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While the highest wind gust recorded by an anemometer reached 78 mph (126 km/h), post-storm damage surveys conducted by the local National Weather Service office estimated that winds reaching 100 mph (160 km/h) moved through portions of the downtown area. [18] Three EF1 tornadoes accompanied this activity. [19]
July 11, 2005: Hurricane Dennis, after making landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, moved over Alabama as a tropical storm for a few hours. However, the rainfall was intense. 12.8 inches of rain (325 mm) was recorded in Camden. [2] August 28–30, 2005: Hurricane Katrina caused 2 deaths and tropical storm-force winds in Alabama.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said crews had begun pre-treating roadways ahead of the storm. [6] Snowfall in eastern New Caney, Texas during 12 p.m. on January 21. Freezing rain and snow took place in the Houston area which had started on the evening of January 20 and continued into January 21, with up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) of snow falling near ...
The storm kills one person and leaves $50 million in damage. [116] Hurricane Ike (2008) in the Gulf of Mexico. July 23, 2008 – Hurricane Dolly makes landfall at South Padre Island with winds near 100 mph. A storm surge of 4 ft (1.2 m) is observed across much of the coast of southern Texas. [117]
The tornado touched down in southeastern Houston to the east of Brookside Village in El Franco Lee Park and began moving northeast at EF0 to EF1 strength. [1] [9] The tornado caused minor damage to several homes, trees, and fences before strengthening and striking the Beamer Place Apartments at EF2 intensity. Roofs were torn off several two ...
More than 900,000 homes and businesses lost power in Houston’s Harris County during the peak of the storm’s violent winds, and nearly 600,000 remained in the dark Friday evening, according to ...
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating tropical cyclone that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, [nb 1] inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in Greater Houston and Southeast ...
Exceptional windstorms that could leave some Houston residents without power for weeks were a once-in-a-generation event and the damage left in their wake is comparable to that caused by a ...