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DIRECT HIT BECOMES A REAL THREAT

Potential for 20-foot storm surge brings strong warning — After 25 years of slight brushes, near misses, out-and-out fizzles and false alarms, Greater Houston faces the real possibility of a direct hit from a significant hurricane by Saturday morning.
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Matagorda County braces for Ike
Residents of Bay City board up homes and businesses and flee as Hurricane Ike bears down on the Gulf coast. Video by Brett Coomer Sept. 11, 2008
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