Houstonhidefromthewind.org

Houston Hide from the Wind is a website launched by the Office of Emergency Management of Houston, Texas, in order to help residents protect themselves from Hurricane Ike. The site specifies evacuation zones, as well as the maximum sustained winds forecast for each zip code in the city. Users can find data on different parts of the city by scrolling over a map of Houston featured on the homepage.

Fast Facts

1. Evacuations began September 11, 2008
2. Southern, eastern and low-lying areas of the city expected to be hardest hit¹
3. Most intense winds for the city projected to reach 90 mph
4. Data updated throughout the day
5. Landfall expected Saturday, September 13¹
6. If Ike makes landfall west of Houston, the city will be hit harder by the storm's counter-clockwise wind formation¹
7. Port of Houston and oil refineries shut down ahead of storm¹

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