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Local viewpoints of the storm include Clearwater Beach, Siesta Key and the Southernmost Point in Key West. Keep in mind that these cameras could go offline in the event of a power or internet outage.
Galveston Island (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach , is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County .
Fort Crockett is a government reservation on Galveston Island overlooking the Gulf of Mexico originally built as a defense installation to protect the city and harbor of Galveston and to secure the entrance to Galveston Bay, thus protecting the commercial and industrial ports of Galveston and Houston and the extensive oil refineries in the bay area.
The storm strengthened slightly further before making landfall on Galveston Island near Jamaica Beach, Texas with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) at 0030 UTC on October 16. Jerry's landfall is among the latest dates in the satellite era that a hurricane struck the upper Texas coast.
A trip to the beach is always a good idea. Beaches rank as the top preferred vacation destination among 34% of Americans, according to a 30A Co. 2022 survey of 1,040 U.S. adults. Even just the act ...
Galveston Island is a barrier island between Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The island began to form around 5,000 years ago. It took another 3,000 years for the core to become high enough to withstand typical storm surges. [5] American Indians began to visit Galveston Island around 2,000 years ago. [5]
Sea-Arama Marineworld was a marine mammal park located on the Gulf Coast in Galveston Island, Texas.Opening in 1965, the park was an animal-focused oceanarium, zoo, and aquarium that attracted hundreds of thousands of attendees each year.
The rare blue dragon sea slug, which is now washing up on Texas coasts, has a severely painful sting.