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July 23, 2008 – Hurricane Dolly makes landfall at South Padre Island with winds near 100 mph. A storm surge of 4 ft (1.2 m) is observed across much of the coast of southern Texas. [117] Dolly's remnants cause coastal and inland flooding and over 12 in (300 mm) of rain in some locations, peaking at 15 in (380 mm) in Harlingen. [118]
The storm lasted roughly a day over land before becoming unidentifiable after being active for just under 48 hours. After dissipating, the storm caused a severe flooding disaster in Texas. Amelia affected the Texas coast for two days which caused several shipping incidents and minor damage in Corpus Christi and South Padre Island. While active ...
Tides rise to 4 feet (1,200 mm) at Padre Island. Sections of highway on North Padre Island are washed away. [1] June 25, 1954 – The first Hurricane Alice of 1954 makes landfall south of Brownsville as a hurricane. [2] Damage on the coast close to where Alice made landfall remained minimal. [2] However, the resulting flood caused by the ...
The South is set for another day of relentless rain, thunderstorms and potential flooding, as 33 million people remain under flood watches from Texas into Tennessee.
Storm surge flooding inundated the parking lot of the Art Museum of South Texas, as well as closing multiple roads and turnaround of U.S. Route 181 in the North Beach neighborhood. [30] Storm surge also scattered debris and caused beach erosion on Padre Island. [31]
South Padre Island, Port Isabel, Laguna Vista, Los Fresnos, Bayview, Brownsville, San Benito, Rio Hondo, Arroyo City and especially Harlingen suffered heavy wind and flooding. Hurricane Dolly then thrashed the Delta Region along and north of Highway 107 with its most fierce winds and rain.
The storm produces a storm surge of around 7 feet (2.1 m), which causes flooding near the coastline. A mission on the lower Trinity River is destroyed. [1] 1791 – A hurricane floods South Padre Island and surrounding areas as it moves along the southern Texas coastline. About 50,000 cattle are killed due to the flooding. [1]
Downstream flooding inundates many towns in Cameron and Hidalgo counties. Crops sustain $2 million in damage. [1] September 7, 1925 – a tropical storm moving ashore just south of the Texas–Mexico border causes gale-force winds and rainfall over parts of South Texas, along with a storm surge along Padre Island.