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Gallery: The Fury of Hurricane Ike

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In the Gulf

Hurricane Ike as seen early Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. The image is a composite 3-D rendering from satellite data.
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From Space

Hurricane Ike as seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 10, 2008.
AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Check This Out

People pull back as a wave crashes against the seawall as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas.
AP Photo/Kim Christensen

Long Before Landfall

The storm surge from Hurricane Ike and debris covers a street, Friday, Sept 12, 2008 in Seabrook Texas. Incredibly, Ike s center was still some 200 miles away when this photo was taken.
AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Early Warning Sign

Daniel Gallegos watches as a wave crashes into the seawall several hours before Hurricane Ike reached Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas.
AP Photo/Bill Haber

Not Just Texas

Far from the path of Hurricane Ike, people gather in front of their boathouses in the Orleans Marina on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. This area is outside of the levee protection system and the high water from the lake is flooding the marina. The high lake level is caused by the passage of Ike in the Gulf of Mexico.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Fire and Water

Several hours before the brunt of Hurricane Ike was to arrive, fire destroys flood homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008.
AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Wind Kicks In

Hurricane Ike caused damage around this cafe in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
AP Photo/LM Otero

The Morning After

After spending the first half of Hurricane Ike outside, Daryl Thompson carries his water logged bags over debris in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, as he heads to a local shelter to ride out the rest of the storm. The massive hurricane ravaged southeast Texas late Friday into early Saturday.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Houston is Hit

Building maintenance worker Juan Carlo Medina takes a picture of the blown out windows in Houston caused by Hurricane Ike on the JPMorgan Chase Tower in downtown Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Glass on the Street

Matt Schlabach, left, and Meredith Borders look at the damage casused by Hurricane Ike to the JPMorgan Chase Tower Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Houston.
AP Photo/The Galveston County Daily News, Kevin M. Cox

Still Flooded

Homes and businesses on the Clear Creek Channel in Seabrook are surrounded by rising water from Galveston Bay on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 after Hurricane Ike passed through overnight as a Category 2 storm.
AP Photo/Eric Gay

Homes Destroyed

A man inspects some of the considerable damage caused by Hurricane Ike in Surfside Beach, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
AP Photo/Smiley N. Pool, Pool

The Beach?

Damage after the passing of Hurricane Ike is seen Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Crystal Beach, Texas. The storm roared ashore hours before daybreak with 110 mph winds and towering waves, smashing houses, flooding thousands of homes, blowing out windows in Houston s skyscrapers, and cutting off power to more than 3 million people, perhaps for weeks.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool

Sail Away

Boats are washed next to a road Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Clear Lake, Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the area.
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Water, Water ...

Storm surge from Hurricane Ike can been seen from a Louisiana National Guard Black Hawk helicopter Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Delcambre, La.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool

Boats Get Together

Boats and debris are piled up Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Galveston, Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the area.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool

1 Left Standing

With the Gulf of Mexico seen at right, a beachfront home stands among the debris in Gilchrist, Texas on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 after Hurricane Ike hit the area. Ike was the first major storm to directly hit a major U.S. metro area since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005.
AP Photo/Richard Alan Hannon, pool

Not Just Texas

Storm surge from Hurricane Ike inundates the Port of Iberia located in Iberia Parish, La. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
AP Photo/Eric Gay

Get Off My Road!

An alligator is seen on a road in Sabine Pass, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, as the area recovers from the effects of Hurricane Ike.