Light rain and slick streets slowed the morning commute, and kept police and EMS on their toes with minor traffic accidents. We may see more rain as the temperature rises throughout the day.

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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The small coastal community of Surfside Beach, about 50 miles southeast of Houston, sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Ike.
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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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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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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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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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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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