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Wind gusts reached 67 mph (108 km/h) in Loyola Beach and 65 mph (105 km/h) in Corpus Christi. [178] Approximately 20,000 electricity customers lost power in Texas, including over 12,000 American Electric Power power outages in Corpus Christi. [177] [179] Roughly 7 in (180 mm) of rain occurred on Mustang Island east of Corpus Christi. [180]
Hurricane Audrey also brings a storm surge of 6 ft (1.8 m) across the coast, resulting in tides 4 ft (1.2 m) above average in Corpus Christi. The strong waves wash out areas of Mustang Island and Packery Channel. Multiple ships, including a tanker, become beached off of Corpus Christi as a result of the wave action associated with the hurricane.
Corpus Christi experienced storm surge flooding and tropical storm-force winds, while areas south of the city experienced hurricane-force sustained winds, and in Mexico, severe flooding caused by Hanna killed four people. Overall, Hurricane Hanna was estimated to have caused a total of at least $1.2 billion in damage. [1]
Despite initial predictions of serious threats posed to Corpus Christi, Hurricane Beryl brought little rain, winds and surge to the city.
On Saturday, Beryl was about 385 miles (615 kilometers) southeast of Corpus Christi and had top sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving west ...
As of 10 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center’s rain map showed the Corpus Christi area of receiving between four and six inches of rain through Wednesday. Schools, events postponed ...
The hurricane warning was expanded further southward to Corpus Christi at 1000 UTC on August 3. [7] Celia was initially forecast to stay well north of Corpus Christi. However, on August 3, the forecast depicted a direct hit on the city. With little warning, many residents did not have enough time to make correct preparations. [8]
The eye of the storm reached the coast at Matagorda Bay, which is about halfway between Corpus Christi and Galveston, the National Hurricane Center confirmed in an update at 5 a.m. ET.