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Iwa was the most damaging hurricane to ever hit Hawaiʻi until Hurricane Iniki took over the title 10 years later. [15] July–August 1983: Hurricane Gil passed over northern Hawaiʻi as a tropical storm, causing minor damage. [16] October 1983: Hurricane Raymond took a path similar to Gil's, but as a depression, causing no damage. [16]
As many as 2.7 million electricity customers in the Houston area are left without power in the storm's aftermath, representing the most extensive power outage suffered by CenterPoint Energy. [184] Rainfall accumulations of 8–12 in (200–300 mm) cover the Houston area, [185] reaching as high as 14.88 in (378 mm) in Hilshire Village. [183]
At least seven people were killed in the Houston area on Thursday as a destructive complex of storms with winds up to 100 mph tore through the area, triggering power outages that could stretch on ...
[16]: 10–11 Evacuation orders in the Houston area included 400,000 people who had recently relocated there following Hurricane Katrina. [31]: 14 Around 110,000 people evacuated from the Beaumont area.
Iniki is considered to be the most powerful hurricane ever to hit Hawaii. It also caused the most fatalities, six, of any storm. Winds were recorded at 145 mph and destroyed 1,421 houses.
Houston area school districts canceled classes for more than 400,000 students Friday. The Houston Independent School District, the state’s largest, said 215 of its 274 campuses would be open Monday.
At least 22 people were killed in the Houston area from damages caused by Hurricane Beryl. Of these, three people were killed after being struck by falling trees and two people drowned from flood waters. One person killed by a falling tree was a 53-year-old man struck while sheltering in his home in Humble in Harris County, while 73-year-old
The deadliest hurricanes, based on National Hurricane Center information, are listed below by their rank, name, year and number of deaths. Katrina - 2005, 1,392. Audrey - 1957, 416. Camille - 1969 ...