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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 14 > Ike’s storm surge was far less than predicted

Ike’s storm surge was far less than predicted

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
September 14, 2008

Forecasters warned of “certain death,” a possible 25-foot surge of water that would wash across the Texas and Louisiana coast, wiping away towns in a white-capped, churning mess of debris.

What Hurricane Ike actually brought was a storm surge about half that, still causing....

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