Hurricane Ike hammers Texas

Galveston residents who stayed behind gather to be loaded onto buses to leave after hurricane Ike made land fall in Galveston . Hurricane Ike made landfall along the Texas coast as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of more than 100 miles per hour.  (Larry W. Smith / EPA)

A local resident looks at damage and debris around his house in a flooded area of Galveston .  (Bob Pearson / EPA)

Debris is piled up Sunday between houses in a flooded residential neighborhood of Galveston . The area received additional rain on top of more than 10 inches that accompanied Hurricane Ike.  (Bob Pearson / EPA)

On Sunday, Patricia Hordge surveys damage to her fiance’s car caused by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas. Ike made landfall Saturday morning at Galveston causing widespread wind and flood damage along the Texas and Louisiana coasts.  (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

The JPMorgan Chase Tower is pockmarked by blown-out windows after Hurricane Ike moved through Houston.  (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)

A television cameraman videotapes the wreckage left by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas. Ike made a direct hit on the island, with high winds and a tidal surge.  (Bob Pearson / EPA)

Battered boats and other debris, washed up by Hurricane Ike’s storm surge, block Interstate 45 in Galveston, Texas.  (Larry W. Smith / EPA)

Only the “Lake” in the name of Clear Lake Shores, Texas, was accurate after Hurricane Ike swept through.  (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)

Joe Rodriguez wades through floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ike as he abandons his stalled truck in Houston.  (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)

Debris covers Highway 146 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in Seabrook, Texas.  (Frank Franklin II / Associated Press)

A boat lies in a street after Hurricane Ike battered Galveston, Texas.  (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

After deciding he could not get through Hurricane Ike on his own, Daryl Thompson makes his way over piles of rubble to ride out the rest of the storm at a local shelter.  (L.M. Otero / Associated Press)

An apartment complex in Galveston shows the effects of Ike’s heavy rains and high winds.  (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

A shoreline building in Galveston is battered but still standing in the midst of Hurricane Ike.  (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

The walls and windows of the Baymont Inn in Galveston took a hit from Hurricane Ike.  (Larry W. Smith / EPA)

An unattended home burns as waves from Hurricane Ike crash the shoreline and surround it in Galveston, Texas .  (David J. Phill / Associated Press)

Marty Wagner and her daughter Tatum retreat from the surging water of Galveston Bay in Kemah, Texas. The eye of Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast near Galveston early Saturday morning.  (Dave Einsel / Getty Images)

A man tries to recover a car that was swept away in flooding on Galveston Island caused by Hurricane Ike.  (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Police and firefighters help evacuate David and Dondi Fields as Hurricane Ike causes flooding in their neighborhood in Surfside Beach, Texas.  (Eric Gay / Associated Press)

The storm surge from Hurricane Ike makes its own cruel comment on waterfront property in San Leon, Texas.  (Dave Einsel / Getty Images)

Steve Owen, right, and his son Austin, 13, are swamped by a wave from Hurricane Ike while standing on the sea wall in Galveston, Texas.  (L.M. Otero / Associated Press)

Onlookers pose for pictures as waves generated by Hurricane Ike crash against the sea wall in Galveston, Texas.  (Larry W. Smith / EPA)

A seaside business is surrounded by waves as Hurricane Ike approaches Galveston, Texas. Many residents of low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast evacuated.  (Larry W. Smith / EPA)

A satellite photo from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the cloud swirl of Hurricane Ike nearly filling the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches Houston.  (AFP / Getty Images)

Robert Shumake makes a stand on the Galveston, Texas, sea wall as waves roll in from Hurricane Ike.  (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

Nightfall brought people to the shore in Galveston to observe the approach of Hurricane Ike, which was expected to hit with full force late tonight.  (Larry W. Smith / EPA)

Randy Smith, chief of police in Surfside Beach, Texas, wades through floodwaters brought in by Hurricane Ike. He is encouraging residents to evacuate before the full force of the storm hits and conditions get worse.  (Eric Gay / Associated Press)