Morning Coffee Looks At Hurricane Ike

This is what Hurricane Carla of 1961 did to Texas. Carla was a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds at landfall, and drove a 10 foot or higher storm

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... Rebecca Posey, Susan Schirmer, Carol Thompson and Carla Watson. Students across the state can apply for 10 scholarships awarded by the Louisiana NAACP.

Galveston to urge evacuation of Isle's western end

By HARVEY RICE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle GALVESTON — City officials are expected to urge a voluntary evacuation today of the low-lying western end of

US Occupation of Afghanistan to Increase Following Iraq Troop Cuts

Hurricane Ike is making its way to the Gulf Coast after a deadly sweep through the Caribbean. Cuba is estimating the damage from Ike at around $4 billion.

Season's New Movies Are Coming to a Theater Near You

HURRICANE SEASON: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a coach (Forest Whitaker) leads a ragtag basketball team to the Louisiana state championships.

Lake Palestine UMC

Carla Fisher has returned from her business trip last week, and now she is busy preparing the fall music schedule. Christmas rehearsals are starting soon

New prediction for Ike: a hard right just before Austin

Austin hasn’t been in the path of a hurricane since Hurricane Carla passed east of the city in September 1961, Rose said. Austinites need to think about

Taraji P. Henson Talks About Working With Sanaa & Tyler On 'The ...

'Hurricane Season' stars Forest Whitaker and it's actually a true story on a basketball team that was dismember before Hurricane Katrina and what happens to

Texas girds for the worst as deadly Ike closes in

Galveston city spokeswoman Alicia Cahill says many residents have fresh memories of Hurricane Rita, a powerful system heading in their direction in 2005

National guardsman’s recalls hurricanes past

In 1961, Moore got his first taste of a powerful hurricane. The strongest storm to hit the Texas coast at the time, Hurricane Carla swept through the area,

West End residents ordered to evacuate

The storm is making island residents nervous because of similarities with Hurricane Carla, which also made landfall near Matagorda Bay, Thomas said.

Hurricane Carla, on a path similar to Ike, tore up Southeast Texas ...

Hurricane Carla struck the Texas coast as a Category 4 storm Sept. 11, 1961. Like Ike, Carla once aimed directly for Southeast Texas, before its path jogged

Mother Nature sends football to the sidelines once again

I wasn’t working at the Advocate when Hurricane Carla stormed through the area in 1961. I do remember Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, which made landfall in

Fall movies are finally here

"Hurricane Season": In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a coach (Forest Whitaker) leads a ragtag basketball team to the Louisiana state championships.

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