Houston, Galveston vulnerable to Ike's fury

Who?
4 million people

Who is involved?
The people of Texas
What?
Forecasters fear hurricane could hit Cat 4
strength by weekend landfall

What is happening?
The city is evacuating people with special needs
as Hurricane Ike moves closer.

When?

When did or will this happen?
Some forecasts say Ike could strengthen to a
fearsome Category 4 hurricane with winds
of at least 131 mph over the Gulf of Mexico,
and emergency officials warned it could drive
a storm surge as high as 18 feet.

When was this discovered?
some flooding based solely
on the surge in some low-lying areas

Where?
Corpus Christi and Houston.

Where did or will this happen?
Forecasters expect the storm to make landfall
this weekend somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston.

Why did this happen or will it happen?
based solely on the surge in some low-lying areas

How did it or will it happen?
expected to happen this weekend

How many people does this affect?
About 1 million people live in the coastal
counties between Corpus Christi and Galveston