I just found this great animation of the radar returns from Ike.  As a point of reference, the very center of this image (i.e., the NWS radar) is located about 1 mile from our house.  While we got hammered by the wind, the line of thunderstorms that blew through the following morning caused the majority of water damage for folks...though thankfully the front dropped the temps about 20 degrees.

Update:  I replaced the graphic with this link on the NWS website because radar loop takes a long time to load, especially if you don't care to view it!

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