Hurricane Ike: Response Information; Port Arthur, TX

Port Arthur, TX | 2008-Sep-13

Initial Notification: Hurricane Ike made landfall during the early morning hours of Sept. 13, 2008, in the Galveston/Houston area of Texas as a Category Two/Three Hurricane (~110mph winds). Storm surge was 20-25ft in some areas. There was severe wind, storm surge and flooding damage in large regions of Texas. The USCG, FEMA, and National Guard personnel are responding. This ResponseLINK Hotline has been established to provide general updates and aid in providing NOAA products to other state and federal agencies during the preparation and expected post-landfall emergency response. Any specific incidents that NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) responds to would likely generate a separate Hotline Account with Ike as a prefix.