It's not only going to nail Houston metropolis area head on. But go directly through the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolis also, predictions have the storm weakening to only 40-50 mph sustained winds by the time it hits north Texas. It's going to rip right through the populated triangle of Texas, affecting well over 50% of the people in the 2nd most populous state....
Not to mention the fact that north texas is the most direct escape route for evacuee's from houston. Ike rolling across packed interstates would be disastrous.
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