The tallest building in Texas was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike. The 75 story Chase Tower is one of many downtown buildings to be hit.
Glass, window shades, office furniture and computers flew to the street. Important documents blew out of offices. Much of downtown Houston is closed as glass continues to fall.
Downtown Houston has underground power lines. It is one of the few parts of the city with electricity now. Power companies say it will take weeks to restore power everywhere. Houston was not devastated but was seriously wounded by Ike.
September 16, 2008 at 8:23 am
Great reporting. Well done. We saw your work on our local NBC affiliate here in South Bend and also on MSNBC. The storm was terrible and the area was very fortunate that the damage was not worse. I have little concern for the people who ignored the warnings from local authorities and stayed on the coastal areas.
The storm actually caused substantial damage way up here in South Bend and we had record rain of over 12” within one day. To our surprise we even had water in our basement, because our window wells filled with water and leaked into the basement.
Keep up the good work and service to your local community.