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Rainfall peaks at 10.81 in (275 mm) in Brownsville. [19] The storm, although remaining offshore, causes severe beach erosion across much of the coast. [72] Several houses are lost and up to 65 ft (20 m) of shore-front property on Galveston Island is eroded. [72] August 23, 1998 – Tropical Storm Charley makes landfall near Port Aransas.
Port Aransas (/ ə ˈ r æ n z ə s / ə-RAN-zəs) [4] is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. This city is 180 miles southeast of San Antonio. The population was 2,904 at the 2020 census. Port Aransas is the only established town on Mustang Island. It is located north of Padre Island and is one of the longest barrier islands along ...
A storm surge of 6–10 ft (1.8–3.0 m) was recorded between Port Aransas and Matagorda. [2] Weakening began as the eye of Harvey moved further inland, and Harvey made a subsequent landfall on the northeastern shore of Copano Bay at 06:00 UTC with slightly lower winds of 205 kilometres per hour (125 mph). [35]
Tides were 9.2 feet (2.8 m) and 9 feet (2.7 m) mean sea level at Port Aransas Beach and the Port Aransas Jetty, respectively. The heaviest rainfall totals observed from the storm also fell in Nueces County, with 7.26 inches (184 mm) of precipitation reported in Robstown. Because rainfall was relatively light, minor, if any flood damage occurred.
By 09:00 UTC on the following day, only a tropical storm warning and a storm surge warning remained in effect from Port O'Connor to Sargent. However, watches and warnings were re-issued as Harvey began to re-emerge into the Gulf of Mexico, and beginning at 15:00 UTC on August 28, a tropical storm warning was in effect for the entire Gulf Coast ...