Ike Smashes Texas

Reduced To Rubble — AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Cyclists ride past debris piled up on the seawall road after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, in Galveston, Texas.

Strewn Debris

Debris covers Highway 146 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Seabrook, Texas. Many roads near the Gulf Coast were washed out, and 2.9 million people lost power in the storm.

Wind, Water, Fire

A business is gutted by fire as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas.

Beachfront View

Fire destroys homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas as Hurricane Ike approaches on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008.

Waves

This image of Hurricane Ike closing in on the Texas coast was taken Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, from the International Space Station.

Underwater

This home was flooded north of Hackberry, La., after Hurricane Ike hit Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.

Light Traffic

Brian Devall, top, 16, and his friend Andrew David, 17, paddle a kayak through a flooded street to check on Devall's house after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas.

Roadway

Matt Wells, left, and his brother, Mark, clear debris from Highway 146 as they try to cross a causeway with their truck after Hurricane Ike passed through Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.

Boat

A boat lies in a street after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas.

Clear Lake

Flood waters from Hurricane Ike inundate the town of Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.

Wading

Joe Rodriguez loses his balance as he wades through floodwaters from Hurricane Ike after abandoning his stalled truck Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Houston.

Windows

Matt Schlabach, left, and Meredith Borders look at the damage caused by Hurricane Ike to the JPMorgan Chase Tower Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Houston.

Downtown

Bob Fretz walks through broken glass and debris from the JPMorgan Chase Tower that was damaged by Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Houston.

Shelter, Eventually

After spending the first half of Hurricane Ike outside, Daryl Thompson carries his water-logged bags over debris in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13, 2008, as he heads to a local shelter to ride out the rest of the storm.

Search & Rescue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Smith, a pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, conducts search and rescue operations for residents in Galveston, Texas, on Saturday Sept. 13, 2008, following Ike's landfall.

Surrounded

Water surrounds High Island, Texas, between Galveston and Port Arthur, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, with flooding caused by Hurricane Ike.

Battered Boats

Boats and debris for hurricane Ike litter I-45 leading onto the island of Galveston, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.

Lost Home

Searchers walk down a road which has a house sitting on it after Hurricane Ike Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, in Crystal Beach, Texas.

An angel grave marker looks over surfaced caskets at the Hollywood Community cemetery, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, in Orange, Texas. Dozens of caskets and grave tombs surfaced due to the flooding caused by Hurricane Ike.