"It would be an under-statement to say Hurricane Ike was a terrible storm - it was absolutely devastating to Southeast Texas.
Many would agree it will be the most memorable storm of the 2008 Hurricane Season which officially ended Sunday, November 30.
The 2008 hurricane season was one of the most active on record and hear are some of the facts and broken records of the season:
-16 named storms
- 8 hurricanes
- 5 of the 8 hurricanes were "major" hurricanes, that's at least category 3 strength.
-Most U.S. landfalls in one season.
-Marco was the smallest hurricane in geographic size in history.
-Ike was the costliest storm in Texas state history.
-Second deadliest since 1972 (second only to 2005).
For more information click on the "watch this video" link on the upper left.
The 2009 Hurricane Season begins on Monday, June 1 and the first named storm will be Ana."
Courtesy: http://www.kbmt12.com/news/local/35290254.html
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