Ike strikes fear from Caribbean to Gulf Coast

A diner at the Antojitos Mexicanos restaurant watches the progress of Hurricane Ike on the Weather Channel on Saturday in Homestead, Fla.

"The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ike's eye was passing over the Turks and Caicos early Sunday. The center's Web site showed hurricane force winds from Ike battering the island. It was moving west about 15 mph with winds near 135 mph. Its path would take it by the southeastern Bahamas early Sunday and near eastern Cuba Sunday night or early Monday."

Powerful storm Ike raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf

Hurricane Ike is seen moving across the Atlantic Ocean as Tropical Storm Hanna bears down on the US

"The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ike's eye was passing over the Turks and Caicos early Sunday. It was moving west about 15 mph on a path that would take it by the southeastern Bahamas later Sunday and near eastern Cuba Sunday night or early Monday."