Back إعصار آيك Arabic Айк (ураган) Bulgarian Huracà Ike Catalan Hurikán Ike Czech Hurrikan Ike German Hurricane Ike English Uragano Ike Esperanto Huracán Ike Spanish Ike (orkaan) Estonian Ike urakana (2008) Basque
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Ike near peak intensity on September 4 | |
| Formed | September 1, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | September 14, 2008 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 145 mph (230 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 935 mbar (hPa); 27.61 inHg |
| Damage | $38 billion (2008 USD) |
| Areas affected | Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Florida Keys, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes region, eastern Canada |
| Part of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Ike was one of the most damaging tropical cyclones in United States history, having caused about $38 billion dollars in damage. It was the sixth-costliest Atlantic hurricane in U.S. history. Hurricane Ike was the ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane and the most-intense hurricane of 2008 in terms of pressure. Ike may have caused up to 195 deaths. Most deaths happened in Haiti and the U.S. together. Haiti was still recovering from Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Hanna.[1]
- ↑ Robbie Berg (January 23, 2009). "Hurricane Ike Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.