After Hurricane Ike

LET THE PICTURES DO THE TALKING. HURRICANE IKE HIT HOUSTON AS A CATEGORY 2. WINDS AT 100 MPH.

1 of 47: Allen Parkway is under water. (ABC13 reporter Elissa Rivas)

2 of 47: This is what Hurricane Ike left behind on the Galveston Causeway. (ABC13 Reporter Eric James)

3 of 47: Two manholes were backed up spewing water and starting to flood parked cars on Clinton near Jensen. (ABC13 reporter Elissa Rivas)

4 of 47: Hurricane Ike left considerable damage in Surfside Beach, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

5 of 47: Blown out windows at the JPMorgan Chase Tower are seen after Hurricane Ike moved through the downtown area, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

6 of 47: Cars drive past boats displaced by flooding caused by Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Bay View, Texas. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

7 of 47: The lighthouse district is flooded by a storm surge created by Hurricane Ike in Kemah, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

8 of 47: Debris covers Highway 146 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Seabrook, Texas. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

9 of 47: A building maintenance worker walks over shattered glass from windows blown out by Hurricane Ike on the JPMorgan Chase tower Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

10 of 47: Parts of computer sit amidst the debris and broken glass from hundreds of windows blown out on the JPMorgan Chase Tower by Hurricane Ike Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

11 of 47: Flood waters from Hurricane Ike inundate the town of Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

12 of 47: Matt Wells, left, and his brother, Mark, clear debris from Highway 146 as they try to cross a causeway with their truck after Hurricane Ike passed through Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

13 of 47: A building damaged by Hurricane Ike is seen Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

14 of 47: Hurricane Ike caused damage around this bar in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

15 of 47: Windows are broken in a downtown Houston building as debris litters the street after Hurricane Ike passed through early Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Pauline Arrillaga)

16 of 47: Daryl Thompson carries his bike over debris from Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

17 of 47: A boat lies in a street after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

18 of 47: A piece of metal is left twisted after Hurricane Ike moved through Galveston

19 of 47: St. Luke’s Hospital building has broken windows

20 of 47: An awning on a Shell station on Richmond was torn apart

21 of 47: This photo of the Kemah Aquarium on the Kemah Boardwalk shows how high the waters of Galveston Bay have risen in the channel from the bay to Clear Lake

22 of 47: The Bank of America building suffered wind damage

23 of 47: ABC13’s Bob Allen reports from the rain of Hurricane Ike at the ABC13 studios on Bissonnet

24 of 47: An apartment complex damaged after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast is seen Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

25 of 47: ABC13’s Jeff Ehling stands in floodwaters at the intersection of Bissonnet and Greenbriar

26 of 47: Traffic lights dangle from wires in the Medical Center area

27 of 47: Downed tree limbs cover much of the road in the Medical Center area

28 of 47: ABC13’s Jeff Ehling tries to move enough tree limbs to allow travel

29 of 47: White Oak Bayou is out of its banks at White Oak Drive

30 of 47: ABC13’s Elissa Rivas reports from White Oak Bayou

31 of 47: A tree was uprooted by Hurricane Ike at a home in the Heights area

32 of 47: Wind rushing between buildings in downtown Houston creates a vortex

33 of 47: Small, decorative trees have been tossed around in downtown Houston

34 of 47: Windows have been blown out of downtown windows, pulling out blinds and office items

35 of 47: An awning has been blown down at an Exxon station on Buffalo Speedway

36 of 47: ABC13’s Wayne Dolcefino in the heart of the storm in Galveston

37 of 47: ABC13’s Tom Abrahams reports from the rain of Hurricane Ike at the ABC13 studios on Bissonnet

38 of 47: ABC13’s Bob Allen reports from the rain of Hurricane Ike at the ABC13 studios on Bissonnet

39 of 47: Boats are tossed about in a marina on Clear Lake near the Nassau Bay Hilton

40 of 47: High winds whip trees as Hurricane Ike comes ashore in Galveston

41 of 47: ABC13’s Gene Apodaca reports from Freeport

42 of 47: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

43 of 47: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

44 of 47: The Hilton hotel on the shores of Clear Lake suffered damage early in the storm

45 of 47: ABC13’s Andy Cerota reports from Freeport

46 of 47: ABC13’s Eric James reports from League City

47 of 47: ABC13’s Tim Melton reports from Webster