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The Lower Texas Coast Hurricane of 1869 [6] By August 16, a strong hurricane was located in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico south of Louisiana. With estimated winds of 105 mph (169 km/h), it tracked westward and struck Texas on Matagorda Island before passing near Refugio. The hurricane quickly weakened over land and dissipated late on August ...
Hurricane Mill, built in stages from 1897 to c.1910; Hurricane Creek Dam, in current concrete-faced form since about 1912, renovated to improve upon previous stone dam. The original wood and stone dam on the site was built c.1839. Hurricane Mills Bridge, a historic steel truss bridge built by the Nashville Bridge Company in 1911.
The first hurricane of the 1866 hurricane season made landfall in Texas on July 15. [citation needed] The seventh storm of 1867 hurricane season paralleled the Texas coastline. [citation needed] The second storm of 1869 hurricane season was a Category 2 hurricane moved across the Gulf of Mexico, hitting the lower Texas coast on August 17. Most ...
Former Hurricane Kathleen in 1976 produced 14.76 inches (375 mm) of rainfall along Mount San Gorgonio, which was the highest precipitation in California related to an Atlantic or Pacific hurricane. Kathleen killed at least nine people in the state from heavy rainfall, with severe flooding affecting the city of Ocotillo .
ASHEVILLE — It started off with a muddy bank, a low creek and 5-gallon buckets. Then a ladder was added, and even built in stairs for a group of kids to walk buckets of creek water up and down with.
The buildings of the Oak Creek Historic District were built during the 1930s and early 1940s in what had by then become the standard National Park Service Rustic style adapted for use at Zion. The Oak Creek compound provided housing for Park Service employees as well as service and utility facilities. Most were constructed by CCC labor. [1]
Soco Creek in Cherokee rages on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
“We’re just kind of waiting,” Webb Creek Utility office manager Karen Huffaker, told Knox News. “(Waiting) until they can get everything assessed and get a game plan going.