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[19] [52] Storm surge from the storm measures 7 ft (2.1 m) in Trinity Bay. [47] As a result, beach erosion is reported on Padre Island. [53] Allison causes an estimated $400 million in Texas alone. [52] August 1, 1989 – Hurricane Chantal makes landfall as a minimal hurricane at High Island, Texas, causing two deaths from flash flooding. [1] [54]
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating tropical cyclone that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, [nb 1] inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in Greater Houston and Southeast ...
The hurricane brought with it a storm surge of over 15 ft (4.6 m) that washed over the entire island. Storm surge and tides began flooding the city by the early morning hours of September 8. Water rose steadily from 3:00 p.m. (21:00 UTC) until approximately 7:30 p.m. (01:30 UTC September 9), when eyewitness accounts indicated that water rose ...
Maps show how many major hurricanes have hit each county along the U.S. coastline from 1900 to 2010. A major hurricane is one that is Category 3 or higher, with maximum sustained winds of at least ...
A shift in Hurricane Beryl's path may pose risks to South Texas over the weekend. Track the Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Beryl tracker: Maps show storm's projected path as it ...
Satellite image map of Hurricane Ike after landfall on the Texas Coast. Landfall had been predicted near Freeport, Texas, [24] [25] by the National Hurricane Center, as of Wednesday, September 10, 2008. However, the actual landfall was further east, over the east end [6] of Galveston Island (near Texas City, TX), with the eye centered over ...
There is an increasing risk of hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surge, and flooding from heavy rainfall in portions of northeastern Mexico and the lower and middle Texas coast late ...
While the newly completed Galveston Seawall mitigated a similar-scale disaster for Galveston, numerous fatalities occurred along unprotected stretches of the Texas coast due to the storm's 16.2 ft (4.9 m) storm surge. Overall, the major hurricane inflicted at least $30 million in damage (equivalent to $904 million in 2023) and killed 403–405 ...