Ike Made Landfall Near Galveston as a Category 2 Hurricane With a 15-foot Storm Surge Getty A damaged home in Kemah, Texas on September 16, 2008. As The Weather Channel notes, Ike made landfall as a category 2 hurricane near Galveston Texas. read more
Over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Ike grew in size and intensified to a category two hurricane with maximum winds of 100 mph by that evening. Ike continued to move northwest toward the Texas coast as the hurricane crossed the central and northwest Gulf of Mexico. read more