Hurricane Ike was the most powerful hurricane during the Atlantic hurricane season in 2008 and is the third costliest hurricane in U.S. history (Xue and Dong, 2013), which reached category 4 before making its landfall. The impacts of assimilation of radar radial velocity (Vr) data for the application of analyses and forecasts for Hurricane Ike (2008) are investigated using hybrid ensemble transform Kalman filter-three-dimensional variational data assimilation method (Hybrid ETKF-3DVAR) in this study. They killed business," said Deborah Dietrich, the manager of a nearly empty bakery. The effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas were crippling and long-lasting.

NWS Mobile Forecasters Discuss the 2020 Hurricane Season Forecast & Preparedness! "I think they called the guns out a little too soon. Ike's effects included deaths, widespread damage, and impacts to the price and availability of oil and gas. "Whether we have hurricane ruin or not, there's financial ruin." Lasting from September 1-14, 2008, Hurricane Ike caused extensive damage and many deaths across portions of the Caribbean and along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. The inner core region was observed by coastal WSR-88D radars in Texas and in Louisiana during its landfall period. Hurricane IKE ZCZC MIATCDAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE IKE DISCUSSION NUMBER 34 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 RADAR AND RECONNAISSANCE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT IKE IS MAINTAINING A SMALL AND WELL-DEFINED EYEWALL...AND THE SATELLITE PRESENTION IS THAT OF A … The only scientific team to successfully brave Hurricane Ike's knock-down winds and swells in Galveston was the DOW, the Doppler on Wheels mobile weather radar operated by … With some 20,000 having fled for Ike, that's about $3.5 million for each day they're gone. This icon serves as a link to download the eSSENTIAL Accessibility assistive technology app for individuals with physical disabilities. NOAA Predicts the 2020 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season To Be Busy … Hurricane Ike also had a long-term impact on the U.S. economy.