Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike was a very devastating hurricane which occurred in 2008. This hurricane caused many problems for people in different countries. A hurricane is a very violent storm with high winds that are classified to be seventy-five miles per hour or more. Hurricanes have a diameter of about five hundred miles, which is very huge and covers large parts of land. Most of the activity happens on the outside of the hurricane which has severe winds and very heavy rain. Most of the destruction happens from there. Hurricane Ike was first a tropical wave off the coast of West Africa around August 29th. A couple days have gone by and the wave had traveled westward which began to grow. By the night of September 3rd till the morning of September 4th the hurricane had gotten stronger and had winds reaching up to 145 miles per hour. It was characterized as a category four hurricane. It had hit the countries of Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, and United States. Although Hurricane Ike only touched down on United States soil on September 13, 2008, it caused a whole of tragedies. Houses were ripped apart, flooding all over, crops were spoiled, and just a image that you can never forget. Throughout the hurricane, it caused one hundred deaths but only twenty in the United States. Sadly, a least twenty-five people were missing. The amount of money that was needed for revenue had been tremendous. Over 26 billion dollars worth of repairs was needed. Many families were left with nothing and the sad part about it was nothing could be done to gain everything back. If you think tropical storm sandy was bad, just imagine it to be three times more powerful and devastating. That is really the best way to describe Hurricane Ike. A hurricane is something that no one wants to go through.