Ike on September 7, just East of Cuba. According to the National Hurricane Center Hurricane Ike has made landfall on Cuba, with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour and above, making it a category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale . At 8:00 p.m. ( eastern time ) Ike was centered approximately 60 miles North of Guantanamo and made landfall around 11:00 p.m. in the town of Cabo Lucrecia. Millions of Cubans have evacuated cities along the shoreline and moved to higher grounds as meteorologists say Eastern Cuba has never seen a storm this big. Ike is currently moving West at around 13 miles an hour, but the National Hurricane Center states that they expect Ike to turn to a more West-Northwest direction within the coming days.
Ike on September 7, just East of Cuba. According to the , has made landfall on Cuba, with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour and above, making it a category three hurricane on the . At 8:00 p.m. ( ) Ike was centered approximately 60 miles North of and made landfall around 11:00 p.m. in the town of Cabo Lucrecia. Millions of Cubans have evacuated cities along the shoreline and moved to higher grounds as meteorologists say Eastern Cuba has never seen a storm this big. Ike is currently moving West at around 13 miles an hour, but the states that they expect Ike to turn to a more West-Northwest direction within the coming days.
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