Hurricane Ike Preparation in Texas

Downtown Galveston is seen flooded as Hurricane Ike makes it way ashore in Galveston, Texas on September 12, 2008. The City of Galveston issued a mandatory evacuation for all non-essential personnel as the eye of Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast early September 13, 2008. (UPI Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)