Hurricane Ike High Water Mark on 25th Street - Galveston, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 17.755 W 094° 47.577
15R E 325851 N 3242104
There was a reason the entire island of Galveston was raised after the 1900 Storm. Even with this precaution in September of 2008, Mother Nature tested the Island once more.
Waymark Code: WM10KV9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2019
Views: 2
A high water plaque is just below the sixth step on this house located on 25th Street (Rosenberg Ave).
With 110 mile per hour winds and a storm surge of 22 feet, Hurricane Ike left a path of destruction across Galveston.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Plaque
When did this occur?: September 13, 2008
Website related to the event..: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
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