The total economic impact (loss) to Tyler County from Hurricane Ike is estimated to be $79.9 million. Numbers are based on the Disaster Impact Model’s accumulation of loss in sales during the four quarters (2008 Q4 – 2009 Q3) following Hurricane Ike. Already considered the most costly storm to make landfall in Texas, Hurricane Ike’s true economic impacts to the region continue to be analyzed. In Tyler County, the real estate sector was impacted the hardest, experiencing an estimated $50.4 million in losses alone.