Hurricane Alicia of ‘83 was the bullseye on downtown Houston, which popped glass out as if buildings were bug-eyed stress squeeze toys.
TS Allison of ‘01 was the thunderstorm from Hell.
Hurricane force winds extend outward 115 miles, and tropical
storm force winds extend 255 miles from the center.
Ike is located about 575 miles E of Brownsville Tx, and about miles SSE of the Mississippi River.