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Posted: Thursday, August 31st, 2006 5:24 AM HST
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Air Force to fly planes to check Wake Island damage after typhoon
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HONOLULU (AP) _ The Air Force plans to fly planes over Wake Island after Typhoon Ioke passes to see how much damage the storm inflicted on the mid-Pacific U-S military refueling outpost.
Air Force planes evacuated all 200 of the island's residents on Monday in preparation for what forecasters are calling the most powerful central Pacific tropical storm in a decade.
Forecasters have predicted the storm would submerge the island and demolish any non-concrete structures.
The typhoon has lost little of its strength in recent days. It's packing winds of 155 miles per hour and gusts of 190 miles per hour as it heads toward Wake Island.
Ioke is expected to pass closest to the isle at 2 a-m Hawaii time. Hurricane force winds will likely start battering the island several hours before.
(Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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