Thousands of people are ordered to leave their homes for stormy weather. The eye or center of the hurricane is expected to crash in the coastal towns near to Houston.
On friday residents rushed to stock-up supplies and fill up gas tanks. Supermarket shelves emptied of water and batteries.
Ike has already caused flooding along Texas and Louisana coast, including in New Orleans. The area is still recovering from huricane Gustav and hurricane Katrina in teh year of 2005
