Giant waves, created in advance of Hurricane Ike in 2008, crash over the Galveston sea wall and submerge the 10 foot tall statue that memorializes the 1900 Hurricane that killed over 6000 Galvestonians. Ike's eye eventually came ashore over Galveston with category 3 winds killing over 100 and until Irene in 2011, was the costliest hurricane to make landfall in the United States.

Giant waves, created in advance of Hurricane Ike in 2008, crash into shops and restaurants on piers off of Sea Wall Blvd in Galveston Texas. Ike's eye eventually came ashore over Galveston with category 3 winds killing over 100 and until Irene in 2011, was the costliest hurricane to make landfall in the United States.

An American flag stands over the devastation in a Moore Oklahoma neighborhood created by the deadly F5 tornado that struck on May 20, 2013.

Giant waves, created in advance of Hurricane Ike in 2008, crash over the Galveston sea wall dwarfing the 10 foot tall statue that memorializes the 1900 Hurricane that killed over 6000 Galvestonians. Ike's eye eventually came ashore over Galveston with category 3 winds killing over 100 and until Irene in 2011, was the costliest hurricane to make landfall in the United States.

The first National Guard helicopter approaches Galveston Island on September 13, 2008 after Hurricane Ike made landfall with category 3 winds killing over 100 and, until Irene in 2011, was the costliest hurricane to make landfall in the United States.

National Guard officers survey boats that are blocking access to Galveston Island on Interstate 45 after Hurricane Ike in 2008.

A pelican finds refuse in debris created by Hurricane Ike in Galveston Texas in 2008.

An entire neighborhood is totally leveled by a deadly tornado that struck Moore Oklahoma on May 20, 2013.