Live blogging Hurricane Ike - 90 miles north of Galveston

A few weeks after Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Rita tore through the (relatively sparsely populated) Texas - Louisiana border region and made a helluva mess.

It’s easy to forget that Rita was supposed to hit Houston, but broke right, leaving 1 million Houston-area evacuees on the highway.

Now comes Ike. It may break right but for the time being it appears that it could hit Galveston Bay and head straight up Interstate 45.
I’m here in The Woodlands. Note the trees. Lots of trees.

My house. Waiting on those 100 mph gusts!

We haven't had 75 - 100 mph winds for over 20 years. Some of these babies are going to fall. I saw Punta Gorda, FL in 2004. I don't want that.