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High winds in North Florida downed telegraph lines between Jacksonville and Pensacola. [52] In Mississippi, the city of Pass Christian recorded winds of 58 mph (93 km/h). [53] Tides produced by the storm inundated about 200 ft (61 m) of railroad tracks in Pascagoula (then known as Scranton), while a quarantine station on Ship Island was swept ...
The storm produced strong winds and high tides along the coast of Texas, while heavy rains in south Texas and northern Mexico caused heavy damage. High tides from the storm covered parts of South Padre Island. The tenth storm threatened Texas, causing the issuance of tropical storm warnings for portions of the southern Texas coastline.
State Highway 87 (SH 87) runs for 249.4 miles (401.4 km) between Galveston, Texas (at a terminus shared with Interstate 45 and Spur 342) to U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 84 in Timpson, Texas. Highway 87 has a notable stretch between Sea Rim State Park and High Island, Texas that has been washed out repeatedly over the decades and has been ...
Coastal roadway flooding was reported across Galveston County, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta edged closer to making landfall on September 21, according to local media reports.Video showed ...
The morning high tide (on 2008-09-13), adding 2.3 ft (0.70 m), occurred at 4:14 am CDT at the Galveston Bay entrance. [ 28 ] The total eastern storm tide was then nearly 16 ft (4.9 m) by landfall at 2:10 am, with higher waves on top.
1838 – A tropical cyclone is accompanied with high tides as it moves ashore near the mouth of the Rio Grande. [4] November 5, 1839 – A hurricane makes landfall near Galveston, becoming one of only two hurricanes in November to hit the state. [4] 1840 – A tropical cyclone produces flooding and destroys buildings near the mouth of the Rio ...
Officials along the coast from near Galveston, Texas and in various locations as far east as New Orleans were distributing sandbags. ... depending on the timing of high tide.
Tides were 3 to 5 feet (0.91 to 1.52 m) at Galveston Bay; Morgan Point measured the highest tides, at 7.9 feet (2.4 m) above normal. [1] Overall, the storm surge was about 7 feet (2.1 m) high; near Harrisburg, Houston , its height was approximately 9.6 feet (2.9 m); around the Kemah - Seabrook area, the storm surge was 7 feet (2.1 m), while ...