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Ike Keeps Monroe County Schools Closed

Because Hurricane Ike's outer bands aren't expected to fully clear the Keys until Wednesday, Monroe County schools announced they will stay closed Wednesday and reopen Thursday.

The Category 1 storm was moving northwest through Cuba, its eye passing about 50 miles from Havana, and was expected to emerge in the Gulf of Mexico later Tuesday. Ike could restrengthen to a major Category 3 hurricane by the time it makes a Gulf Coast landfall, which could be early Saturday in Texas.

A 75-mph wind gust was reported Tuesday in Havana, while a Key West weather station had a 54-mph gust.

CAMMY CLARK, The Miami Herald

Posted by James B. at 12:52 PM in 2008 Hurricane Season, Florida Keys, Ike |

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