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BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas — Nearly eight months after Hurricane Beryl battered the Texas coast, some businesses along the Bolivar Peninsula are still struggling to recover. Among them is "Miss ...
Bolivar may have been the hardest hit by Ike's 110 mph winds and estimated 16-foot storm surge. Towns all along the peninsula were virtually flattened by the treacherous winds, rain and floods ...
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...
For people on Bolivar, the State highway is a lifeline out to I-10 when storm surge becomes an issue. According to TxDOT, the designation allows two options to speed the evacuation process.
After Hurricane Beryl tore through Southeast Texas on July 8, Gulf Coast residents are understandably concerned that a second hurricane could strike the region again this year, particularly because ...
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Voluntary evacuations have been issued for the West End of Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula ahead of Tropical Storm Beta's expected impacts on the region.
The Bolivar Peninsula wiped clean of structures by Hurricane Ike's massive storm surge in September 2008.
BEAUMONT, Texas — Entergy is making major headway on critical infrastructure upgrades in Orange County and the Bolivar Peninsula to ensure the power stays on during hurricanes. From a new $1.2 ...
And there are still about 250 survivors on the nearby Bolivar Peninsula. But they don’t want to leave, even though officials insist they must go so the cleanup can safely begin.
Hurricane Ike, a colossal storm nearly as big as Texas itself, began battering the coast Friday, threatening to obliterate waterfront towns and give the skyscrapers, refineries and docks of the ...
GALVESTON, Texas - A Texas sheriff's official says the national death toll from Hurricane Ike has hit 70 after two bodies were found near where the storm came ashore. Texas mayor to request $2.3B ...
-Storm Surge Lesson Learned: Hurricane Ike in 2008 made landfall in Texas as a Category 2, but packed a much higher storm surge than you might suspect a hurricane of that wind intensity could produce.