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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.
Hurricane Celia was the costliest tropical cyclone in Texas history until Hurricane Alicia in 1983. The third named storm, ... In Corpus Christi, about one-third of ...
Despite initial predictions of serious threats posed to Corpus Christi, Hurricane Beryl brought little rain, winds and surge to the city.
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 Corpus Christi Public Works Department will have three sandbag distribution events for residents. People will be able to pick up seven free sandbags at the City Service Center at 5352 Ayers St.
August 16, 1916 – South Texas is struck by a rapidly-moving Category 4 hurricane, causing widespread damage. [3] The worst effects are felt in the Corpus Christi area where measured winds top out at 90 mph (140 km/h). [26] [27] The city's waterfront areas sustain the severest damage, including the loss of all wharves and other coastal structures.
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.