Damage along coastal bend from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
Along communities on Highway 35, which travels the Texas coast, Hurricane Ike toppled trees and powerlines, blew in glass windows, and caused other damage.
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Devastation in Surfside Beach from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
The small coastal community of Surfside Beach, about 50 miles southeast of Houston, sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Ike.
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Storm surge flooding Palacios from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
Marinas, roads and parking lots were already flooded from Hurricane Ike’s storm surge in the small coastal community of Palacios as of Friday around 4 p.m.
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Hunkering down in Port Lavaca from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
Paul and Carol Villarreal survived Hurricane Claudette in 2003, and they’re going to do it again for Hurricane Ike. Especially since they won’t get a direct hit in Port Lavaca.
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All is calm in Port Lavaca Friday morning, with the majority of residents evacuated and nearly all businesses boarded up and closed. The town will probably miss the brunt of Hurricane Ike.
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Gloomy predictions for Port Lavaca from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
Richard Everett, an area coordinator with the National Weather Service who is stationed in Port Lavaca, predicts that the area will still see extensive damage even though Hurricane Ike will probably hit further north.
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Padre Islanders taking Ike seriously from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
Although Hurricane Ike looks to be turning further north, people on Padre Island in Corpus Christi weren’t taking any chances. They boarded up their homes and businesses, and some hit the road to safer ground.
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Corpus residents prep supplies for Hurricane Ike from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
People stood in lines for one to two hours at a Corpus Christi Home Depot store to purchase supplies and plywood to protect their homes from Hurricane Ike.
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Ike forces special evacuees from Corpus from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
Corpus Christi residents with special needs evacuated the city today on buses headed to San Antonio. They included the elderly, people in wheelchairs, and others with medical needs.
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