after Hurricane lke became a powerful storm in the Atlantic Ocean,it passed over several islands in the Caribbean sea,causing great damage,and continued into the Gulf of Mexico.Moving northwest,lke made landfall near Galveston,Texas,a coastal city that had been rebuilt after being almost completely destroyed by a hurricane in 1900.lke brought violent winds,high waves,and amassive 4.5-to6.5-meter high(15-22 ft)surge of seawater that swept low-lying coastal areas for several kilometers inland.