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Tropical Storm — Titus, TX

Sep 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike came onshore across extreme southeast Texas during the late night hours of September 12th and the pre-dawn hours of September 13th. The storm made good progress northward during the day of September 13th and brought Tropical Storm force winds to much of northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana and extreme southwest Arkansas. The storm produced widespread downed trees and power lines along with structural damage either from the winds or from downed trees which fell on top of structur

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 136546). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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