyOK66.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Miller CountyMO66.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Pulaski CountyAR67.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Bossier ParishLA67.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Lawrence CountyMO67.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Camden CountyMO67.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Muskogee CountyOK67.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
White CountyAR69.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Newton CountyTX69.8Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Ellis CountyTX71.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Rockwall CountyTX71.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Sabine CountyTX71.9Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Colorado CountyTX72.0Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Collin CountyTX73.5Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Calcasieu ParishLA74.7Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Greene CountyAR74.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Polk CountyMO75.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Newton CountyMO77.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
McIntosh CountyOK77.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Jackson CountyAR78.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Falls CountyTX78.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Sabine ParishLA80.1Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Columbia CountyAR80.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Dallas CountyTX80.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Milam CountyTX81.9Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Beauregard ParishLA82.8Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Grayson CountyTX83.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Dallas CountyAR83.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Lonoke CountyAR83.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Hill CountyTX83.7Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Ouachita CountyAR84.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Webster ParishLA84.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Craighead CountyAR85.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Fayette CountyTX85.1Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Lee CountyTX86.0Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Grant CountyAR86.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Mayes CountyOK86.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Dade CountyMO86.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Wagoner CountyOK88.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
McLennan CountyTX89.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Red River ParishLA90.2Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Jasper CountyMO91.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Coal CountyOK92.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Poinsett CountyAR93.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Hickory CountyMO94.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Woodruff CountyAR94.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Ottawa CountyOK94.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Morgan CountyMO95.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Johnston CountyOK97.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Prairie CountyAR97.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Jackson CountyTX98.3Category 2Sep 13, 2008
Bienville ParishLA98.5Tropical stormSep 13, 2008
Vernon ParishLA98.9Category 1Sep 13, 2008
Cedar CountyMO99.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Moniteau CountyMO99.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2008
Hughes CountyOK99.7Tropical stormSep 14, 2008

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.