Life - threatening floods threatened in parts of coastal Texas , unless warned . Hurricane Ike could make landfall near Galveston Island as early as September . About 100,000 evacuated from Houston ; one million more told to stay . Chertoff also urged people not to succumb to `` hurricane fatigue , '' referring to concerns that authorities were overestimating Ike 's potential impact . All of Galveston Island ordered to evacuate ; special needs evacuations completed .
Life - threatening floods threatened in parts of coastal Texas , unless warned . Hurricane Ike could make landfall near Galveston Island as early as September . About 100,000 evacuated from Houston ; one million more told to stay . All of Galveston Island ordered to evacuate ; special needs evacuations completed .