This image provided by NOAA taken at 7:10 a.m. EDT Sunday Sept. 7, 2008 shows Hurricane Ike in the lower left. Hurricane Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos Islands before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in boarded-up homes or shelters. The ferocious Category 4 storm dwarfed the tiny islands, packing 135-mph winds and 13 to 18 foot storm surge above normal tide levels. The storm is heading towards the Bahamas later Sunday morning and is forecast to hit Cuba Sunday evening according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (AP Photo/NOAA) Sun Sep 7, 7:39 AM ET