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Water churns inside Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West as Hurricane Ike passes within 128 nautical miles at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Sept. 9. 2008. Ike struck Cuba as a category 3 hurricane before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Water churns inside Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West as Hurricane Ike passes within 128 nautical miles at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Sept. 9. 2008. Ike struck Cuba as a category 3 hurricane before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

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