While U.S. officials are telling Houston-area residents to stay put and wait while Hurricane Ike passes over the city, mandatory evacuations have been ordered for surrounding coastal areas.
As of Friday morning, the storm was centred about 370 kilometres southeast of Galveston, moving to the west-northwest at close to 20 km/h. Ike was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds that had increased slightly to near 165 km/h, and is expected to strengthen throughout the day.
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As of Friday morning, the storm was centred about 370 kilometres southeast of Galveston, moving to the west-northwest at close to 20 km/h. Ike was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds that had increased slightly to near 165 km/h, and is expected to strengthen throughout the day.
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Are you a Canadian in the Hurricane ke hot zone? Do you have friends or family in the storm's path?
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