Est. windspeed at landfall: 135mph.
Est. min. pressure at landfal 936mb.
Galveston Island tidal surge: 15'.
Currenlty it looks like Ike will be comparable to slightly less powerful than the 1900 hurricane when it makes landfall. However, the big uncertainty to me is how the actual height of the storm surge and its forward speed will compare to 1900.
In any event imo we should prepare for widespread destruction along the TX coast and impaired oil refining capacity for the foreseeable future.
You left out one important statistic: 6,000 - 10,000 Souls perished.