Ike Moves Toward Bahamas, Cuba After Crossing Turks and Caicos
Ike, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, moved toward the Bahamas and Cuba after crossing over the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Ike, with sustained winds near 135 mph (217 kph), is just east of Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, moving west at 14 mph and may turn toward the west-northwest tomorrow, according to the National Hurricane Center's 8 a.m. report. It may hit eastern Cuba tonight.
"Conditions appear favorable for strengthening" before Ike crosses the middle of Cuba, the center said in a statement on its Web site. Life-threatening flash floods and mudslides may hit mountainous areas in the Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Cayman Islands issued a tropical storm watch, the center said.
Ike, with sustained winds near 135 mph (217 kph), is just east of Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, moving west at 14 mph and may turn toward the west-northwest tomorrow, according to the National Hurricane Center's 8 a.m. report. It may hit eastern Cuba tonight.
"Conditions appear favorable for strengthening" before Ike crosses the middle of Cuba, the center said in a statement on its Web site. Life-threatening flash floods and mudslides may hit mountainous areas in the Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Cayman Islands issued a tropical storm watch, the center said.
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