Originally Posted By: James_Van_Artsdalen
Originally Posted By: CANOEDOGS

the shots we see on TV show nothing but heaps of 2x4's after these storms.

Structures that are heaps of 2x4's after Ike probably weren't much better before Ike. As mentioned, Ike was a *powerful* storm but not an *intense* storm.

A lot of the "heaps" of 2x4's on the Texas coast were caused by waves and storm surge, and were well built.
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